Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-06-12


ttr,hs trailing IN II. But the aspect q the
willow ia much moro prominent tf.fn "s
l,nr clusters d waving moss, That 7othe-
times load Il down with It's long and grace
FIJI drapcty. Mr.. Hodge religionsIt pre-
, serves egerY specimen Of tl,ia tree On the
plantation, aud II addition, has a beauti-
tl yo,nt f,rsst of selected trees, which are
pushing themselves rapidly into fonse--
quance and notice.
In this secluded, yet beautiful retfe1t, 20.
turc seems 10 reign almost supreme For
miles Oh the bayou and lakes, not . tree
has been cut, nor d stroke bren made, that
indicates The presence Of mon. Tic ALI
gator suns himself in mdisturbeI quiet;
tho waters abound In G7h that prey only on
one another: and the hir II filled with the
blue crane, thu m%oolttng -birl, The ted
winged aud crow blnr X bird, tha It'll nu1-
pray Or papa, hnd numerous others 81 The
E,athsred Tribes, whose notos make the
weltin ting again with their ioeund meIo-
dy. Ttis through thosb solitary, yet men
a~irclcss bayott4, lakes, and morasses, thht
ono may wander, and see nature Sltst as
she was d thousand years ago, nnd I5ciplin.
cd by the hand Of civilization, u%nvt*ed by
the hand oftoiL
Colonel White came into possession Of
his plantation before q ruthless 0 onslaught
mon tho native forest had entirely bwnpt It
away, aud with a taste, ~ eotntrendabIe
az Il II rare, he has preserved II large
grove Of native trees, which sweep rom
the rivers bank around and far behind bis
domieilp. MIR. Morgan found hiB ]denuied
but by d itdictotg selection If f0rhsttreos
(among which | find a native elm tonspic-
u1us), he ID rapidly recovering tbs orha-
mental grounds with their appropriate a
dornmcnts.
Thus ntr | have seen on the low lands
but ono ppeetcs offrult.trees, 1t an. apPar-
entity natural aud healthy condition. The
upplo grows Up long, mossy, and 4pind'ing
and with the peach and plum, yields thin
foliage, straggltog specimens Of which NOT
unrrequently hang on 70 ihe branches
throughout the year, Occasionally, though
seldom, do eithor boar satisfactorily. The
.fg grows every where luxuriaatly and with
fall. rich, and dark fliogn, that indicates
the greatest health aud yigor.
The orange has been n most Successful
bearer throughout most Of the deitai bn
within a few years, has ~ many itstanoei
been almost annihilated 10 rxtrrininate 3
parasitic insect that ftstens upon the trunk
tho limbs, and foliage. Every know
remedy has been hitherto tried IN vain, art
as A last resource, the limbs have ben
Tipped on, and 10 many caases, even tht
trunk cut down to the ground, to give
fresh and more vigorous growth, tdat nigh
possibly resIs, attack. Colonel White IN
formed me that the products ofbiS a%catter-
Ing troc5 had yielded ovor $1,000 in
single year, yet this di.easo had oonpolle'
-LaA..t-ihaa dawn To naked trunks
study and experiments IN the Iruit-trcrs Q
lower Louisiana.
In future numbers, | shall continue th,
subject of cane cultivation, though leisure,
", and perhaps with considerable inter
tuption; but shall not r%olinqai,h it I'LL th'
best modern practice, and hints for its fur
thcr improvements, ore fully spread out be
fore tho American planter.
Il. l.. ALLEN.
Neu Orleans, Apr3 9th, 1sA7.