Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-03-24

hands. Three parts Of rosn, three OF bees
wax, and two OF tallow, constitute an ex-
cellcnt grating wax. 1t isapplied by spread.
ing il, while Just melted, with brush over
thin newspaper, which is cut up with a
knife when quite cold, in pasters Of conve-
nieni size or II is spread on cheap calico
or muslin; or il is worked with wet hands
till IL may be drawn out in strings or rib.
bons, when it is alone wound round the
grated part; or il is applied alone, while
Just melted, to the part, by small brush. -
Either mode Of using is good, provided that
the wax when used iS warm enough 10 bear
pressure, aud cause adhesion closely on
every part, aud leave no vacant cavities. In
cold weather lantern or chafng-dish will
be needed for this purpose
The operator may suit himself as TO the
peculiar mode Of grating. But il is very
essential 10 have sharp tools; TO have the
parts in close contact by pressure that the
outer edges Of the wood land not the out
side of the bark) in the stock and graft,
may exactly coincide at one point at least
and that all cut parts be excluded from wet
and air by wax we'll applied Cherry aud
plum trees should be grated very early
apples and pears. later
TO prevent confusion in names, only one
varieiyshould, if possible, be SET in each tree,
aud the name and number in the row be
Immediately registered in book for future
reference. No one should think Of trust
ing to memory for the name Of single sort.
BUDDING TREEs.-Trees in which buds
were inserted last summer, should now be
headed down to the had, that it may grow
freely by receiving all the sap. To cause
the new shoot TO grow straight, leave two
or three inches Of the stock above the bud
to this the new shoot is 10 be closely tied
as soon as it is few inches long, and so
remain ill midsummer, when The stump il
to he pared down closely to the bud.
FRuir Trees wbichlack vigor of growth,
should be stimulated with good coating
of old manure. spaded in as soon as the
frost leaves the ground. All fruit trees,
except OF the largest size, which do not
stand in ground kept constantly cultivated
by the hoe, should have a circle, several
feet in diameter, spaded around them
Soap.suds, especially for peach trees, is foe
All trees arc benefited by it.
ORCHARD CATERPILLARs.--T them
early, aud their destruction is easy; let them
flourish for awhile and it is exceedingly
difficult. Their eggs are now found in
nests or rings o( several hundred each, near
the extremiiles Of the young shoots. and at
a few feet dlstnnce appear like small knobs
on the branches They are now quickly
clipped off and burned every one thus re.
moved preventing large nest Of voracious
caterpllars. As soon as the buds begin TO
open, they hatch, and remaining for few
days in their small nests, give them a con.
spicuous downy appearance; when the re-
If any should chance to hive been |
left, should be speedily removed and de-
siroyed. as they will soon increase rapidly |
ia size aud mischief.
PREPARING FOR TRANsPLANTING- hose
to transplant fruit trees, should
have the ground well prepared in season,
by digging ample holes, and preparing the
soil in the best manner. Let the holes be
six or seven feet across, and all the outer
portions, or those not to be in immediate
contact with the roots, 6lled beforehand, if
convenient, with mixture Of old ro,ted |
manure with soil. I his win give the young |
trees vigorous start until they come into |
bearing; aud in the meantime the g'ound ]
should be gradually enriched around them
by manuring the crops. II would be still
better, if the ground for the young orchard
could be for two years previously well pre-
pared for trees, as follows First run the
subsoil pillow as deeply aslpossible to loosen
the soil for the entrance of the common
plow for trench.plowing, the latter operation
for the purpose of working manure deeply |
below the surface, aud for intermixing
thoroughly the surface soil, subsoi and ma
nure. Two years Of such cultivation, with
carrots and other roots, will bring land to
the finest order, and even one year would
be eminenIly useful.