The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-07
AGRICULTURAL.

PERPETUAL ROsKs.-A New York cOrre-pOn-
following:
Many eultvators Of this fine new class Of TO
ses, "wasie ts sweetness by allowing u 20 car
~ all iis blossoms in the month Of June. New
to have the perpetual lose fully enjoyed Il
should not be allowed to bloom at all in the rose
season. Roses are so common then that IL Is
not al all Prized; bat. while blooming from mid
summer to November, IL Is highly Prizsd by all
persons
The way pursue 10 grow u in perfection, Is
to pinch out, visible, every blossom
bud that appears al the first crop, say from the
| middle of May to the middle Of Jane. This
reserves all the strength Of the plant for the az
ter bloom; and accordingly have such clusters
ofrOses in July, August, September and Oeto-
i Der, as those who have not tried this stopping
system can have no idea Of. La Refine, Madame
Laffay, C0mts de Paris, and the Duchess Of
Sutherland are particularly superb varieties un-
der this treatment. Indeed, they may be recon-
4 me ndei among the best Of the PsrPetuals
| hare adopted, with excellent results, Mr..
Rivera recommendation Of giving the roots Of
s ,a- ssI. gSS ss s sss1 81 s
, the middle Of October, IL greatly Promsfss
their lixuriant growth the next season
DErp TILLAeE-Ths most enlightened Ag-
reultu ralisss OF the present day, both in Europe
and America, regard deep ttllage a. the basis Of
all good culture. IL in farming il be 50, and no
man denies it, II Is not less 30 in gardening No
one should for a moment, think Of planting
garden or orchard antil thoroughly trenched
or subsoil plowsd. In this country. during the
growing season, powerful sun and frequent
droughts, during which we plants growing
\ ON a thin surface soiI with an unmOved hard
pan beneath. Gag, and actually shrivel up as a
thirsty pet plant would. DIR. Lee states the Tea-
son foreihly- Gas a tight jug viii prevent
water rom running in as well as out; 80 com
pact, iinpervious subsoil win prevent the ascent
: Of moisture in dry weather, 20 supply the roots
OF plants with then indispensable water, a. well
. ss obatruct the descent Of water in excess Oh
helds. The experience Of every cultivation
will teach him this. How many thousands OF
= young trees are lost IN this country by being
/ planted in asmali hole on the surface az an i'm
psrvioas hard pant They may start and grow
during the showery weather Of spring, but wheI
! three or four weeks Of parching hot weaihe
), comes along In June, what becomes Of them
a The young and feeble roots can find no food
the leaves turn yellow, and the trees die. An
, the query is propouBded, "Wkat killed M
9 trcesf' Even the present season, nOtwfhstahd
4 ing the great improvement that has been mad
N on former practice, we have seen large quaint
:. ties of trees dying by inches In this way W
9 have seen orchards planted on land sabsoil pillow
ed to the depth Of eighteen inches. and web ma
nured. where In three years, the trees had attain
ed the size Of ten year old trees under the asu
al treatment. The simple satisfaction Of seein
" trees grow In this way amply pays for the ertr
si- labor, hut not only trees grow faster, but tn
fruit 10 double the size, and farer and inner sssr
way .a-ss trs g 'lair77fi b