The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-31


Hoye,s Magazine al Horticulture for January has
been upon our table few days. We make the follow
ing exrac from its Retrospective View OF the Progress
Of Horticulture in the U, S. during the year 1913:
Several new varieties Of pears of high reputation
have fruned this YEAR for the first lime Among those
whichpromise well, are the following Triumph de
Jodoigne very large December pear; Beurre Benois,
or Auguse BeGols, September pear, excellent; Jer-
sew Gratioi October, fine; St Nicolas, late autumn
variety; Compile de Lelieur; Bonnie DIES ices, deic,
ious September pear; Beure de Rhine; Episcopal
late winter pear; Henri Van Mons Sou.erain d Etc;
Adele de 81. Denis. The following American wares
ties introduced to notice Tor the first me SO promise
well :-Brandywne, Oh $ SeedlIng Howell, and GUS
tines summer The experience OF another year has all
so confirmed the excellence Of the following kinds -
Moyamensng, Swans Orange, Reds Seeding Os,
bands Summer, Belle Epine Duman, DuI.mofe, Jeane
de Wite, Eyewood, Jalouse de Fonenay, Vendee, &c.
Knights Monarch has at last been obtained, and it
proves 10 be superior fruit We have had specimens
III eat two months and yet have that will keep
long time.
This number contains very interesting article by
II James q. of Urbana, Ohio, on The blight ia pear
trees, which has usually been known tie FIRE blight
This disease has often been attributed to insects con.
cusion which has always appeared 10 us must have
been so, either from not having seen the rue fire
blight, or from too superficial observation There is
blight, which is induced by the action of insect but
il quite different from The FIRE blight, and much more
harmless We had the opportunity last summer, to ex.
anime The ravages of the fire blight among the pear trees
in Western New York and found il be precisely The
disease, in all It's characteristics which prevailed
such extent in this vicinity some 20 10 25 years
since, and which has no. yet entirely disappeared 1t
is very we'll described in the article under notice and
'the destructive blight OF the West is, as the Editor Of
Ne
blight, as described by MIR Lowell and Gov Lincoln,
then The blight described by them, is not the blight
which caused SO much alarm among fruit growers in
New England, from 1926 10 1888. We speak conf~
dently this point, because made careful examna>
tons at that time, and to the same conclusions
then, that entertain. The appearances attend,
ing this disease are thus described by this writer,
The branch, strong upright shoot, was six
feet long, and about midway of its length for the
space OF 20 inches, the leaves were OF a shining
black color, and, during the same extent, the
bark was shriveled while the extremity OF the
branch was still green and flourishing.
cut off the entire limb close by the trunk OF
the tree, when found the sap diseased below
the bark. According to the books, expected 10
hnd an exhausted state of the sap, not a vitiated
redundancy. Two days after, found the like
mark of black leaves on another limb, when cut
into the base of all the limbs, and found the en-
tire top, including the upper part OF the trunk in
diseased state, which would describe as a pu-
trid fermentation. Between the bark and the
alburnum, the sap was profuse, viscid, and dis
colored, having the smell Of spoiled water
melon. My further observations led me to con-
clude that this sap dries ap after few days,
leaving brownish color on the surface of the al
burnum, followed by a shriveling of the bark.
The effect produced is equivalent to that caus.
ed by an extensive removal of the bark, and
complete destruction Of the tissue surrounding
the wood. The circulation of the elaborated sap,
In Its descent from the leaves, seems 10 be thus
prevented, and, as the branches become exhaust.
ed, the blackening of the leaves begins.
The writer of this article attributes the blight 10 the
acten Of cold at some unavorable period rn the winter
or spring during the Of rest and which may props
erly be called the 'wlner blight" He thinks il local in
ITS character and that the sap after fermentation is not
transferable, but dries up and therefore does not
affect other portions of the tree.
We would refer those who feel an interest in this in.
qury TO the article ITSELF where they will find the ques
ton well treated.
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Dr. Cuverweps treatise on health is considered the
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The CHOLERA, its cause, prevention, and cure,
showing the neficacy Of drug and the super>
iory of the water cure, 10 this disease. BY Joel Shew
ND, New York, Fowers & " ellis !; PIP SO, price rs
cents.
The work has been much commended by the press,
IN the cities where the Cholera has heretofore prevailed
and, we have doubt that much useful Information re-
la've to that terrible disease, may Re obtained from H.
by those who do jet subscribe 10 the doctrines
Of the water cure. ~
u The Lecture before the Worcester Lyceum, on
Thursday evening viii he BY Theodore Parker Of Isos,on
Admission for the evening for those who are not mem,
oers, y Scents, payable at the door.
VI Persons wishing 10 buy good farm near this
city, will fad chance, BY reference 10 The adver
'isemeat Of Alphonso Stsa.ion, IN this paper.