Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-01-04
HORTICULTURAL.

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| For the Burlington Hawk-Eye.
| Cultivation Of the Peach Tree-Con,inued.
Every farmer should have small nur-
sery Of Peach trees in his garden, and
| grow the trees from the kernel, selecting
good healthy ones from vigorous trees, and
placing them in sand, SO they will not
touch each other, and let them remain out
all winter, in an open box fully exposed
to the action OF frost. Early in March ex-
aminethem, and plant out, in nursery rows,
such as have opened, but without remov-
ing the shells. They will soon be up, and
il we'll cultivated, will be in readiness for
budding in August and September. Ear
ly in August examine your young trees
and such as have made a good growth, say
three-eighths Of an inch in diameter, and
growing vigorously, are ready for budding.
You will then select buds from such peach
trees as you wish to propagate; always
taking care to take them from the middle
OF young shoots, and well developed and
completely formedinthe axil, of the leaves.
If yon have to get them any distance from
home, cut off the shoots and trim off all the
leaves from the branches, cutting the stem
OF the leaves about half an inch from the
bud, then place the shoots together and
tie some fresh grass around them, so as to
cover them completely; then we the bum
die and they are ready to be safely con-
veyed hundred miles if necessary.
There are many forms of budding, but
that which is simplest, and is generally
practised now by nurserymen, called shield
budding, need alone be described. The
operator should be provided with bud
ding knife, il possible, but in case he can
not get one, he can take knife with a
blade about The size of the largest blade in
congress knife, having the point round
ed off. Ii the buds are to be inserted into
nursery trees, they should he placed as
near the ground as possible. The opera
tor will then make a horizontal or trans :
verse incision in the bark, quite through to
the wood, and from the middle of this in
cision, a perpendicular slit is drawn down.
wards, about an inch. The slit has now
resemblance TO the letter T; a bud is then
cut from the shoot, wished to be propaga-
ted, having portion of the wood attached
to it, so that the whole may be an inch and
a quarter long. The wood must not { as
practised by some) be withdrawn. The
bark on each side of the perpendicular slit,
must then be carefully opened with the
knife and the shield containing the bud can
be easily inserted. The upper top of the
shield is cut off horizontally, and brought
neatly to fit the bark of the stock at The
transverse incision. Sigh, lies OF linn mat
ting or candle-wick must then he applied.
In about 10 or IL days the ligatures may
be foosened, and quite removed at the end
OF month, when, if the operation has been
successful, the bud will be fresh and full,
and the shield firmly united to the stock.
Next spring strong shoot is thrown out,
when the stock must be headed down 10
within three inches Of it, and by July the
remainder quite down to the shoot must
be neatly cut away; it will then heal over
and be ready BY the next spring to trans
plant.
Large peach trees that produce poor
fruit, may have new heads buddea on TO
them, and made TO produce variety of fine
peaches. This is done by heading down
in March, to near the forks of the tree.
about one half Of the branches; fresh shoots
will start out, which must be budded in
September, two or three inches from the
old stock. The next year perform the
same operation on the other half.
. The chief enemy to the peach tree in
this country. is the peach-hy, .Egeria Er.
H'oso. 1t deposits its eggs about the trees,
which, if permitted to hatch, the worms
will soon destroy. The only way to. save
peach trees is TO examine them about the
roots in April and August, and when the
gum is found there are worms, which must
be cut ont with knife and destroyed
To prevent the depo>ite being made by
this troublesome insect, plant double tam
sey, or horse radish, near each tree. 1t
has been practised by the writer with sue
cess. Burlington, January 4, lS49.
Gen. Cas.'s Letter to Mr. Clay.
We stated. some weeks ago, on the au-
thority Of Mr. Clay, that Cen Cass' letter
TO him in 1925, bearing strong testimony
to his triumphant vindication Of himself
and Mr. Adams, against the bargain and
corruption calnmny, had been sent TO the
Washington CORES pendent Of the North
American, to be published after the cleo
ton. Accordingly, we find it in the last
number Of the~North American. 1t is as
follows, and it will make such caln,nnia-
tors Of Mr. Clay as the editor of the Louis
vile Democrat blush, if they have not out
lived all sense of shame:- Lou. Jour.
DErRo1r. April IA, 1925.
DEAR SIR: | have just finished the PEI
rusal Of your mastery address TO your
late constituents, and cannot refrain from
expressing you the high satisfaction ii
has afforded me. 1t is a triumphant refuta-
ton Of the vile SANDERS which have been
propaga,ed, respecting the motives Of your
conduct in the peculiar circumstances in
which your have been recently placed
You may safely commit your character TO
the judgment Of your country and of pos
terlty. They will not fail to award you
full justice.
must ask Indulgence for this almost
involuntary tribute to your claims and SER
vices. So strong is the impression which
your appeal has made upon me that c,uld
not restrain this expression of my feelings.
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