The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-22

The destruction OF young uees by mice snawng the bark
OF tho trunks the ground, la winter has been sub
ect Of much perpexy and loss TO iruileers and nursery
Many experiments have been made, and every pre-
caution taken hat could be devised 10 guard against these
desoyers but yet believe invention has succeeded
In battling the sagaoily OF some OF the Todentla.
II the injury cannot be entirely avoided, think have
discovered very simple means OF repairing IL which beg
leave 10 offer TO your readers.
few years since obtained very fine pear Tree, of
valuable and kind and, is quite natural nursed
IL endery destroying IT, II was about three
years from grating, and was growing uxuran,y It's die
inches from the ground about inch and
half In the fall placed some and chip
compact about The trunk and packing down closely
TO protect it from the severity of the " inter. II situated
about hundred miles north OF New York city. where il is
OF course very But the packing was not proof
against the mceas found in he spring when went
hom the roots. For distance Of six inches
from the surface OF the ground upwards the bank had been
completely gnawed oil both the inner and outer Innings OF
course, the in that condition could never leaf out again
After election and uie III humor, hit upon Try
ing The following experiment lou from the branches o! the
OF large size for grating cions, each about
two inches longer than this wound upon the trunk each
end these cions-I call them cions for OF dis
tinctive namo--I shaved down with such slant, like
cutting limb stroke, The same side at both ends
as would them lay fiat upon the trunk
when applied with the curve, which their greater length
than the wound would give them, the ends Of the cons
being placed the live bark each side of The wound
then with thin knife carefully loosened and raised the
sufficiently admit the slant sharpened portions
cons and placed them in, giving them gentle
the bakless portion OF the trunk then covered the trunk
and ends of the cons about the joints matehings
fully with grating wax and bound protect from
the weather. The lower ends OF the cions inserted
Just below the ground surface thus admitting of the earth
being drawn up around them. ] was careful not 10 dis
tnrb the soft saply carving of the trunk upon which the
freshy.cut baik OF the cons placed The commun
cation thus pletely esabhed between the paris
OF the tree above aud below the baIkess portion, 80 that
the sap cond freely circulate trimmed the top consider
ably, diminish the demand upon the feeble support
The wounded part OF the trunk entirely Incapable of
atordng any the upper parthe bark and
outer wood being removed.
Warm weather on, and the Of the expert
proved complete The tree ped and grew vigorous
ly, almost as if nothing had happened The con or,
they really connecting rods, also grew finely and by
fall reached the size Of mans fnger Every lived,
and swelling gracefully in short curves gave the
the appearance OF standing six piles OF franks. The
part which had been injured of oited and when
the cions had acquired sufficient irmness and strength
cut IL out leaving the tree growing in two parts
II has been dong finely since and bears ln part
ly full, year. Amy mil ht be grown ii
ana with longer cions might be made very
beautiful for ornamental trees.