The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-19
1Drfkly Grprr5s
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV. 10.
Cultivation OF Fruit.
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In our last article to our agricultural reader
under the above head, we devoted our tim
chiefly to the process of grating, but overlook
ed some items of more or less importance t
i those who may feel disposed to turn their atten
lion to the culture and propagation of fruit
We said that grating the best mode of pro
ducing fine fruit, because it is certain But i
is not always necessary to resort TO seed plant
ing in order to procure stocks for grafing.-
Trees that have partially. or wholly maturcd
may be grated with sufficient success and prof.
it, and are frequently made the sources of diff
fcrcpt fruits. Thus the same apple stock may
bear not only different kinds of apples, but may
also produce pears. 1t is not unfrcqucn.
amongst those who have taste for experiment,
ing in this department of the science Of arricul-
ture or horticulture as the case may be, to have
trees bearing two kinds Of apples, and one or two
of pears. The pear, as is well known amongst
horticulturlsts is readily grated upon the apple
and c0nrtrSo.
We mention the above, because it often hap
pens, that those who have fruit trees, which
prove to be of a bad quality, frequently dig them
up, and dispose of them as nuisance to their
farms or gardens, whereas they might be made
both useful and profitable, by proper knowl
edge of, and proper attention to grafting.-
whilst we have heretofore mentioned that all
cons should have from three to five buds, we
forgot to say that top bud should never be left
on; or in other words, that about fourth of an
inch should he cut off the top of each cion or
graft, before insertion into the stock Cions
may be carried almost any distance without in
jury, provided they are kept in little earth and
tied up, all but the tops in linen or tow But
there some fruits that cannot be multiplied
system of budding, of which the peach NAV be
said to be an example. In all the nurseries East
and South, and indeed every where, you will find
but few, if any peach trees, that are not the
growth of the bud. This process of propaga-
ting the peach is rcso-ted to always in the months
of July or August In northern Iowa, we may
safely say August, or September, about which
periods the buds intended f,r the ensuing year
arc fully formed in the axis of the leaves. At
this season, the bark drops its hold on the wood
without any danger to the vital principle, or
germ in the bud Those buds to be selected for
the purposes of incubation, must be taken off
from about the centre of young shoots Of "a
healthy and vigorous growth, and the manner
of proceeding is as follows, viz. The stock to be
used for propagation must be young such men
Toned in former article, for grating. Itmust be |
,ut off within foot of the ground, or the nearer the
better, about Ain. from the top you prepare the
place for the reception of the but, by cutting thro
he bark about half an inch round the stock, then
lgain downwards perpendicularly with the stock
or about an inch and half or two inches, ma
King an incission in the form of the letter T.
The bud must now be prepared by being first
:ut from the branch, beginning about half an
nch above it, and continuing dnwnwards taking
portion of the wood along with the bark until
,ou get below the bud three quarters of an inch
The bud being thus removed from the branch,
Or shoot of the tree intended to be propagated,
he next step is to remove the wood taken off
with the bud, with great care, as not TO injure
he bud and thereby prevent its growth; then
parting the bark on the stock with smoothe
blade of bone or other like substance, you lay
he bud in close against the wood and fold the |
,ark over it and tie it round with candle wick, |
,r other equally soft substance-you cut the leaf
,ff the bud, letting the full stem remain. In
lbout six weeks the tie may be taken off, and
if you have been fortunate, the bud will be full,
fresh and will have become thoroughly attach
ID to the stock, and inclosed by the bark hav-
ng begun to unite with it, and the following
spring will invite forth luxuriant growth.