The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-05-14
FRUIT CULTURE.
BY J.qJ.rHoMAs, MAcEDoN, NJ Y. tio
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Stun,ed peach trees always produce
2 much smaller1fnit than those Of vigorous
growth; hut the crop suffers even mere
I in favor than in size aaNo tree more i'm
periously requires regular pruning. II
neglected, the branches gradually extend
IN length, the, side7shoots perisbipg, until
they become long, naked armes, bearing
leaves and fruit only at the extremities.
To prevent this difficahy,land 10 pro-
serve the tree for a long series OF years
in healthy, vigorous condition, and in, a
neat compact frpmD the shortening tin
mode of pruning, has been successfully
adopted. It consists in cutting off, in
winter or spring. about onerhalt or two
Ithuds of every shoot Of fihe preceding
! years growth all over the iree, lIf this
lis commenced about the -,ims the trees
begin bearing, and is annually kept up.
they will always maintain a handsome,
compact shape; the fruit will he larger
in size, not less in qnantity,t and immeas-
aurably superior ip favor. The work may
be expeIitously done with a common
pruning knife, withia shor, standing lad
der. s,,,.-.t .,.l..j,..,,; Il;
The peach worn, attacks the bark of
the tree At the root, but, unlike the apple
borer, never enters the wood, It, feeds
exclusively on the, soft OF pulpy inner
portion, leaving the outside OF hard shell
whic h conceas it. Its presence is ,hete-
fore indicated blythe sawdust-ike matter, /,
mixed with gum, which is thrown out at
the surface oftbe ground. In depositing
its eggs, the parent or winged insect pre-
fers 10 insert them where the. outer sur
face is soft, as in young Trees, or where
the base Of the trunk is shaded by grass.
The Cub kills the Tree only whea il git
dies ,,heT bark. no ougees gaa Il. ,agtgy
n Iiis easily destroyed by following it in
lis hole with a knife, and will always be
found at the, farther extremity. Hun
dreds ofrees may be thus cleared by a
single person in a day.. Ashes or slaked
lime, placed round the, tree, although not
an infalible remedy, and never, driving
out The grub when, once lodged there,
tends to repel its attacks 6.,F -1
The great and peculiar malady of the
peach is the yelloacs. |, is both conia-
gious and incurabe. It's first ipfallibIe
indication lin bearing trees, is the prema-
ture ripening Of lbe fruit, often two or
three weeks 10 advance Of ti,e ueual time,
accompanied with purple discolotations
Of ihc flesh. The tree Afterwards as.
sumes a sickly appearance, frequently
with many small, wiry shoots near .he
centre ofthe head, and itsoon perishes.
The disease may begcommunicatedyby
Chanting stones from affected trees, BY
the pollen from The flowers, by budding,
by using a knife on.asheallhy tree previ-
ously used on deceased one, and
by contract ofihe roofs. A tree when
attacked, should be grubbed updimmedi-
ately snd burned, and no peach!tree
planned on the site for many yeais 'gs
29f seoq THE PLUM. g2a4
7, The great enemy TO The plum is The
cmculio, I, is a little beaked beetle,
abou, as lhrge as a pea-bug, which, lays
its eggs in the young fruit. The EGG
soon forms grub or larva, which eating
into The pulp ofthe growing ffuit causes
iittolhll to the ground. lflaid after the
frul. becons large, il induces premat0re
rtpening, and spoils H. This insect iisu-
ally begins its work as soon as the bios,
som is off the young Fruit Its u,arklis a
peculiar, little, cresceut.like gincisiop,
termed BY acertain Irish gardener. .s,be
.bbaahy's pail," . most expressive phrase.
h Out of a multitude of remedies, there
are two which are more particularly use-
ful and reliable. Que is to confine pigs,
chickens, and geese, in the par. OF The