The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-06-11
AGRICULTURAL.
horticulture of the South.

-, 81 'Ottstt Willy
applied to gardening with us, means tl,c cul.
ture OF fruits, vegetables and flowers. IL Is
said Tint The whole agriculture Of the Chinese
is but refined horticulture; 40 skilled arc they
In the management Of seeds and plants; and in
the saving aud production Of inanurcs; TINT
the whole face of their vast empire looks one
blooming fruitful garden. We hardly wonder
that those Pagans should worship the sun.
when they look no farther than his rays, Ia
trace all the fruitfilness and beauty of this
world we live In. But what shall we say of
those Christians whose Master taught them 10
'behold the Lilly ofthc Valley" and drew such
n comparison between 1t and man, AZ palcs all
human grandeur before lbs bcautcous petals,
and yet who affect TO look with contempt upon
agriculture!
Horticulture, as an art, stands prccminently
above all other arts, for il is the art of life, and
il is the art of beauty. Go back To the garden
gates Of Eden, with the curse of God impcnd-
ing over the universe. Mans food to bc dclyed
from the solid earth; on every side thorns and
brn'nbics; no cereals, but bitter seeds; no
fruits, but acid juices; no vegetables, but poi.
sonous roots; no flowers, but single petals
And say, who wolld be hailed as mans grent-
est bcnefactor--thht genius OF horticulture,
which, through the flower, transformed acid
juices into wholesome sweets, bitter seeds into
nutritious food, and naked, barren uglincss into
full robcd beauty or every other art combined,
unt hHS sprung UP since man = doom WAS 10
eat hs bread by the sweat of his brow lIor.
t~iculturc must bear the palm. And we thank
God that we were endowed with such facilities,
that we can bring usefulness and beauty, from
such apparent fertile sources.
Spring is now upon W., and who does not cn.
joy lis freshness aud its bcautys The orchard
ladies' the air with sweet perfumes, and fills the
heart with gladnoss. Who can doubt the clc-
waiting influences of horticultural The cul-
mred flower now expands its petals. and even
the humblcst vikings are clad in beauty
Spring is the horticulturist's hope, but what
would this hope amount to, without the spirit
Of Improvement The air is now loaded with
perfumes. From whence comes these ambient
sweetest Surely not from pcnt up cities, or
from dusty workshops, but from horticultural
plains. Now Is the busy season for the horti-
c%ulturist. The graft through, its sponey root.
let liz uniting with the foreign stock. The seed
feeling the influences OF warmth and moisture,
bursts it's capsule, and comes forth n vegetable,
tree or Howe to bo nourishcd into life and
strength and beauty. Now is the time TO note
the sexual character OF plants, which can only
bo done through the bloom. We hope this
year viii not pass without something of value
being originated in Southern horticulture.
Horticultural skill! may improve our cotton
and corn, rs well as fruits, vegetables and flow.
crs, Reuse We, then, Southern men, to the i'm.
portancc of adding something to the horticuitu-
raj Improvement of the age. BE not always
satisfied with receiving your bounties and lux
urics from abroad,
Now is the time to study the entomology of
The South, which have so gfea; "a bearing upon
horticulture.
The enemies OF fruits, taught by an unerring
instinct, nov seek the germ and flower of fruits,
TO rcrpctuatc their races. And shall wc give
up, without n struggle, our luscious peaches,
melting pears, juicy apples and periumod
plumsy These fruits have been produced 10y
the labor and skill of the horticultu,iSt, and
can only be preserved by II corresponding skill
and labor. Tho peach worm and the Curculio
are two of the most deadly enemies of the Sou.
thosn fruit culturist, and he who shall discover
n preventive, will richly deserve the premium,
proposed 10y our valued correspondent, /. l..
Harris, Esq.
But remedies or prevcntives cannot he found
without u perfect knowledge of the history and
habits Of the insects, and this knowledge can
only be obtained lay labor and perseverance,
We want an Audubon on cntology. IL this
great naturalist found /, advantageous TO the
cause of science 10 spend months to find out
the habits of an innocent, inoiicnSivc bird, how
much more advantageous II would bc 10 spend
years 10 find out all the habits of AN insect that
dcstloys the finest OF carth'
The horticulture of the SOUTH should receive
all encouragement, for wholesome fruits arc ia.
ulNltbSiOtN w u not tlllitllcs 40 cannon up
prcciate the difference between u dish of ripe
peaches or baked apples and milk for supper,
OF bread and meat aud set those who can at.
ford tho one max have thc other.
Ripe bgs aud melons are p%irasantcy Soma
chefs than the aloihvvary furnishes Straw
berries are "a better dcnuifiCo than charcoal,
aud quito as pleasant And thc hundreds al
nuit AMI vegetables that shou,d he known and
cultivated, to take the place of thc heavy meats
that NOW supply oar tables, rcgujto worc at
tCuiiuH 90 tbt hands ol southern men, Wv
have unmarked that the medical profession
were dvNutiug motp attention Ten horticulture
than anS profession at the south, H. Vt mot
that thcy have found that tipe traits nnd ,rgyl
bhlr> arc "a E1ai Substitute Gor mineral ruisonH
II surely indicates something uf the kind, sud
80 thi> profession, more than any ether do WI,
look tor imprayrmeuy. ,n Southern hoa,lvNlulfy
Cotton shIft
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