Nebraska advertiser., 1856-08-09

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this tree has been found healthy and
fruitful. We saw several ia fine order,
the very next season after some had
persisted with the cold in the low and
beautiful valley Of Stroudsburgh.
To some persons this statement may
appear ike a paradox. But what are
the other facts In this case? Warmth
in winter is pernicious. It starts the
sap, sweHs the bud, and the intense
cold that follows destroys bud and
branch. On the contrary, the steady
cold Of the hills is Conservative. The
bud is SO exquisitely folded and pre-
pared for a severe season, that unless
tits disturbed By the sap, it is safe from
the greatest cold Of our latitude. Like
the seeds Of the melon, or a grain OF.
corn, itappears to be too dry to freeze.
In the middle districts Of our State,
let horticulturists therefore remember,
that the hills are more favorable tolthe
peach than the valleys; and if their
labors are unrewarded in the low pre-
cincts of their villages, let them occupy
the neighbOring heights, and lay out
fruit gardens there. Let them also
remember that many trees and shrubs,
which are hardy in a dry dock soil,
perish with the cold in a rich border.
In the latter case, the wood is not
sufficiently matured, and, the frost
strikes it when it is fun Of sap, like a
weed. To crop the ends of the peach
shoots, when they grow too late, has
been useful-not so soon nthe season
as to start the buds, but as soon asthat
danger is over. We have alluded to
the loss of the fruit buds in winter,
and the early bloom Of this tree. These
two causes render the peach a more
uncertain crop than the plum or the
cherry; but particular circumstances,
perhaps not well understood, have had
an influence on its productiyeness.-
When trees stand in the same immedi-
ate neighborhood, some are barren
while others bear; and a belief is be-
coming prevalent that grassy ground
is mott favorable. Though We are not
entirely prepared to decide ON this
point, yet most of our observation lean
in that direction; and if it be proved,
an exception to our plan Of managing
the fruit garden, ought to be made on
behalf of the reach, nectarine and
apricot, as soon as those trees are Of
full bearing size.
Some years ago, we draineda shallow
swamp; and though the situation is
high and airy, peach trees of the 6esl
bearing kinds planted there, have
always been unproductive. Now the
animal cultivation Of the soil, doubtless
rendered it more spOagg,* and conse.
quently more frosty, becauseit radiatet
more heat than the paler and frmel
!, ground. But was this the only cause
and if SO, did it cause the destruction
; of the. buds in winter, or in the spring
One fact, however, should not b
forgotten; To accelerate the growth o
t the peach tree when bearing, by eitheI
/ culture orpruning, endangers the fruit
In summer, therefore, the soil SHOULD
, not be disturbed.
The ounce tree as well as the appl,
tree, is subject to the attacks of the
borer. The .larya Of this insect, re
sembles the peach worm; but it. cut
2 through the solid wood, and therefor,
t is much more difficult to extract. Will
S a barbed wire, we have often succeed
, ed, and sometimes failed. In a youny
f tree that had been neglected, we fount
them so deeply intrenched, and thei
e holes so winding, that they kept posses
sion. We then made a small auge.
: hole through the heart of the tree, AM
filed it with sulphur. A few days afte.
t we found one Of them in adying state
e and no more filth was elected. Quinc,
trees should be examined on thi
t account, at least once a year.
AS the pear tree is not infested b,
the borer, it has been employed as
4 stock for the ounce tree, and if buddeC
or grated a foot or more from tn
ground, it must generally be safe from
e such attacks.
The ounce tree ike the pear tree
however, is subject to fire blight; blu
h only a few inches of the ends of tn,
branches, suffer. Whether this appear
ance is owing to the more stunteC
b nature of the tree, or to a diferen
insect, is not positively known; but a
1t it is probably caused by an insect, j
would be prudent to cut of the dyin,
tops, and burn them.
Though Winter pears havesomethin,
is like a Discriminate time for ripening
'e or becoming soft, yet this period ma,
le be accelerated or retarded, by increas
le ing or diminishing the temperature Q
the place where they are kept. Gu
experiments on this point within tn
last year, have been very conclusive
. Pears Of a sort that had continue
# hard until spring in a cool cellar, hav
/ ripened toward the close of autumn
in a warm room; and by placing thel
. in different temperatures, the seaso
for each particular kind, may be greatl
extended.
When sOiinter fruit is buried in th