Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-07-15
a9ritultural.
Horticultural Notes for the
Month,

to let the trees bear all they will. Th
fruit is small, and poor in quality, an,
the trees SO weakened that it will bea
very little next year. Many trees w,
have seen this summer will require tn,
removal of two.thirds of the fruit. Gu
or pinch out the smaller and imperfec
fruit first, but do not spare even those
that are large and fine when too thick
Let the fruit be evenly distributed on
the different branches. Dwarf pears Sc
out last fall or this spring will frequently
set fruit, but it should not be allowed
to mature, or at least not more than two
or three specimens on tree.
The same remarks will apply to dwart
apple trees. All dwarfed trees have Q
tendency to overbear and exhaust them
selves. But though of greater import
ance, the process of thinning fruit should
not be confined to dwarf trees. 1t is
very beneficial in all cases where trees
are heavily loaded. The reason why
apple trees so generally bear fruit only
on alternate years, is that they are
allowed to mature such large crop ore
year that the trees are exhausted and
will not bear the next year. If half the
crop was removed other things being the
same, they would bear every year.
SUMNER PRUNING is too much ne
elected. Pinch off the ends of too Wig
orous and irregular shoots, and train the
trees into good shape. 1t promotes
fruiifulness, and saves the necessity OF
much winter pruning. The shoots O.
grape vines. if not already done, should
be pncheo off. leaving two or three
leaves about the bunch. If attacked
with millcw, apply sulphur immediate
ly.
STRAWBERRY BEDS, as soon as the
fruit is Off, should receive attention -
Keep down the weeds and cut off the
runners, unless they are required to form
new beds. If the system of couture in
altered strips is adopted, the runners
should be thinned out when too thick,
and kept free from weeds, and allowed
to get well rooted before the old plants
are spaded under, say about the middle
- .!rr~nst-
of propagating many ornamental shrubs,
roses, grape vines, &c. Spade and pre-
pare the gtound around the plant; bend
down some of the shoots of new wood
and fasten them in the ground with a
peg. lfa sh: be made half through the
shoot. Just below a bud, and extending
an inch or so above the bud. it will root
sooner and more freely. The top Of the
,ayered shoot should be put in an erect
position above the ground, 50 that the
slit made below will be kept open; the
sap is thus arrested at the cut part, and
goes to form roots.
DAnLIAs, and all tall-growins plants.
should be staked and carefully tied up,
or they will break down when their
heads are heavy with bloom.
KEEP THE GROUND CLEAN.-Weeds
rob the soil ofmoisture and the food of
more useful plants-a trite truth better
expressed by the great dramatlst.
eco root away
The noissomo weeds, that without profit suck,
The soils fertility from wholesome flowers"
LATE PEAS may be sown on good, deep
rich soil. Dwarf Blue Imperial and
Knights Dirorf MarroV are good varie'
ties for late crop.
DWARF BEANS and SWEET Corn may
still be planted; and also the seeds OF
cucumbers for picking.
CELERy.- II rot already Gone, prepare
trenches for celery. Dig the trenches
eighteen inches deep. fill in with six or
eight inches of ,ceN 1fted manure, and
cover with four or five inches of rich sur
face soil Set out the plants in single
row about a DOT apart in the trenches
The London gardeners sometimes make
the trenches three or four feet wide. and
plant three or four rows in each trench.
1t involves too much trouble, however,
in carthing up to be practical in this
country, unless it is Impossible otherwise
to obtain sufficient space.
The plant grows very slowly at first,
arI will need Watering il the weather is
dry. Stir the soil with the hoe, and
apply the water Il f-w inches from the
plants so as to aroid washing the cart h
into the hearts of the celery. In this, rs
in all other cases, give Il thorongi soak
ing, SO that the water will penetrate to
the roots. Si,ht water'ngs are generally
worse that useless.
CAnBAGEs for the main crop nay now
be set out. Grubs are apt to be very
destructive to hem in the early part oi
this month. \ correspondent says -
IF the roots, at the time of transplant
ing are dipped in fish oil and then IN
plaster of Paris, it will not only annoy
the worms and keep them away, but
also prove benefc al as a manure. by
the middle Of July grub wonns will be
harmless, and this is the best time fol
transplantirg late cabbagcs.
MUSTARD, CREss, and RATIsIE', may
still be sown. and will do well ON the
north side of a broad fence.
MELONS should be thinned out to two
or three in each hill; draw earth fon
time to time around the hills and about
the roots of the plants. As SION as the
plants have spread into branches, stoT
them by pinching off the top OF the frs'
runner bud. This will strengthen the
plants, and cause .hem to fruit carly
After whicn, keep the ground clear from
weeds BY frequent hoeing. II you wish
to save the seed, care must be taken moi
to plant the different sorts near each