The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-04-18
HORTICULTURAL ITEMS.

PEACH BUDS-A friend of ours, Just from
NJ chigan says that in most sections of thai
| State, the peach buds are destroyed. AS yet
here upon the lake shore, they are uninjured
RED TwIG, (Carnus sanguinea )-One OF
the most attractive and snowy of the fancy
barked shrubs; abundant in all orr low
grounds, near The Lake. When transrlanteG
into the shrubbery. it should be clipped back
every year. in order to keep it in a neat and
compact shape, as well as to increase its attrac
tions by the vigorous new growth of bright
red -barked wood
WATER SpRoUrs.-When ir1it trees have
been too Sc serely, or incorrectly pruned, they
often send up a multitude of water sEro:.ts.-
The remedy for this, is to di a trench all
around the tree, one foot inside of the extreme
circumference of the branches, and with a
sharp spade cut off all the roots extending he.
yond the line of the trench. The time fol
doing this, is previous to the budding and
growth of a season-say the months of March
or April.
BAGBY RUssET.-The last Prairie Farmer
contains the following description of an apple,
under the name of Bagby Russet :-"Origin
unknown cultivated, to some extent, in Ma
rion county. Ill. Tree symmetrical, round.
headed, productive; twigs slender. Fruit conf.
cal, truncated or fiattened. regular, of medium
size; surface smooth fine russell on yellow
rarely blushed, or family stripped with delicate
red dots minute or absent; basin wide, wavy
or plated, and green eye medium size, open,
from the shortness of the caiix. cavity acute
stem medium length core closed, irregular
outline; seeds large and plump; flesh tender,
ine-grained, juicy, melting, like a pear; flavor
mild, sub-acid, aromatic and rich. Season,
December and January; but has been kept good
until March" El go
DowNER's PROLIFIC SEEDING STRXwBER
RY.-Last Season, Mr.. J: s. Downer, of Elk
ton, KY, got together a committee to exam ne
n Seeding strawberry of his raising and which
had fruited three consecutive seasons. The
COL mittee was composed of some of the best
horticnlinrists in the State. and their report
placed the Seeding far in advance of all other
known kinds. Tn size eqnal to Hovey's Seed
In :, in flavor eqnal to Burr's New Pine. and
productive over all others. Its value is vet to
be testel elsewhere than at home. We have
just received a few plants in fine order by mail,
and have distributed them among our friends
for grow ng. and that we may eat of the fruit.
SMALL TREES &c. LARGE TREEs.-As an
instance of the value of small trees for trans
planting. as compared with large ones. we will
give an item from our practice. In 1850, We
PLANTED ont about eighty cherry trees, one of
a kind; these were mostly only one years
growth from the bull, mainly necessarily so be.
cause the sorts were new. At the same time.
a friend gave us snIHe forty or more trees. four
and five years grown. The trees were planted
in like soil. on one lot. the same care was Civ
en- in cultivation. and at the expiration of sew
en- years. the smallest trees at the time of
planting had become the largest, and so they
now remain.
PLANTING 0RcHAnDs-Every time we
ride ont in the country. and see men digging
small holes in which to plant trees for an or
chard, We are reminded that dine unon line"
to be written. and that "here a little"
and there a great deal may be said to the mani
fest ADVANTAGE of the planter, if he only would
read and digest. We have planted a great
many thousand frees. and for orchard purposes
never yet dug a hole for the tree with a spade.
We nlow the whole ground just as deen as we
possibly can suhso ! it. if at all wet then Law
your rows blowing a d. uile or land fur
row, cross piow at the distance our trees are to
sand in the row, and at every Intersection of
the burrows we have a place ready prepared by
the pillow for our trees. After our trees are
set, we harrow down the ground. and it
is then ready for whatever crop we choose to
plant-Ohio Farmer.
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