Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-30


cinnati horticultural Association, Saturday,
the following communication, relating 10 the
special order, was received from Nicholas
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III, IIl SIT "ofsstss1fri July 2s, 1860.
" "Rfenbers Of oh,cinnah horticultural Society;
~ learn that you are inquiring the best
method Of preventing the destruction Of the
plum by the curculio. / supposed this ques4
tion settled nearly twenty years since. 4
saw recent statements that shaking the trees
in the morning and evening, and killing
the curculio, was certain remedy. The
ourculio falls to- the ground, and they can all
be killed. But the curcullo is industrious,
and deposits its eggs in the plum, more or
less, during the day Twenty-Five years
since / hadmy plum trees in the open ground
and had not q crop one year In six then
moved about dozen trees around my house,
and had brick pavement under them. In
twenty years not single plum has been
stung. .,. t..,-,sLrJ ietIcg1 .rttL
Tbelieve If planted in yard, where there
are fowls, pigs OF sheep, the curculio will not
visit the tire ees, In, those days many cases
were Published where apart Of the limbs of
tree was over a stream of water. All were
stung where the blossoms were above the
ground; not one, where over the water. The
reason is plain: the curculio will not deposit
an egg where the insect, when the plum falls
from the tree, can not enter the ground and
- P" "RespectfalIy. fully TLoNGwoRTH.n
General Wade said that he had succeeded
in destroying the curculior, by feeding his
poultry under the trees.
Mr.. Carey said that the curculio was not
peculiar 10 the plum, though it thrived bet
ter in that fruit than any other He recon-
mended shaking the trees every morning.
The progeny Of one Of these insects was suffi-
cient to destroy all the fruit on the tree. Mr.
Considine, one of the most successful plum
growers in the country, uses solution Of
lime and water. If something were not done,
il would be better TO cut down all our plum
trees, and save our other fruits.
Mr.. Cook recommended solution of lime
water and tobacco, and DR.. Taylor recon-
mended making poultry yard Of the orch
ard. .v ,.0 ~ srr n !
Mr.. Stoms confirmed the poultry theory,
and related an instance. which he deemed
satisfactory evidence on that point, and
added that the cureulio would find means of
living and propagation if there were no
plums. They infested our peach and apple
orchards, and if these were failure in con-
sequence Of untimely frost or other circum-
stances, they found refuge in our forests.
They viii propagate on wild plums, black
and white walnuts, together with other forest
Mr.. Cranch said that if a trench were made
around the plum trees for forty-eight hours
and this kept filed for that length of time
with water, the curculia, in its tender oondi-
ton, would fall into the water and be de-
stroyed. II was well known that in situa-
tions,Yhere the water as on the river bank
rose and remained around the trees for
twenty-four hours there plums hourished
He expected, in this morning small, a let
ter from q gentleman from Marietta, on this
important subject, but it failed to come. He
hoped to lay it before the Society next Sat.
urday. .,,vy4y a.
After some further discussion, the report
of the Fruit Committee was read: sC1
ea..ts .-i FRUIT EXHIBITED. .,qtL ~
Samuel Cast, of kentucky Campbell
County: High-top sweet Sweet June, aBoha
man, p flAl - 80
P. S. Cox, of Moscow, Ohio: Beauty o
Kent, Peach for a name. - s.sL. Fl
NJ. S. .Wade-Apples; Benoni, 0slin, Straw
berry, Holland Pippin. Pear--Dearborn'i
From NJ, Boswoyth-Large yellow and fiat
apple, handsome blush on ono side, fol
name. ,..,.srss ssssoI o b.laiosls Hnsa.
From McWilliams. Apples Summer
Queen, Cloth of Gold, Williams's Favorite,
Apple for name. Plums--Bolmars Wash
ington, Plum for name.
John II. Girard.--Four varieties of Apples
for name, one Pear for name, one Porte
Apple.
Fred. Diserens--Apples-Be Summe
Queen Early Strawberry, one Apple 70
name, fifteen varieties of Pears for name.
From s. s. Observation-Disclosures
Seeding, Zoar Beauty Pear. Apple--Par
From 7. N. Peticolas, Clermont County,
Apples Benoni Golden Sweet, Summe
| Queen, Summer Rose, Sweet Rough, Earl
| Strawberry. Pears-Julienne,,, :, Dearborn
| Seeding, Green Chisel ..s',,,..
E. P. Cranch.-l, A new Seeding earl
Peach; seed from Washington City Hardy
early aud prolific, high flavor, juicy, good
sized free-stone. O. New Seeding early Ap
Pile, medium, largo oblated fruit, red strea
on pale-green ground, rather tart, hut goo
for cooking or cider. 3. Branches of Re
Siberian Crab, fine for preserving, picking @
| cider; beautiful lawn-tree. a. EARLY Straw
berry Apple. 8. Sweet June Apple. 6. Plum
Z. Barlet Pears Flemish Beauty.
| From VIM. Weaver, Reading-road Nurs
ery-Apples = Benoni, Early Joe, Earl
Strawberry, Alexander, Early Bough, Sum
mer Rose, Duchess of Oldenburg, Williams
Favorite. Pears-Ju ulienne, Dearbon's Seed
ling, Zoar Beauty, Stevens's Genessee, Tysol
| Plums-Tliomas. Htth
From Joseph Broderick, Maysville, X!
| Plums--Jefferson. ~.-4,4t4 rE
From J. N. Laboyteaux, near Madison, Int
Peaches, for name; Pears, for name; tw
Plums, for name. li -d} lr.,gus
From Amos Rees, Dearborn County, Ind
Apples-Early Strawberry, Alexander an
Drap dor. -" - tV'''1 srral
From F. G.. Cary-Apples-Cluster on sir
gle stem Hawthornden; Arnold Scotch, yer
prolific bearer; Red Apple, large and fine, nS
yet satisfactorily identified; Summer Peai
main; Drap dor. Plums-Maga aum Bonul
Yellow; Green Gage; Seeding Plum Of Gree
| Gage, not so rich, but sweet and of fin
| favor; Jefferson. Pear, for name. fn-l.-
| From r. Buchanan-Apples-D Coz
1 lin, Beauty of Kent, Alexander, Gravensteii
Maiden's Clush, Drap Dor; Summer Queer
| Cumberland Spice, Sweet June, Carolin
Sweet, EARLY strawberry, Bohanan, Earl
Joe, Sweet Bough, Black Apple for name.
Plums--Washington, Green Gage; larl
| purple for name-
Tomato-Weighing near two pounds.
From Cooks Walnut Hills and White Ga
Nurseries, to the Fruit Commttee-Plums-
from Cooks Walnut Hills and White 0e
Nurseries; ], Goes Golden Drop;l q Meet;
rine Plum;'3, Buists Imperial Gage; 4, Law
rences Favorite; 8, White Imperial Gage;
Flushing Green Gage; 7, Red Gage, I'M
certainG 8, Emperor; 9, Green Gage; TO- (f
a name.)
| FLOWER COMMITTEES REPORT. "a
By Isaac Laboy curious deformS
specimen of common thistle; the stalk beiI
about six inches in width, and three fe
high sAphIut &. MI SssGEsHn, sSnaHs,, Committee.
SUBJECT NEXT SATURDAY.