Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-20
Meeting OF the Clneinaafi Hortie nituraI
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The Cincinnati horticultural Society met
~ the usual hour last Saturday morning,
President Orange In the chair. Mr. HEAVIER
rci d the rcpordof the Fruit COMMITTEES .for
prt vious week. tiIN i44H3 "A al Il
~ he discussion Of the subject Of 7, F,dita tcs,
was laid over until next Saturday. 4
The specimen of diseased cherry tree, sent
from New Richmond Ohio, by Mr.. VIM.
Sturris to this Society for investigation,
Mr. Howarih said II there was any subject
which was worthy public attention, IL was
that Of the decay offruits It examining the
operations of the worm IN the peach tree, he
had found that the worm worked upward as
well az downward, ...,-- --,
The specimen now before us, from Mari
eta, Is an illustration of insect work. and
not the climate, as claimed by some; but after
the insect work, the climate may have some
thing to do with its decay and its weakness.
And, in further evidence of the working of
insects, I, in company with DIR. Orr, and he
called my attention to his peach trees, some
were in perfect health, others half dead on
the side of the wound, and some entirely
dead, and in opening the same we found
peach-woim working upward, some three
feet from the ground, and in its course the side
| of the trunk huted and on sounding found
IL hollow, the bark being separated from the
wood. t
DIR. Mosher said there were very few To-
calities in this country where the Heart
| Cherry could be raised. Thought il was the
| fault of the soil. In sandy soil they might
be raised, but not in clay soil, especially in
hard clay soil; did not think it was the work
Of an insect it was the effect of our hot
suns.
Mr.. james Cook stated that where his
| trees were affected and the bark removed,
he discovered white worm size Of COM
mon peach-worm. Upon the application of
O solution of potash and beeswax, In equal
proportions, the bark healed and the trees
| recovered. e.
| Mr.. Hownrth maintained that the disease
| was the effect of the work Of an insect, and
| that the climate had not so much to do with
| it. An examination of the trunk proved
that it was an insects work.
| Col. Jno. W. Caldwell said he had suffered
from the combined effect of frost and the
winter sun upon the finer sorts of cherry
| trees. The first effect was the bursting of
the bark, vertically, from the limbs to the
ground. This was visible first ON the south
| west side of the tree, and was attributed to
the sudden heat of winter days sun upon
the frozen sap Of the tree.
Mr.. II. P. Cranch was of opinion that the
injury was caused by the heat Of the sun,
and suggested that in the nursery the cherry
should be allowed to branch low, so as to
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cherry is said to have originally been
brought from more northern latitude, and
he drew a short comparison between
4 Cleveland, Ohio, and Kerazoun, (the ancient
Kerasus,) OF the southeast shore of the
Black Sea, the original home of the cherry,
as TO soil, latitude and exposure. Iron and
sand in hot soil are favorable to the ripeuing
of the fruit.
Mr.. d. B. Pierson said the cherry is at
4 In. n Ioti do o,A o.
successful growth here must depend upon
| judicious cultivation and care. The soil
should be deeply stirred and enriched to a
moderate extent, and the trees planted when
quite young, with the head formed near the
ground, say at the snow-line.
High cultivation produces succulen
growth, which makes the tree tender anC
mer and the cold of winter. lie would seed
his cherry orchard with grass as soon a:
the trees are established, and prune only SC
far as to give shape to the heads of the trees
Mr.. Pierson has cherry trees which have
been surrounded with grass from their early
years, and which are healthy and fine bearers
every year, while trees Of tho same age ant
varieties, on adjoining ground, where highly
cultivated, were all killed by the cold winter
of 1856. rn..a = r- -rI
DR.. Mosher said that all intelligent OBJ
servers were convinced that the cause O
At tbe root % at Time W w5an nSy aodod oa oS.urt nt
the bnrning heat of onr srn Wi ,vb;oI oraoi,at Luz
omen tbe bark of the treoS "' "N'0" 'i''Ae'
Professor Carv co;ncided Il, ,or, with ~
Mosber. did mot think tLe disease ,woS ,r aito
oetber the effact Of the hot snn Tbo o,,o
6elonoed fsrtIier " north IN W tho rnonn o y
Cleveland II was we'll known that eharrie
flourished ne HIGH as coo Nv
In this latitude the cherry freouentlv vaoa
tates second time the Old foliage dron
ping, and new and necessarily aa imma.
ture growth is the consequence. In thi,
connection they are in the state of an exotic
and upon the first freeze the vessels are
ruptured.
The succeeding season the work of dcstruc
ton is fully exhibited by the exuding gum
The trees should be protected, while young
and smooth, by covering of straw,::or /
board set up upon the south side of the tree
which is exposed to the sun when hottest
Mr.. Riley said the opinion expressed b,
the trunk must be protected from the sun
was SO entirely his own, that he would adj
notning iurtner.. lie was driven 70 the con
L CluSl0n several wears aQO. that the digeas