Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-19

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SOCIETY AT the regular Weekly meeting OF
the Cincinnati horticultural Society, on Sat
urday morning, President Orange occupied
the Chair and the minutes of the previous
meeting were read and adopted. After read
ing number of communications on different
subjects, the following directions from Mr..
Purnell, Of the Ohio. Female College, in re-
gard to forcing the growth of vegetables,
were read and ordered to be placed on the
minutes:
1t may be commenced any time between
December and the middle Of March, If things
are wanted early, begin accordingly.
For the bed, throw horse-manure with one
fourth ofleaves-oak leaves being best; mix
well together for fermentation; turn IL over
about twice in eight or ten days, at which
time 1t will be fit for use. This mixture will
heat more uniformly and retain its warmth
longer than manure alone Make the bed
about eighteen inches deep and one foot
wider than the frame on all sides. Put
on the frame and sash, and let them remain
but two days to bring up the heat; then
spread on eight or ten inches Of good mold
The temperature of such bed will answer
all the purposes after the middle of February
IL will do for lettuce, radishes, pepper-grass,
cucumbers, melons, potatoes and asparagus,
and for cabbage, cauliflower, tomato, egg,
pepper and sweet potatoe plants. Care must
w ethSh W CONtT up WCll bL hnu uurlng
the day to give air. If not freeZing-on warm
days freely. If snow falls in the night so as
to cover the beds, let them remain so, for the
plants Will take no harm for several days, as
snow is a natural covering.
For forcing Rhubarb place barrels over the
roots about the last week in November, and
cover them entirely with mixture of leaves
and staple manure. You may pull in mid
winter. Or, as another method, plant some
good strong roots about the last of October,
in tubs, (barrels cut in two) and put them in
a warm cellar. In this way you may enjoy
a rhubarb pie in February. Lastly, by sim
ply placing barrels alone over the roots in
the garden, you will have IL three weeks
sooner and of a finer quality than that grown
naturally.
Several of the members then followed with
remarks as follows, after which the Society
adjomned:
Mr.. Howarth observed that those peach
trees which were nearest the house generally
escaped the worm better than others. He at
tributed this to the soap-suds thrown out
He had found soap-suds very destructive to
the worm, and changed the glue and grub to
very dull lead color.
Mr.. Petticolas banked up the earth, in
June, six inches in hight round his peach
trees, to prevent the worm; and he had found
this plan very successful. The grub seeks a
tender place in the bark. There are two sets
of flies in year; one in June and July and
another in September.
DR.. Warder did not think that cold alone
was sufficient to kill the peach grub, as he had
found by experiment.
On the subject of double-working APPLES,
DIR. Mosher stated fact in connection with
the Yellow Bellfleur. This tree is known to
be shy bearer and unproductive. Mr.. By
ron, of kenton county, KY, many years ago
planted five Yellow Belhuers and one hun
dred Rowlie's Janets. For many wears the
latter bore profusely; the former very spar
ingly. Thinking he had too great proper
ton OF the Janets, he grated some of his
Janets with gratis from the Bellfeurs. The
effect of this was, these double-worked Bell
fieurs produced more fruit than all the origi-
nal Bellfeur trees, and continued to bear
while the original trees bore as
sparcely as ever.
Mr.. Petticolas corroborates this by stating
that he had double worked the Black Apple
with the Yellow Bellfeuer and Golden
Russet, which had greatly increased in fruit
funess.
Mr.. Howarth observed that he had seen
that ringing the bark of the Ounce had
made it productive when it only produced
blossoms before.
With regard to the destruction of the borer
on apple trees, Mr.. Petticolas stated that it
had been very destructive with him on Bell
feuers headed high but on those trees
headed low, with side branches nearer the
ground, 1t had ceased its ravages.