Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-18
Annual meetIne Of tko Ohio aa4ioGicaI
annInar-annnrh M

o'clock, yesterday, by Vice President Tay-
lor. A large number of specimens of fruit
were exhibited, a particular description of
which is omitted.
Mr. Riley, Of Cincinnati, opened discus
sion on the subject of pruning. lie held
that the majority of our matured apple
trees, Just as they begin to repay the culti-
vator, begin TO decay for want of proper
attention to pruning. He believed that the
absence of protection to the trunk of the
tree from the rays Of the hot sun, was one of
the main causes of premature decay, and
that the lateral branches should, in all cases,
be so arranged as to give this protection.
He did not say this was the only cause of
decay, but believed it was the main cause.
A want of proper judgment in giving the
heading to tree, in such manner as to pro-
duce malformation, was another thing preju-
dicial to the growth of the tree.
Mr.. Petticolas went further than MIR.
Riley. He had seen much injury done by
borers to trees having long stems. He
thought the branch should be as close as
possible to the ground.
DR.. Warder said the borer would attack
all trees when transplanted, if not thrifty.
Mr.. Loomis remarked that he had never
seen healthy tree attacked by a borer.
He believed tree was like the human body
in this respect. As long as it remains
healthy and sound, the insects would not
injure it.
Mr.. Gait thought discrimination should be
used in training trees; that all trees should
be trained according to the natural growth
of their branches. The bellfower should be
trained hiQh-the benoni low, according to
the manner in which they spread in attain
ing their growth.
Mr.. Millikin said it was the cupidity. of
farmers that induced them to seek tall trees.
He once bought and planted l50 trees of tall
folm. They grew for while, but soon all
were attacked by borers. 4
Mr.. Stoms dissented from the opinion that
healthy trees are not attacked by the borers.
He believed the cause of injury was the want
of proper shading. He held that trees must
be branched near the ground.
Mr.. Loomis inquired if the borer ever at
tackled the north side of tree, to which
several gentlemen answered IN the negative.
Then he assumed that injury was first done
by scorchiDg; after the tree was scorched it
was attacked by borers.
Mr.. Riley said that all the remarks made
tended to confirm his position, that shading
the trees was necessary toprevent the attack
| of horeTs. The same thing might be observed
in regard to fruit. trees. In recent clearings
| he found that young trees left exposed to the
sun had been attacked by the borers.
Mr.. Stoms said that nurserymen ought not
to be compelled to furnish brains as well as
trees, but that the Society should give it
| forth in all IFS proceedings, and nurserymen
| ought to tell their customers that no horse
or COW, or other large animal, ought to be
allowed in any case to run in an orchard,
and that trees should be trained with low
heads.
Mr.. Millikin said that sheep should not be
| included in the list of animals prohibited
from ranging in the orchard. He believed
that sheep should, in all cases, be pastured
in orchards.
DR.. Warder took the floor, and spoke al
length upon the subject advocating the util'
ity of setting trees low.
Mr.. Graham recommended that trees bC
washed with soap. suds in summer to kill the
eggs of the borer. He agreed with what haC
been said in regard to the trimming of trees
Mr.. Kenyon spoke of the relative effects
of the high and low training of trees. HI
said that wash of one pound of potash tC
one gallon of water was very good pre-
servative of the health and vigor of tree
He had used this wash on plum trees anC
found it very effective in the destruction o
the curculio. He conceded with the opin
ions of the gentlemen who had expressed
themselves in favor of the low training o
| trees.
Adjourned till three o'clock.
AFTERNooN SESSION.
The Society met at half past two, Mr.
Taylor in the chair, u
The Chairman announced the subject
"The Ripening of Pears"
| Mr.. Buchanan, of Cincinnati, took tn,
floor. He had never found any difficulty il
ripening pears. When he ascertained thu
time of their maturity, he usually pluckeC
the fruit and kept it in box in his wine
house for two or three days. But he hat
two or three varieties that required to ham
on the trees longer than others. AS a gen
eral thing however, his pears ripened bet
ter when plucked three days before attaining
their full maturity. To ripen them in Win
ter, he brought them into warm room ant
kept them there for two or three days.
pulled before their time he said, they will
shrivel. The Bartlett will bear pulling
earlier than any other pear, and ripen bette
off the tree than any other.
lie had tried to keep pears in the wine
cellar, but had found his wine house mucl
better for the preservation of the fruit.
DR.. Warder said that no two species O
pears could be relied on as being ripe at tn
same time. 1t is necessary to study tn
character of each individual variety, in orde
10 understand them sufficiently well. ~
|, On motion of Mr.. Bateham, the subject {
preparing a report to the National Pc
mological Society, concerning the best fruit
adapted to the State of Ohio, was referred [
the dd interim Committee.
DIR. Warder announced the reception of
/; letter from Mr.. Coleman, President of th
Fruit Growers Association of st. Louis, II
GREETING his inability to be present at th
meeting in this city.
! The subject of grape culture and prunin
was then taken up.
Mr.. Buchanan made statement concerI
ing the healment of the vineyard. He read
letter from Governor Hammond, of Sout
, Carolina, on this subject. Governor Han
mond remarks that the climate in Sout
: Carolina calls for protection from the hC
J sun, and that it is not airy enough tbs
much experimenting is necessary in tina
business. Mr.. Buchanan said he had el
> pertinent for seventeen or eighteen years
had raised from fifty to six or eight hundre
gallons of wine TO the acre; so that it is
, variable, though a profitable, crop. In th
preparation of the soil, Mr.. B. had tried a
methods--deep plowing, with underdrair
ing, he thought, would pay better than tn
, expensive trenching by hand, which is ger
orally practiced He recommended the use
the Michigan plow for that purpose.
DR.. Warder spoke in favor of Mr.. Bright
, idea of ventilation for graperies.
After some further discussion, the Societ
. adjourned.