Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-06
THE EVENING STAR.


FALL AND SPRING TRANSATLANTIC.
Is il best to transplant fruit trees In fall or
spring? Do YOU think ii good way 10 bury
trees in the ground to keep till spring, before
setting them OUT M.
Tae rule must vary somewhat with circum-
stances. Tender trees, as the peach and april
cot, are generally best if set in spring, unless
in q warm dry soil, in a sheltered place, and
in climate not severe. 1.-THE aspect is windy,
all trees would be better if set in spring. II
may be added, that soils rather wet, or liable
to become soaked with water before freezing,
should never receive trees in autumn. dhe
rule should be carried one step further;-such
sells should never be set with trees at all. They
are unfit until well drained. Much Of the
"bad luck" that occurs, is from wet subsoils,
with dry surface.
Hardy trees do we'll for autumn transplant
ing If the soil has dry bottom, and if the place
Is moderately sheltered from the winds. Apple
trees may however be shielded from moderate
winds, by banking up around the stem, which
serves to stiffsn them, and also to protect the
roots-the mounds to be shoyelled down again
In the spring. Such mounds also serve to pro-
tect against mice, "a these animals will never
ascend bank offresh smooth earth under snow.
As q general rule, all hard trees are best set
in autumn, If soil, aspect, and climate are
favorable. They get an earlier start in spring
1t 10 commonly best to dig up trees in the
autumn from nurseries in any case, whether
for fall or spring setting Ifsent long distances
they will be on hand and may be set out early.
They may be heeled in, and be more efectu-
ally secured from the effects Of freezing, than
If standing in the nursery rows. The roots
and most OF the stems and branches may be
covered with mellow earth. A smooth mound
about them, will effectually protect them from
mice. 1t is absolutely essential that all the
interstices among the roots be well filled
settling the fine earth. if need be, by pouring
in water. If cavities are left, the frost NAV
destroy them. THIS IS the reason that some
PERSONS haze been unsuccessful, az EerpIng
trees through t0intsr.
With the precautions above mentioned, ii is
however matter of small consequence atwhich
season trees are put ont, provided the work
is well done. 1t is at least a hundred times
more important to gtUe them good mellon
eUIttUatIoH afterwards. Here is where 90
many fail. Some dig little circles about their
trees, which is scarcely better. The whole
surface must be cultivated. It is for this reas-
on that trees often do best set in the spring
because in one case the soil settles, hardens,
and crust' through winter, but is left mellow
after spring setting. This difference could
not exist ifthe mellowing Of the soil were
properly attended to.-CoNntry Gentleman.
THE sECKEL PEAR.
In a recent conversation with John Morse
of Csyuga Bridge, who has had much expert
ence in raising and msrket pears he placed
BOussock; and third, the Flemish Beauty. He
next named the ScekeL, but remarked that its
small size was a serious objection.
The Seckel, however, has some important ad-
vsntsges. 1t is scarcely ever attacked by fire.
blight is great bearer-and it is perhaps
the richest in favor of any pear ever raised.
The objection of want of size may be partly OBJ
waited by good cultivation. Some years ago a
few trees growing in grass gave fruit about the
usual size, or little larger than cherries.
The ground was then plowed and kept well
cultivated, and the next crop furnished speci-
mems as large as Virgslieus. They had AT least
tripled in bulk. Last year, from dwarf tree,
standing in strong rich cultivated soil, we
had seckel pears, the largest Of which aver
aged three inches long, and two and half in
diameter, they were nearly as large as good
Flemish Beauties, and would not have been
recognized as SeckeIs The crop this year,
on the same tree promises to be nearly as large.
We have recently examined two large Seckel
trees on the grounds Of b. 4 S. Beatty OF
Cayuga Co. The roots entered under an ash
house. and additional vigor is impaired by
refuse slops. They are loaded with fruit, while
other sorts bear little or nothing. The crop,
they state, usually furnishes as large pears as
Virgalieus. So confident are they that this
variety, by proper cultivation, may be made to
grew large enough for market that they have
recently set out a young orchard consisting
largely Of Seckels Country Gentleman.