The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-05-15
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by which the size of fruit may be in-
creased, and as fruit raisers are dis.
covering that fine specimens bring a.
higher price in the city markets, these
modes may be worthy of attention.
We condcnse his rjilcs. ...
/. BY dwariing.
9. Thinning the branccs by piun-
ing.
8. BY keeping the hearing shoots
short and near the tree, small speci-
mems GROWN. Oh the tips Of the
Shoots.
4 Thinning the fruit.
3. Shortening in.
9. Supporting the fruit on its foot
stalk.
l. Diminishing the evaporation
from the surface.
6. Moistcning the surrace with cop
rcras
Ringing.
10. Inserting spurs Of o,d trees on
vigorous young ones.
These different modes have various
degrees ofmerit. Dwarlinc, by work
ing on smaller growing stocks, some
times produces striking rcsults.--
Some varieties of the pear are Of lit
tie value EXCEPT on ounce stalks
a successful markoter ol pears has
informed us that he would propagate
the Bartlett in no other way, for al
though the tree might perish after
one or two crops. (as it does not com
monty endure long as Il dwarf yet
the douhle price he oltains for the
larger and finer specimens, more than
repays all expenses.
Thinning the branches hy pruning,
and thinning the lruit ON the branch.
es, the ID and ith mo les are impor-
tant and applicable to all species,
from the currant up to the largest
sorts o. apple. Crowded shoots pro-
duce crowded and half grown leaves,
and half-grOwn leaves as q natural
consequence, gives us only halfgrown
fruit. This mode should always he
adopted in connection with good cul-
ti1ation, the most important of all
modes to grow large fruit, but omit
ted 10y Prof Dubrcil. We have trip
pied the size of the Seckel pear in .
single season by breaking and mel
lowing the whole surface beneath the
trees, and have known the ST. CHS.
lain so much improved in flavor as
in size, that il scarcely would have
been recognized.
Under the 9TH head--lminisling
the cvaporGtion--we are informed
that fruits covered with leaves are
larger than on the same tree not sha-
ded. The increased silc of fruit
grown in bottles, is also mentioned
as another example, the confined
moist air ''keeping the epidcrnis phi
able" We think another and eqally
important reason is the expansion OF
the frnit by the increased amount OF
water it is thus made to hold. Many
have observed that winter apples
grown in dry seasons are smaller, fir
imcr, higher favored, and keep longer
than those which grow in wet sum
mcrs: The increase in size, is there
fore, at the expense Of flavor and
keeping, and detrimental to the value
Of all the mildcr favored varieties -
Some very rich or acil sorts, rs the
Esopus, Spit4enberg may hear dilut-
ing. The small fruits, us raspbcrries
Strawberries, currants, &c, as large
possible, and irrigation, to supply
abundant moisture, sometimes pro-
duces very desirable effects. We
have observed strawberries double in
size in twenty-four hours, lis compar.
ed by others beside them; by the ac-
cidcntal drip Of Il water cart.
i 4 case is mentioned, where moist
ening IN Easter Bcurrc with Il soIn.
ton Of copperas, from the time it is
, fairly set, once q fortnight, produces
, fruit SO large that il could scarcely
he recognized. What was the opera.
ton Of the copperas? Was not thi,
result partly accidental at least? l,
is easily tried. We have not very
great faith in what the darkcy callct
"apotccary manure
. Ringing the shoots may do well foi
producing curiosities. In order tina
the calias may eXlldc and close NJ
the removed bark, the width of th,
: ring should not exceed one-Gfth of al
4 inch. This mode has lecn tried ffe
,quentIy Oh the hardy sorts of grapes
and the result is quite marked, bHt a
the increase in size is usually at Tia
expense Of flavor and also Injuries til
vine, it will not likely 10 be much ad
opted, .. .... .tU E.
The other understanding spurs
/, supporting the fruit. d will 10 wher