The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-06-24
farm aud Nuusrhuld.
To Increase the size of Fruit.

Professor Dubreuil points out ten ways
by which the size of fruit may be increased
aud as fruit raisers are discovering that
fine specimens bring higher price in city
markets, these modes may be worthy of at
tention. We condenso his rules
|. BY dwarfing.
2. Thinning the branches by pruning.
Q. BY keeping the bearing shoots short
and near the center Of the tree, small spcci
mems growing on the tips Of the shoots.
4. Thinning the fruit.
s. Shortening in.
G. Supporting the fruit on its foot stalk.
Z. Diminishing evaporation from the sur.
face.
g. Moistenng the surface with coppcras.
g. Ringing.
10. Inserting spurs of old trees on Wig
orous young ones.
These different modes have various do
grees of merit Dwariing, by working on
smaller growing stocks sometimes produces
striking results. Some varieties of the
pear are OF little value except ON ounce
stalks. A successful markotcr of poars has
informed us that he would propagate the
Bartlett in no other way; for although the
tree might perish after one or two crops,
las it does not commonly endure long ~ II
dwarf) yet tho double price he obtains for
the larger and finer specimens, moro than
repays all expenses.
Thinning the branches by pruning, and
thinning the fruit on the branches, the I'd
and 4th modes, are important and appca-
BILE TO all species, from the currant up to
the largest sorts of apple. Crowded shoots
produce crowded and half grown leaves.
and half grown leaves, as u natural consc-
quence, give Ills only half grown fruit.
IL. l., Ill. Il. L
connection with good cultivation, the most
important of all modes to grow large fruit
but omitted by Professor Dubrcuil Wo
have tripled the size of the Seekcl pear in
single season by breaking and mellow.
ing the whole surface beneath tho trees ;
and have known the ST. Ghislain so much
improved i'll flavor as well rs in size, that
il scarcely would have been recognized
Under the 9TH head diminishing tho
evapOratiun--wo are informed that fruits
covered with leaves are larger than on tho
same trees not shaded. Tho increased
size of fruit grown in bottles, is also men
toned as another example, the confined
moist air keeping the cpidermis pliable."
We think another aud equally important
reason is the expansion of the fruit by the
increased amount OF water il II thus made
to hold. Many have observed that winter
apples grown i'll dry seasons, are smaller.
frmer, higher Favored, and keep longer
than those which grow in wet summers.
The increase in size, is, therefore, at the
expense of flavor and keeping, and dctri.
mental to the value of all tho mildcr fla
vored varieties. Some very rich or acid
sorts. as tho Esopus Sptlonburg, may
bear diluting. The small fruits. as rasp.
berries, Strawberries, Currants &c, are de
Ia as ia,
TO supply abundant moisture sometimes
produces very desirable effects We have
observed strawberries double in si2a in
twcnty-lour hours, as compared by others
besides them, by the accidental drip Of
water cart.
\ case is mentioned, where moslcniny
an Easter Bcurro with solution of con
peras from the timo il was fairly set, once
fortnight, produced "a fruit so large. that
it could scarcely be recognized" What
was the operation OF the cuppcras? Was
not this result partly accidental at least g?
Ii is easily tried. We have very great
faith i'll what tho darkey called "apotckarv
manure"
Ringing the shoots may do well for pro-
ducng curiositics. In order that the cal.
lus may exude and close up tho removed
bark, the width of the ring should not cx.
ceed one-titth of an inch. This mode has
been tried frequently ON the hardy sorts of
grapes, and the result is quite marked, but
as the increase in si2o is usually at the cX-
pense of flavor and also Injuries the vine
ii will not be likely 10 bc much adopted.
Tho other mOdcs-inscrting spurs. sun
porting the fruit, &c, will do where spcci.
mems for exhibition are wanted, but are
not proposed for profit Counhw Genile-
man.