New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-05

for wine-rusking purposes. and for which purpose
this plant Il entirely worthless still e 4 elass OF
FOR one two trustworthy journals that arc con:
stsntly being cheated by unprincipled ycnders Of
such articles as the wine plant III.
sale of tho white willow, as hedge plant, which
promised at first quick way OF making q fortune By
swindling the farmers. We might go ON IN this way
and ELL columns with similar instances. as those We
have named; but we have said enough, and cited
enough Of proof to justify tho plan OF telling our
experience, as the facts show themselves. H does
not follow that every mans experience should accord
with every other mans to be of practical value 20 ths
community, nor is there any good reason. IN our
Judgment, Why II plant or seed should do wen one
season under certain treatment and fail the next
year with the same treatment. that any good ends
are served by Withholding such facts from the
public.
Early last month MIR. John Perene of Norwich.
Conn.,, sent ms some specimens OF young cabbage
se "Sie Says later we received
box containing three specimens OF these insects
These were forwarded ct once to Prof. Glover.
Entomologist at the Department Of AgneaittuIe,
the Commissioner Of Agriculture giving the 'name
and description of the insect:
WASHINGTON d. C., Dec. y. 1871.
DEAR SIR: Your letter Of Dee. IL, addressed TO the
Entomoogst, has been received, and the following Is
communicated as his answer:
The accompanying letter, and sent "a uu-
rS1s to 6s pn y sf ST 81 and de-
scrbed by Fitch in state Agricultural Report,
page 675 the cabbage moth. Ccrasfond ords'eeud'
Tho arvn eat holes In the outer leaves OF eaooage, @
When the caterpillar disturbed IL suspends itself from
the leaf by sken thread In Maryland there are az
least two brOods season; the Pup@ are formed IN
cocoons, like open net work. on the leaf This inset ~
ela erueJsra.m Of stanton, 10 Europe. The perfect
insect is small moth, with the upper wings OF an ash
and having white stripe on the inner margin The
under wings are eaden gray. The best remedy most
FOR the white butterfly. Washing Swinging the leaves
with whale oil soapsuds doubt would be OF use u II
did not give the cabbages themselves dlSagteeaole
flavor If not thoroughly washed before using.
FRED'K WATTS Commissioner.
Dipping the plants in whale oil soap-suds is the
best remedy We know, and next to this Is strong
solutions of tobacco water.
PEACHES on PLUM STOCKS.
James Il. Conser, Jefferson County, Penn, writes
81 CRATER of over thirty years experience. and
il may concern, feel like asking aud requesting an
TO the following questions: Does the graft
ing or budding Of the peach upon the plum or any
other kind of stock mako it any moro hardy or
longer ivedf or cause It to be more prodnctyef or
in any way make IL advantage to the buyerf
The answer to the above questions would be thank
fully received by a multitude of people. and
especially gratifying to the writer,
advantage gained by budding the peach on the plum
any other kind of stock beside the peach Is fire.
quenty asked, and has been repeatedly answered in
the different Horticultural Journals At the present
time the peach is cultivated more extensively IN tins
country than it is anywhere else, and the most
experience in the culture of the peach fully con-
vinced that. all things considered, the peach viii
grow more freely and bear more fruit when budded
on its own stock. The plum stock has sometimes
been recommended for the peach, in order TO avoid
the injury from tho peach hOrer and rs q means OF
dwarfng the tree. Experience has fully demon
strated that there IL no advantage gained by thus
method of propagation Of the peach III preventing
the borer, and in this country none in dwarfng the
tree either in the garden or field.
In England with her damp climate and moist soil.
the peach Ia generally worked on plum stock; But
even there the union between the peach and plum Is
not good one. In the Theory of horticulture
Prof Lindley says this point Mere propagation
is, however by no means the only object OF thc
CRATER; another and still more important one Is To
stock that the new plant may grow as freely and
as long as II it were its own bottom under the
most favorable circumstances. IL thus u not at
tended to the hopes of the cultvatOr viii be fusra
ted By the early death of his plant.
Whenever the stock and graft or bud are not per-
fectly well suited TO each other enlargement IL
we'll known always to take place at tho point of their
junction, and generally, to extent, either above
below it. This is particularly observable IN peach
trees which have been budded ut any considerable
hight from the ground upon plum stocks, and IL
appears to arise from DISTINCTIONS which the
bark of the plum stock; for the effects produced,
both upon the growth and produce OF tho tree, are
similar 70 those which when the descent of the
sap is impeded by ligature or by the destruction Of
circle Of bark In the course Of time this difference
between the scion and stock puts an end 10 the pos
sibihty of the ascending and descending fluids pass
ing each other and the death of the scion Is the
result. In all the have this has arisen
from tho power OF horizontal growth in the stock
and scion being different, aud doubt whether 1t
ever proceeds from any other cause"
This enlargement at tho union of the pear scion.
when budded on the ounce stock, is very common,
aud the union IL so imperfect that thousands OF
young trees are broken oil at tins point before they
produce single fruit especially if the stocks
have been worked high and the union between the |
stock and scion is level with or few inches above
the surface.
NEw-JERsEY STATE GRICCLTURAL SOCIETY.
Tho annual meeting of this Society will be- held at
the State-House, at Trenton, New-Jersey on We'd |
nesday, nth inst, at ii o'clock The meeting
will elect officers aud full board Of directors for the
year. Beside the address If the President there will
be full reports read from the Executive and other
Committees, giving details Of what has been accom-
plished during the year. All those interested in the
adj 3ncement of agriculture and horticulture IN the
State are invited to attend.