Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-01

HINTS FOR EARLY AUTUMN.-Ia the Orch
ard, fruit trees frequently require attention
at this season of tine year, any pruning which
may be desirable. to put them into good
shape, may now be given. There will still
he enough growth to harden the wounds be-
fore winter, and to throw strength into re-
naming limbs without starting them; at
the same time the period OF growth has So
nearly terminated that no injury will he in
Cured by the removal of leaves. Heavy
pruning should pever be gwen to any trees,
except those in the nursery rows; but it Oft
en- happens that the removal of cross limbs
or supernumerary shoots, or ioP-sided
branches, will make a handsomer head
Suckers should be carefully and thoroughly
cleared away; and if too large to be pulled
off with the hands, they should be cut out
with gou,e and mallet, 80 as to leave no
stumps. A common practice is to cut them
off With a knite, an inch or two above the
base, aud the consequence is, the stumps
send up double number next spring. Dead
limbs are seen 10 many orchards, the result
of the last hard winter after exhaustion bv
heavy crops. These should be thoroughly
cut out at once, il not already done.
In the Garden, cut out the old canes, 10
raspberry rows. as they have ceased growing,
AMI will no longer impart strength to the
roots. The new canes which are still max
ing some growth, will then thicken and hard
en- Tor winter. If this work is done too ear
ly, it will check the vigor of the roots by
the removal of 80 many leaves and If done
too late, it will expose TOO much the remain
ing plants. The proper medium is when the
roofs have ceased TO derive strength from the
leaves on the old canes. The same rules ap-
ply to black berries Raspberries of the Cap
varieties. as all know, may be propagated by
burying the tips and the present is a suitable
time for the operation. Make a hole with a
small spade or trowel, insert the tips nearly
upright to depth of three inches, and bury
them by closing the hole. They will throw
out profusion of roots in few weeks, and
will make good plants for spring setting.
Strawberries continue to grow for some
weeks, and care should be taken to keep the
runners off where beds are cultivated in
distinct stools. Any vacancies, should they
occur, may be easily filled by allowing strong
runners to remain, and by extending them TO
the vacancies Where the soil is not rich
enough thin coating of manul on the sur
face will impart vigor to the plants. Aspar-
agus beds may be cleared of all the stalks as
soon as they show ind lcations that growth has
ABOUT cedseo, auo tnicK coat OF manure
applied. To cut them away much sooner
deprlves the roots of their benefit and to
leave them later prevents the chance oil
applying manure, and of the benefit which
the washing from it by the autumn rains
gives the plants.
Ftos0er Beds may be dug and filled with
old manure or compost mixed with the soil,
and made ready for setting out hardy bulbs.
See that there is perfect bottom drainage,
oatural or artificial, especially for such,
the hyaeinth for example, as are liable to
suffer from the winter. Save flower seeds as
| they ripeD, of such sorts as you wish to raise
another year. Ornamental plants, intended
for house winteriog or for the windows,
should be potted early, in order that they
may become we'll rooted before cold weather.
Country Gentleman.