Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-10
agricultural.
Fruit Trees.

And God said. Let the earth bring forth grass
the herb yielding seed and the frult-tree yielding
fruit, whose seed is IN ITSELF
God be praised for the grass, and for
the herb but more abundantly for the
trees, As it respects fruit trees, not only
do we rejoice in them, but we marvel Al
the invention, and at their possibilities.
For the tree has n nature susceptible OF
education, or draDing out Behind the
primitive apple there was another possible
apple a little larger and more havorsomc
and that one had within it one still better
until we come to the Swaar, or the Golden
Russell. In this way the original apple
carried in its loins all It's posterity. Thus
it was with the plum. The orr .inal Adam
ic plum was supposed to have been the
sI0e, vet found wild in the woods. and
whose acetous qualities are such that one
eating them unawares is in any other
mood than that of thanksgiving. Yet in
a prophetic mood. looking forward to the
descendants to the inferior plum, imagn-
arv, potential nascent, we can suppose
Adam to have given thanks. He must be
without moral sensibility who can look
upon n generous plum-tree in our day, OF
light and luscious privilege, and not give
thanks. And in this admiration even the
lower creation joins. The curculo makes
the plum cradle for its baby; the hornet
the bee. the wasp. the ant, the bird, all
bless and eat while man. endowed with
reason, eats and gives thanks for the plum
that is, and that it is not what it was in
Paradise.
Did YOU ever eat one of the fruit Of
PyruS Juponica (the Japan quince) :
Every one knows the brilliant shrub whose
crimson blossoms are like fire, ant
might well suggest that this was the
- burning bush that Moses saw. At any
rate it is burning brush unconsumec
every spring. AS the shrub grows old, il
bears round hard ounces, very fragrant tt
the smell, but hard enough to do service
in battle. We never heard Of any one
using them for culinary purposes; bu
this year our hearts were moved within u.
to save them to human uses SO We
gatheIed dozen and conferred with the
cook: Let them be setwed slowly al
day, with sugar and water-a little water
but much sugar" In the very spirit o
science we tried the compete, and rede
livered it to the cook, with the instruct
ions to stew another day with sugar il
more abundance. The fight went on, ant
| cannot say the sugar ever got the victory
But nevertheless, by the following receipt
the Japan ounce may be made to answer
a good purpose. For one hundred pound.
of sugar, select one ounce. Put them r
separate vessels, and let them simmer fol
several days. Let both cool, eat the sugal
and bury the ounce where nothing car
ever get at it. If any one would like tC
bet on a hogshead of sugar against on,
Japan ounce, we can furnish him will
ounces, but would remind him of the sin
fulness of betting.
The day is gone by when one coult
plant fruit trees and leave them to tax,
care of themselves. BY the sweat of OIL
brow must we eat fruit from our owl
trees. The only orchard that know O
where there Is an annual crop of good fruit
sure and Steadtast, is Fulton Market. On
vour own grounds you earn every peacl
plum. cherry, pear, ounce or apple tina
you pull ripe from the branch Many :
yard or little garden nook has a sincl,
tree that can be nurscd or codded. and j
always bears nobly. But when a score o
trees, and still more. a hundred. are to b,
looked after. defended against enemies a
the root, on the bark, in bud, blossom an,
fruit. fortified against the varying seasons
it will be found that they need about a.
much pastoral care as like number o
men. Enemies increase with the improve
ments of farm and garden Every semi
century it becomes more difficult to defenr
choice things against the r-increasine
insect host-to say nothing of the ineffabl,
spores of fungus floating invsiblv in the
air, seeking what to devour
Nevertheless, to those who are elected
thereto. the enjoyment of orchards car.
den and forest abundantly rcpavS all tot
and W:ttchfuneSs.
There is genius of tree loving. One
may love books and good men and pre-
clouS stones and fine pictures and nobl,
architecture and the sights and sounds OF
the sea and landscape on hill and valley
and imagine that he has all iov which can
come through the portals of taste and
beauty; but there is another and ,istinc,
nerve of pleasure touched 10y nothing but
trees. and which, when played upon. gives
4 charm and deep. quiet gladness that fills
the heart, soothes its troubles. and makes
1t thankful every day and hour for that
Divine decree which causes the grass, the
tender herb. and the tree to put forth from
the ground.