The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-02-12

What Influence has bending, twisting, cut
ting or regulating the sap Ol plants ON the
growth OF them:
Take branch and bend it down. What
will be the result. On that place where the
branch Is bent, the sap, the nutritious element
of the plant lite cannot circulate any logger
as freely as before; those vessels that bear
the mud through the cells OF all parts are 10
some extent compressed; the developing pro-
cess in the upper parts of the branch Is re-
tarded; the sap looks for other channsls, II
is accumulated in the lower parts, by which
means a greater growth and perfection OF The
flower bud are produced, and fertility VIII oe
! the result.
| By twisting the same effect IS produced.
BY pinching OF the end Of the lower bud,
the bud will be developed in year, which
| will produce flower buds the following sea.
son.
by pruning and trimming fruit trees, the
regulating OF the sap il Of the utmost impor.
lance. BY cutting of too much wood, the
roots, those parts Of the plants that take on
| from the soil the nutritious elements, Will
supply the plant with the same quantity of
sap as when uncut, and instead OF furnishing
nourishment for the dover buds, will fOrhi
new wood, or entirely perish for want OF is-
sues under the bark. The gardener has,
therefore, To prune very judiciously: mod
crate circulation OF tho sap by lightly TRIM
ming or pruning, or bending the branches
from vertical position to horizontal one,
| or by rubbing Oft some Of the buds, the sap,
sufficiently moderated, will produce fruit.
| When Cabbages grow too vigorously, SO
that their leaves seem more disposed to spread
than to form heads, then cleave their stalk
thu Ough and through, atten three and four
times during the season OF their vegetation.
The free circulation of the sap is by this
means interrupted, and the impetu ,sity of
the sap moderated. | would Not advise 10
break of the lower leaves as some people do,
nor in most cases 1t is done too early or too
late, and instead of producing heads, the
growth of the leaves is only accelerated.
In shortening the tops OF our peas and
beans, the flow Of the sap IS also slackened,
and greater development of the pod is at
iected AS soon as the second or third flow
ers of the peas appear, pinch otf above these;
do it in due time and III right measure, and
the peas, making new branches below the
second flowers, will furnish the gardener with
plenty OF this delicious fruit. Gathering the
fruit as soon:as possible has, IN The regard to
the ripening of fruit, left a similar effect
When cutting of the vines of gourds,
sQuashes, melons and cucumDers, do il above
tue tirst-iormed fruit Instead of leaving sew
eral to form. The retarded sap will develop
the only fruit left on the vine. But II not
only early fruit but plenty, too, Is wanted,
pinch Oft the ends Of the Young plants when |
they have formed The SIKH Leaf, by which OPP
Grafton side branches are produced which
will form very quickly plenty Of fruit, and
besides this the fruit viii! ripen earlier. !
Bruisng the vines above the tirst-fofmed
fruit "a meti.oI to which | give preference)
has the SAME effect. When this is done the
bruised part should be covered with soil.
Many gardeners who in raising caulitowers
break the loose leaves and bend them togeth.
or above the newiy.tormed flower buds, do |
this in the supposlion only that these leaves
nelp in the bleaching process; but by this
breaking and bending the inpetuosity of the
sap Is moderated and renders II larger pant of
it disposable for the grewth and perfection OF
the head.
To produce u large quantity and a good
quality of potatoes, some growers pinch oil
the ends of the branches-SOne the yielding
flowers; but this Is IA great mistake. The
pinching can only be done when the buttons
or seed balls are formed, by which proceed
ing the formation of tuber5 is fastened, a
better result is obtained by bending down the
branches above the ground to the ground
in this case the bentdoWn branches ought TO
be kept down by layers Of soil or light boards
by doing this the How OF the sap Will be di-
rected to the parts below, and an ausmenta-
ton OF the tubers will be effected,
In the same manner the retardation of the
sap, BY knot,ing or trampling down the
stalks Of onions and garlic produces a quicker
rpenIng and finer and larger fruit; or by
training the stems in two or three places
against sticks, a greater proiusion Of fruit
buds; or by supporting the pear fruit by
small boards, or by resting them on the
branches, very large fruits; or by forcing
beans, in diminishing their height to fall
backward, greater production Of pods and
beans, Now the gardener has plenty of
means on hand by regulating the sap, to en-
large the production of his garden. What
has the planter done until the present with /
regard to the regulation of the sap: Have
none OF you, Patrons o: Husbandry, tried
to trim or prune the cotton-plant? Have none |
made observation whether broken down
stalk. OF ii produce large balls and finer
quality OF cotton? Did you get nore sweet !
potatoes when cutting off the vines? Did |
you. corn ripen quicker and heavier by cut.
tin # the tops OF the cornstaiks; Who did !
\ ND answer will much sbllgc the under
signed ga:dener.- WUjaaa keil, ir rgr Nomc
10. raj.