, 1877-05-12
THE SOUTHWEST WIND.


THE SOUTHWEST WIND.
IN ihe Editor Of Tas Tribune.
! CntcAuo, May 10.-I1Aving been very strongly
impressed over since my residence In Chicago with
! tho deletcrIonS Influences on vegetation Of the
southwest Winds which prevail In the spring md
carly sammcr, and believing that comparatively
few. at 1cnst Of tho amateur treo.plantera and
It-growers, arc aware OF theis effects, It has
occurred 10 me that sketch Of my own obacrya-
t!ons during period Of moro than thirty years ~
frutt-growcf and landscape gardener may possess
lntercAt TO those who arc concerned IN such mat.
tcrs. With this vew ! snnd you the following
Akctch.
My attention was 1rst attracted to The subject In
1S1J ! had then Just established n,yseff A. a
fruit. cuturist In Nov Jersey, and waa early I'm.
pressed With tho prevalence and disasrceabte
effects Of these hot winds. I observed th4t my
pencil trees al. leaned towards The northeaal, and
lst1s reflection enabled TO perceive th1lst was
due 10 the fact that during Tho months Ut April,
May, and June, while tho wood waa lutl Of sap
and had not Jet acquired tho elasticity Of maturity.
the Wind wha often blowing with great violence
holding thsu' in q constrained position, Ill they
had lost tho power Of recovery.
espeesy
ss1 IT. s aotS
stfong wind: Other trees show tho sans eneei In
greater OF ltss degree according to position, snl
s II ~ esss q s 81 s s
Maine to Texas Il fs easy for any ono who has &C.
qn!red The habit Of observing i, 70 discover Tho
stcn,on t 10 it, and an continually % suspri:cd II % o IND
ssssca enw T. '.s arc III uawas ts besro
but nc1er fall to become convinced OF ita truth
after little observation.
jnsious effect Of this wind WAS ono Of The worst
obstsclca bad 10 contend with in fruit. culture.
selous bat il wo, cs s1s hose gWea
come frou, lts ahsornt!on OF noisture and Vitality
During the month. ot Nav and Juno i often blow.
H. The young .host. p trees saa yines a1s thaa
" s's.' :s;Ssa.s!s 's'ss in grape.
9sd n rtaSc. 5 % To- ssT a
seccunt for thc fact thai sven Ulsck li.1apafe snd
s IL sSne q ri s
saInu - that Of Southern ltay.-the land Of tho
Afer All linz me- cso,na tceamo settled and some
Of my ho1ticuttural frseada who went there At an
sary asy ncga1. U fow }caTs s1 w,'.s sn.hn.;
hure, too learned that fruits grew !uxurantly in
ocpcn alt which we sould only fa!.s under gla.y.
t., and although had long bsen famIllar With tho
place, now discovered for ths hrsi time tbelnp "a
tho lookout tor such phenoucnal that many dali.
iatthar inlsnd eoa!a not 81 grown north u Fhils.
delph,a. uo,ng sttll farther north, visited Yar.
HDss hoss L as t e.
crown ss boston, which Il two degrees fAsthsr
iIcro and At Newport found that thfs effect was
nntveFssl!y attributed 10 tho warming Influence Of
taS ut p'ss'1ble By. IN.
tent neeHNNO fnHlL mt nfOx6 IL. mill n
Chicago and presently discovered thai tho sans
dldorence s1isted In regard to horticultural pro.
Lake Michigan a. between the AmosicaH and
European shores Of she Atlantic, bnt even IL more
extent, c1en to tho Grand Traverse region. il tic
as .nd n seh 1T lax empt ae sa
extremity. There il no Guf stream to account tor
tn!st but there i tAts one feature which ths
Of Earopo, and cslifo.nis. sad Newport, 100 ,ss and
Nova stosiA' the wind. before reaching 1t, must
pass over great body Of wsser,, and. lnasead Of
esssn , OF lake, ssd whs'syer the:s relative son1
viii mentlon two very striking Illustrations.
The north shore Of. Massachusetts LAY. from
ghsvsr r. present. ao bsan,
tho watrF'a edge. Aul near ita northwestern OF.
t,smlty y Cape Ann j. found tho swamp magnolia
aixty miles Of ocean betors reaching tho Ihoro,
On the northern shore OF ScGaru Lake thirty
miles north Of Portland ID found the Ifhosodcndron
maYimilnt ia mn.t trorhtrn iimiSt anI th.ss .rs
but instances Of what ! have observed n such
othtf ciEcumstanccs bejnT enua1. a aItuatiun raw
iuV 4 large body OF wsfef tyin9 10 the south Ana
one which las no esleguara from ill fsIentjcss
enemy.
X 1. ebv!ous howAver thst optv . ANAL nm,
nortsou of fruii, ,xTuwurs can sysii themssiyes of
Ehe aIYa OF such siiuation. snI the aues.
lion of yitui tnterrst In connectio With the sni.
i"rt i. shrther nther mssms ~ nrotrrIJon r.nnnt
hn fn,,nS liz, avan IL tns r;te k tss,imnnx ~
Saiusa. It VA sonrce Of dcsn rerrct to ms on
nr.t sst.h.h,ny mysrlf - 1snisrsne % r,snrr IL
sh'curn ~ H.. - nj IL snd shrrhs