Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1880-12-18

ground naturally a little moist, than
in gardens where they are frequently
watered. Wou.dyou have them early,
SOW them at first in pots, and water
them with warm water but | must
tell you that they will have less flavor
cold water. To render them large.
care is taken, a. soon as they begin to
be formed, to cover them with a pot or
vessel, or to introduce them into q kind
Of tube. 70 preserve them a long time
they should be covered and kept hung
up IN a well.
Trees should be planted III autumn,
or rather in the spring. The trenches
should he dug at least a year before
they are planted. 1t is usual to leave
it long timeropeh, as if it were to be
formulated by the air. The dimensions
Of the trench are varied according as
the soil is dry or moist. 1t is usual to
allow to it two feet and a half in depth,
and two feet in breadth.
II only r~elate,"<said Enthymenes,
practices that are known an familiar
to all cultivated nations
And which,''repliod immediately,
Edo not sufficiently excite their admir-
alton. What time, what reflections.
must not have been necessary to Oh
serve and gain. a knowledge OF the.
wants, the varieties and of
nature; to render her docile and diver
sify or correct her productions. | was
surprised, at my arrival in Greece, to
see trees MANFRED and pruned but
how great was my admiration to fluid
the secret had been discovered to di-
crease the size hfttic pulp; that other
fruits, and especially ,n"incsranates,
had been made to grow larger on the
frees by covering them with an tarthen
vessel; and trees werv compelled to
bear fruit of different kinds, and be
loaded with productions foreign to
their nature
"Thi- latter PRODIGY said Entity
mcnes, "is affected by grating, by
which the reuyhncss and sourncss of
fruits of Wild trees are corrected. Al
most all garden trees undergo this
operations, which is ordinarily per
formed on trees Of the same species as
for example, a fig is grated on another
fig tree, an apple on a pear tree, etc.
Figs ripen sooner when they have been
punctured by gnats that come from
the fruit Of a wild fig tree purposely
planted near. Yet those which ripen
naturally are preferred, and the dealers
who sell them in the market never fail
to mention. the difference. 1t is said
that p~Omegranates will besweeter when
the,tree is watered with cold water,
and pig dung laid round the roots that
almonds have more flavor when nails
were driven into the trunk of the tree
and the sap allowed to flow out for
not thrive when they are more than
three hundre stadia from the seafclev.
en- and one-third leagues 81 niles.
ct is likewise said that certain trees
have IA sensible influence on other
trees that olive trees delight in the
neighborbood Of wild pomegranates
and garden pomegranates in that O
myrtles. 1t is added, in fine, that the
difference of sex must be admitted il
trees and plants; an opinion which
was at first founded on the analogy
that was imagined to exist between
animals and the other productions o
nature, and afterward confirmed bN
the observations that palm tress q.
not bear fruit, unless the females ar,
tanned in the flower OF the male. Thi
l,species of phenomenon must first hav,
been observed in Egypt and the neigh
boring countries; for in Greece til,
palm trees raised for the ornament 0
gardens bear no dates, or at least neve
bring them to perfect maturity. II
general, the Fruits Of Attica have
sweetness not found in those of til
n~eighboring countries, which advar
: tage they owe less TO the industry {
the cultivator than the influence of tn
climate. We as vet are ignorant no,
far this influence will correct the SOU
ness of these beautiful fruits whic
, hang on that citron tree lately brougfI
from Persia to Athens runners HON
rnU|.
A Birds Fear Of the Dead.