Milford chronicle., 1888-01-27

AnlS reason we nope 10 SEE delaware
come up abreast Of her sister States OF
the Union, and adopt practical laws
suitable to the age in which we live.
THE Horticultural Society appears
to be laboring to do good in mistaken
direction in recommending the destruc-
tion Of peach trees supposed to be af-
feeted with the "Yellows;" if their
ideas as expressed at their late meet
ing ut Dover are criteiiOns TO judge by
IL was proposed at that enthusiastic
and valuable meeting, that II law be
enacted that would impose a fine of
S. for every tree permitted to stand
that is tainted or affected with the
"YellOws." Just here they purpose to
transcend the rights of private owner
ship, and destroy private property with
out compensation, for the public good.
It is not right that one should lose.
even for the benefit of the many, with
out just remuneration. Then again
who is to be the judge of the diseased
wv Va AAAl DAAoM0 4 Alt lEAil- ]
mOny of hundreds of peach growers
vary AS to the nature, CHARACTER and /
possible cure of the disease, in almost
AS many cases. Who then is to be the
Judge? In Sussex county the "Yel-
lows" have never been known, so far
as we can learn, and even in localities
where the disease is familiar,it is often
urged that "Yellows" are frequently
supposed to exist where worms, lack
of nutriment, or neglect were local
causes for the scare. 1t would be well
to go slow on this subject before asking
serious laws from our Legislature.
In conjunction with this same sub .
ject, il was suggested by member Of
the Horticultural Society at that meet =,
ing, that nurserymen and growers q
should be prohibited from taking seed .
for nursery purposes from the Gamer Il
les and evapOrating factories of Della t;
ware; aud that only seed from Ten q
nessee and the South should be used Il
for such purposes. That man must be o.
deficient in mental ealibre who would tc
even give utterance to such an idea. d
If we are not to use the seed from the '
factories of Sussex and lower Kent
counties, where we know the orchards E.
from which the fruit conesand where &C
no taiht Of disease has ever been dis
covered in the peach trees, pray tell
us where, and with what assurance, Ivi
may better seed be found? 70
In Tennessee, North Carolina, Geor- H.
yia, Virginia and in every State where I
he peach flourishes, budded trees are
growing, and in almost all Of them
:ases of''Yell0wsp have been reported.
Instances are we'll known where ,n'
,udded seed have been screened even e e..
u neighbOring States, and the small ,t.
eed sold as natural" Under such an,
onditions, why cry out against the civ
ead from orchards in Sussex county S
there the 'Yellows" are unknown. all
Gentlemen Of the Horticultural So Ex-
eiy, don't get frightened, but act with *
Dmmon sense and as mature men. -
he peach through a series of crosses
: means Of the pollen, has evolved
ON the almond, aud by experiments
I'd chance crossings have resulted the saio sar'
scious and valuable peach Of the
eseni; many OF which now in exis. To
lce are eaccidentalseedli fbudded II
rieties, aud would you call halt in Sup
ach culture by eschewing all use Of '. from
dded peach seed and the return to ''''s an,
tural seed even iftheir authenticity Recei
re undoubtcd? ? on