Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
THE PEACH TREES NATAL HOME.
Minister Sperry Sends an important
Communication From Teheran

communication From 7 eheran
On the Peach Topic TO Dr. Seale--An
Interesting Letter of some Value in
the Present Legislative Discussions
what the Persians Know of Peach
Ycllows--The June Drop in Ispahan
and INCREASINGLY Method Of Planting.
Minister Watson r. 5prrry has sent
the following extremely interesting and
timely communication from the Persian
capital to Director Arthur T. Neale of
the Newark Experiment Station
SITED STATES LEGS TI0y, rrnERAN, Feb.
my Dedr Doctor .Nedle; have been III
qlirlng little about the peach of Persia,
during this wintry weather, and although
] have not learned very much vet. | can
at least convey to you my current impress
sions.
PERsIASs LIKE A GRAvELLY SOIL
] find that the best peaches are raised
in several provinces Of Persia, the people
of each province twhere peaches are pro-
ducedj speaking up well for their own.
also ma that there is no such cultivation
OF the peach tree here as is carried ON TN
Delaware. some choice is exercised as to
the sofia grayely soil is regarded as the
best. The peach tree over here in this dry
| climate. needs water--OtherwiSc ii withers
aNayi but it is considered equally import
ant that the water shall not stand about
the roots and for this reason graYelly soil
is preferred.
THE JUNE DROP.
The drop occurs here in June and
| JnlS, and there is no danger here from
| frost. Ihcpeach tree lives in Persia for from
seven TO ten years. They tell me that BY
cutting branch off every year the tree
| can be made to live much longer ami re.
main thriity--One man saying that he re-
! members tree thus treated which lived
! for a or 10 years. The peach tree here is
| usually grown from the seed by the grower
| himself. A handful of peach pits are
| placed in the ground aud when the little
trees come mp they are transplantcd to
more spacious quarters.
PEACH YELLoNs rx PERSIA.
| II tree becomes diseased or shows signs
OF weakness, i is pulled up without the
i slightest consideration-thiS will please
| ", Black, a. it agrees with his reasoning.
| The grating or budding process do not
| know the precise method vets almost
| universal mere. The peach pits Of these
buGiGi or grated trees are then planted,
| Is have said. | fancy that nature in
some mysterious way reinvgoratcs the
stock when Il springs. in this natural man
| ner from a pit placed IN the ground
think that ! have found the yellows, Of
| something Ike the yeliUws, over here
several persons whom have asked abou,
It seem to recognize the disease But am
not CERTAIN the difficulty being twU-fold
hrst, that the peach tree is lett 4 good deal
To itself in Persia-UItsidc Of finding
proper soil TOR IL, grating it and watering
IL and second, that when diseased tree
appears no thought Is given to what ais it
or To any possibility OF curing it, tut it !,
SIMPLY pulled up and destroyed Wood i,
scarce ana valuable in Persia 81 that
I "a l.r 81.
loss 81 tree from his garden a, Il gain
even II small one--in another direction
~ any rate, II | should dare to gcnefaliz,
from. what ! have thus far learned.
should say that one Of the main reason
why there are no diseased peach trees II
fcrsla y that no diseased peach tree i
allowed to remain in the ground here
is pulled out by the roots and DESTROYED
when the first signs Of decay or ill-healtl
appear
BusHEL OF PEACH FITS.
shall be able, am confident, to procur
for you the bushcl Or two Of peach III
which you desire. As soon as lind tn
right KIND 81 man TO furnish this seed
viii send his name to you. have discoy
cred that there is quantity of peach pit
here AZ this legation, procured by Mr.
Trait, one OF my predecessors in this office
they are probably the ones which yol
We're once expecting after arriving here
however, they proceeded no further.
4 PILGRIMAGE To IsrAHAN.
] find that iii order to look into thi
peach question thoroughly IL will be nece.
sary for me to visit either the province o
kh3rnSsan or the province OF lspahan
hhorassan is distant from here about SIEVE
days journey post-Changing horses a
each station-Ur say Is days Journey witt
ones own horses The latter is much ID
cheaper manner of travelling when time