New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07
ARE OF THAT GARDEN OF MINE

/ can only advise YOU to be patient for
another year. or buy new. well developed
specimens for immediate planting thar
they may be well enough established Nv
next spring to yield a few blossoms
Il have peach tree on my place that
seems TO have something the matter with
il. although ! can iind no traces OF in.
sects or fungi The leaves have come out
thickly at the tips OF the branches. but
elsewhere there are none. There seems to
he plenty of fruit, however. All the sur.
rounding trees have developed abundant
foliage so / am puzzled at tho action Of
this one. I. j. A,
From the one symptom YOU describe
greatly fear that your tree is affected
with the disease termed peach rosette.'
Practically nothing Is known OF the
nature and cause Of this deadly mala6y
except that it appears to ne infectious.
and thus far no cure has been discovered.
II Il sometimes thought to be closely 90
lated 10 another equally mysterious dis
ease which has been given the name
peach yellows" If my diagnosis .s cor
rect vour only course is o. dig out AM
burn the tree at once. To he quite eei-
tain that the disease IS present, however.
YOU might send 10 your state experiment
station I'm your case at New brunswed)
generous specimen, say am cntiw
branch. and ask FOR the opinion Of %
fruit growing authorities there
have Jacqueminot roSohus' Nhcn
seems in poor condition and liable TO De.
II is over twenty years old and perhaps
cannot expect it 10 live much louge'
ANYWAY As NC sit near it good deal
! do not like To use manure. but pcrhap'
Won can suggest "a suitable chemical fer
,lizcr or some treatment that viii be NJ
benefit. b." D. -
Probably impoverished soil combined
with the age of the bush, is responsible
for its condition. You might trt digging
in around the plant a handful of nitrate
of soda and quart or two OF bonemc1L
Work this i'm to "A depth Of eight OF Ten
inches over an area as large as the 80
of the bush Repeat in month. ana
once a week all summer apply gallon
of weak manure water around tho base
of the plant. Late in the fall. after me
leaves drop. prune the plant severely and
mulch with three or four inches 81 ma
nure. As YOU probably do not s.t 10 h'
garden over winter this Wal. not be un-
pleasant To you. as it can uc dug into the
soil early next spring.
Kindly tell me the caus" of my lawn
diving this spring. Three years ago when
I made it ! had it rough graded: then
six inches Of manure were put ou b. and
this covered with the best Of soil IL
grew beautifully the first YEAR hut H-t
year it wasn't quite a. good. and iu''
spring il died altogether. did NOT crt
it after last September and put no dress
ing on it over winter. Every one has
different opinion about IT, Please give
me yours and stop further Argument
a. q.
Without knowing more about tho '"'"-
ton and soil conditions J would not want
the responsibility Of settling this conro-
versy. IL the ground il dcuscly sla.,d
the cause of the failure is probably there.
Perhaps the siX-inch layer OF manure
was not mixed with the soil, and o.
manned as dividing line between the t"'
soil and the subsoil. where most OF ile|
moisture is stored, thus keeping the Watr'
supply away from the shallow rooted
grass plants. If you can give mo further
details ! may be able to answer more de-
cided