Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
POSSIBILITIES IN WILD PEACH

time, is CONSIDERED Oh great interest al
though its fruit is not desirable. rnvcsti-
cation in its native habitat showed that
the roots of this plant are not as suscepti-
Bile as our native peach to alkali i'm the
soil, while IT will Withstand cold and doce
not require much moisture. Experiments
are under way therefore. to determine tho
usefulness of the rootsHck Of this poacl
for grating with different hardy Nmcri-
can varieties If success is acl loved. the
SPECIALISTS believe that they con develop
peach trees which will make possible tho
raising of peaches in the southwestern or
alkaline sections, and at the same time
offer possibilities of peach cultivation I'm
many droughty and cold regions. ANA pos
siby even into portions of iowa beyond
the northern edge of our pres cut rcacn
region.
or snccial interest also are the COLLEGE
lions If aquatic food plants secured i'm the
recent expeditions. These include water
chestnuts, water nuts and a number Of
aquatic bulbs, as well as the water ham-
boo The Chinese, the cNplOrcr found.
have mastered through centuries of oyDor-
iments the process of using sWamu lands
Tor the raising of food crops and their
success is believed to point To commercial
possibilities for some Of our swamp ~
gions wrcrc reclamation by orauaee is
not practicable Whether thu American
farmer would ever he willing, however, as
"A commercial enterprise, to .row crops
which ca, for cultivation IN water waist
deep is, the specialists admit, oron to
question.
The kauba sometin es callcl wild rice
jet Of cNpcrmc t, is a verotal TO- I'm taa,c
somewhat between grass and asparagus
The swollen stalks # the plant a.c eaton
much like orr asparagus. The ordinary
bamboo, contrary to the prevailing opin-
ion, is not an aquatic plant. and for sue
ccssful cultivation calls for loI,ilc and
well-drainod soil.
1r collcct'ng Chinese Vegetables for in
PRODUCTION the explorer was grcotlv lin.
tied by the fact that many articles ia d.
vored by Mongolian palates would lie nm e.
pleasant to Caucas'ans He has sent
over, therefore, only these things which
promise to ada valuable vegetable. or
fruits to the American table, and also
which fit in with a general plan for the
Introduction of certain food crops which
will find ready market among our
'hiheSe populations. The Chinese. in
many scs, ar, imp ring In 20 q,.1ntt-
ties of favorite native foods in canned or
ul'"d f"lh from emma because they find
ditIcUltN IN getting them i'm fresh state
IN our larger cities.
ODoRLESS CHINESE CABBAGE.
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also pickle if in strips in brine for uae a
relish.
This and other explorations have given
to this country Chinese cherry very
successful in California because of its ear
Is maturity and n number of varieties
of wild pears ana apples, wild almonds
and hardy citrus fruits which offer pos
sibiities for naturalization with American
varieties.
The explorer also brought over speci-
mems of the Chinese pistache tree, which
it is hoped will give the United states a
new and valuable tree for the adornmcnt
of city avenues in Georgia, Alabama
the Caroinas, FLORIDA, Texas. California,
Arizona and Oregon. Paintings were also
secured on this trip Of a Chinese white
pine tree remarkable for its white bark
one of these specimens which Mr.. MNcr
brought has been planted ON the grave of
the late minister to China, w. w. Rock
hill, who once EXPRESSED In the explorer
hearing wish that this he done. Be
cause of its misunderstanding Qualities
this striltinElY ornamental tree offers pos
sihiitcs for tho Identification of park
ana grounds i'm Arizona, Texas. Ne"
Mexico and California
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of these trees had suffered from the dis