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POMOLOGICAL NOTES. 



magnolias, and ash. The magnoh'a takes 

 freely if side-grafted and tongued, but will 

 not succeed if the stock is amputated after 

 the usual plan. The rose Acacia takes ea- 

 sily on the common glutinous locust, [Ro- 

 hiiiia riscosa,) and makes a beautiful stand- 

 ard tree, if the graft be sloped upon one 

 side and inserted under the bark, as in bud- 

 ding. 



Influence of the Graft — p. 24. A graft of 

 the Green Newtown Pippin will invariably 

 render the bark of the stock rough and 

 black, (the habit of the variety.) within three 

 years after its insertion. 



Sucker Stocks — p. 29. The loss of our 

 pear trees, attributed to fire-blight, is very 

 often the result of using suckers for stocks. 



P7-uning — p. 30. I doubt if much prun- 

 ing (orchard trees) is proper on the shores 

 of Lake Erie and the other great lakes. 

 Trees of all kinds incline to form thick 

 heads ; and if thinned out freely, they ge- 

 nerally soon decay. 



Mulching — p. 45. A capital practice 

 in transplanting trees. Decaying leaves 

 from the wood are excellent for this pur- 

 pose. 



Well Trenched Soil— -p. 50. The fol- 

 lowing paragraph must have the entire as- 

 sent of every practical fruit grower in the 

 country: — "Indeed, no fruit garden, where 

 the soil is not naturally deep and rich, is in 

 perfect condition for planting trees, unless 

 the soil has been well trenched two spades 

 in depth. This creates a matrix for the 

 roots, so deep and permanent, that they re- 

 tain their vigor and luxuriance through the 

 drouths of summer, and continue for a 

 long time in a state of health and produc- 

 tiveness." 



bisects — p. 63. Our apple trees are often 

 injured by the larva of the Bupestris, which 

 will girdle out extensive portions of the 

 bark and 3^oung wood. Page 66 — Apple 



I Worm — the CurcuHo^ and not this insect 

 I stings our apples. 



Best Soil for the j^pple — p. 69. Apples 

 raised on the limestone hills in Ohio are 

 richer and higher flavored than from any 

 other locations. 



Commo7i Berherry. — Experience has con- 

 vinced us, the pollen of this berberry loill 

 blast wheat and rye. 



MEM. ON APPLES IN DOWNINg's FRUITS. 



American Summer Pearmain. — First rate. 



Bcno7ii has not equalled our expectations. 



Sevan's Favorite is a valuable summer 

 apple. 



Early Red Margaret. — Common and po- 

 pular here, but much inferior to Swmner 

 Rose and Bevan^s Favorite. 



Summer Queen. — Good on warm sandy 

 soils; poor on cold clay lands. 



Beauty of Kent. — Showy, but of little 

 value. 



Golden Sweet. — Very valuable for swine ; 

 for which, along with clover, it forms the 

 cheapest and best of food. Every farmer 

 should cultivate at least 20 or 30 trees. 



Gravenstein — excellent. Jersey Siveeti7ig 

 — valuable. Maiden's Blush — valuable for 

 marketing ; not high flavored. 



Nonsuch — p. 91. The Richfield Nonsuch 

 is the best winter apple with which I am 

 acquainted. It was introduced there from 

 abroad ; true name not known. [We have 

 since seen specimens of this fruit, from 

 Ohio, that justify Prof. K.'s opinion. It 

 proves to be the " Old Nonsuch" of Massa- 

 chusetts, or Canada Red of western New- 

 York, noticed in a previous page of the 

 Horticulturist, but quite distinct from the 

 English Nonsuch, described in our Fruits. 

 Ed.] 



Ramho. — The universal apple of the Ger- 

 man population in Ohio. 



Seek-nofurther. — Coxe's Seek-no-further 

 is only a second rate fruit. "Westfield Seek- 



