DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



mersed in a pretty strong preparation of it — but 

 it must first bo taken from its secure hiding 

 place in the leaf, but tliis process would be too 

 much lilvC the Frencliman's flea powder for 

 practical application — it commenced its depre- 

 dations about tlie time the bloom began to 

 come out and continues yet. 



I tliink it is the same worm that attaches it- 

 self singly to the foliage of fruit trees, and is so 

 destructive to it. Some of your correspondents 

 anticipated a very general destruction of insects 

 from the severity of the past winter. It is 

 commendable to see good in every occurrence, 

 however unfavorable in appearance, but I fear 

 that the stock of destructive insects has not 

 been materiallj' diminished here, for they seem 

 unusually ravenous for ever)' tender sprout, af- 

 ter their long torpid slate. 



The Osage orange in this region, stood the 

 excessive cold most satisfactorily — even seed- 

 lings being but slightly injured It is fast grow- 

 ing in favor liere, and will be the fence of this 

 country in a few years, unless some unlooked 

 for defect appears. There will be a few hedges 

 turned out next spring, five years from the seed. 

 Respectfully yours, &c. J. B. M. Warsaw, 

 III., May 29, 1852. 



Southern Fruit Cilture. — Dear Sir: As 

 we do not profess infiillibility, will you allow me 

 to qualify what I stated in the last Horticul- 

 turist in regard to the American Summer Pear- 

 main. This apple I have noticed two or three 

 years on young trees, and it has usually crack- 

 ed a good deal, so much so, that its quality and 

 bearing properties did not seem to me to war- 

 rant its culture with this objection. 



This year, however, it ripened in the gardens 

 of two of my friends so finely, that they called 

 my attention to it particularly. With Dr. Ca- 

 MAK the tree has borne this year an abundant 

 crop of ](ivge fair fruit of the best quality. It 

 ripened about the first of this month. Dr. Wood 

 has it also under the name of •' Watkin's Earlj'," 

 and equally fine. Whether the fine season, 

 or maturity of the trees, has made the speci- 

 mens that come to my notice so much better, 

 this much is certain, that should its good quali- 

 ties continue permanently, no better summer 

 fruit could be desired. A friend from a neigh- 

 county, states also that with him it is an 



cellent fruit and a good bearer. 



The Gravenstein is now just ripening an abund- 

 ant crop and though rather acid here is still a 

 good fruit and worthy of cultivation. 



Our experience in regard to peach trees, in 

 the the main, coincides with that of Mr. Scott. 

 In ordinary years they bear abundantly but there 

 is no doubt that they are more liable to spring 

 frosts. This year for instance, I venture to say 

 that I will get as much fruit from a dozen seed- 

 lings in my garden, as will be gathered from any 

 hundred northern peach trees in this town. But 

 they generally bear well. Mr. Harwp:ll (he 

 will pardon me for using his name,) writes me 

 in a letter of last month, that his northern 

 peaches arc getting acclimated at last, and doing 

 well. From the early Tillotson he gathered. 

 June 5th, a single half bushel, which he sold in 

 Mobile for $10.50. 



Our Ohio friends cannot believe the tales 

 from thisquarter of the Union, about ever-bear- 

 ing strawberries. But there is very little doubt 

 that in this climate, if well watered, the straw- 

 berry will bear nearly all the season. Since tlie 

 2d of April there has not been o week that my 

 vines have not shown ripe fruit; not much, it is 

 true, for they have had no care, but most after 

 wet weather, and there is not the shadow of 

 doubt, from the testimony of reliable eye wit- 

 nesses, that Mr. Peabody's statements are en- 

 tirely correct. With me Burr's New Pine and 

 Large Early Scarlet are tlie only cver-beaiing 

 varieties, Hovey's Seedling is not. Yours very 

 respectfully, Wm. N. White. Athens, Geo. 

 July 9, 1852. 



Reply to Dr. Valk's Strictures. — Dear 

 Sir: As the permanent improvement of the na- 

 tive grapes by hybridization with the exotics, is 

 a matter of much national importance, you will 

 perhaps, excuse me for requesting again a cor- 

 ner in your valuable Journal, in answer to the 

 caustic remarks of Dr. V^lk. 



As I am apt, upon honest conviction, to 

 speak somewhat abruptly, I committed the 

 same error by saying. " he has gone the wrong 

 way to work." That some polite effusion of 

 language might have been used to express the 

 same meaning, without giving offence, I admit, 

 and hope he will excuse the expression; but it 

 is not by indulging in invective and bra; 

 cia, nor yet by applying sarcastic pique 



