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THE HARBY GALAUDE PEACH. 



large vineyard, which was badly affected 

 by the rot, bore grapes perfectly free from 

 this disease, it occurred to my mind that 

 the malady was not, as many suppose, 

 wholly atmospheric; but arose from some 

 defect in the soil of those portions producing 

 the rotting grapes. 



As it was not in my power, at the time, 

 to settle this point definitely, by having the 

 soils of the different parts analyzed, and the 

 analyses compared, I proceeded to make 

 a wholesale experiment, based upon the 

 known inorganic wants of the grape. 



I have a small plantation of hardy grape 

 vines, put out at eight feet apart, and cover- 

 ing rows of upright trellis. 



In order to make a satisfactory experi- 

 ment, I determined to treat every alternate 

 vine in some of the rows, and in other 

 cases parts of alternate rows. 



The vines were in bearing condition,- — 

 each vine extending so as to cover a trellis 

 eight feet long by seven feet high. 



The mixture I employed was the follow- 

 ing: — to each vine half a peck Peruvian 

 guano, half a peck gypsum or plaster, and 

 a peck of unslaked (or two pecks slaked,) 

 wood a^hes; the whole well mixed to- 

 gether. 



This mixture, I conceived, would give 

 not only the necessary stimulants for 

 growth, but also the mineral substances,' — 

 lime, potash, phosphate, and sulphuric acid, 



which I conceive especially necessary to 

 the formation of healthy foliage and fruit. 



I applied it to the vines at the latter end 

 of March, by spreading it upon the surface 

 of the soil as soon as it was friable and 

 mellow, and turning it under, among the 

 roots, say four or five inches deep. 



My first trial is this season. And al- 

 though I ought, perhaps, not to expect the 

 full results in one year, yet I am quite 

 satisfied that the rot may be prevented by 

 the use of special manures. 



There is the most marked difference be- 

 tween the vines treated with this mixture 

 and those not treated. The former are 

 bearing a fine crop of firuit, of large size, 

 and almost entirely free from rot. The 

 latter are very badly affected with rot, 

 (especially the Catawba,) and the grapes 

 themselves are of much smaller size. 



Now in which of the ingredients used, 

 the specific remedy for the rot is to be 

 found, or whether the whole together are 

 necessary to produce the desired effect, I 

 am unable to say. Perhaps you or some 

 of your correspondents will explain it more 

 clearly. Respectfully yours, B. 



Chester county. Pa., Sept., 1848. 



[Comparing this experiment with that 

 reported by " A Jerseyman," in our last, we 

 should suppose the gypsum to be the neces- 

 sary element in the soil, the want of which 

 gives rise to the rot. Ed.] 



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'HE HARDY GALAUDE PEACH. 

 BY PARSONS & CO., FLUSHING, L. I. 



Some years since we received from France, 

 among other new fruits, a peach tree with 

 the above name. It fruited with us last 

 year for the first time, and we were so 

 much pleased with it that we determined 



to cultivate it largely. It has fruited with 

 us again this year, and fully sustains its 

 character. We take pleasure in sending 

 you some specimens, with leaves. 



The fruit is under the medium size, with 



