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season. Secondly. Supposing that the trees are planted in 

 a warm free soil, (which is the proper soil for the Peach,) 

 they are liable to the attacks of the worm, which eats into 

 their roots, and barks the trees all round, until they com- 

 pletely destroy them. No better method of destroying these 

 worms has been discovered, than simply digging round the 

 trees, and examining the infested plants, and where gum is 

 seen oozing out, there the worm may be generally found and 

 destroyed. 



" I think an effectual remedy against this intruder may be 

 found, by budding Peaches and Nectarines on the common 

 bitter ALMOND STOCK. The worm does not like this stock. 

 Peaches will take on it, and grow nearly as free as on the 

 common Peach stock. Thirdly. The Peach stock causes 

 the Peaches and Nectarines to grow too rapidly, making 

 very strong shoots, these producing secondary or lateral 

 shoots ; and the fruit of the following summer is produced 

 on the top of these lateral shoots, instead of being produced 

 on the principal or first shoots ; this causes naked wood at 

 the bottom, and a straggling, unsightly tree, whose branches 

 being heavy at the top with the fruit, are broken down by 

 high winds. Fourthly. In addition to all this, the trees are 

 of late years subject to what has been deemed a disease 

 called the yellows, from the circumstance of the trees having 

 a yellow and sickly appearance. Much curious philosophy 

 has been spent on this subject without arriving at any satis* 

 factory conclusion." 



Mr. Floy, after discovering that the Almond stock is 

 susceptible of injury from our Northern winters in extreme 

 cold weather, farther recommends the Plum stock in cold 

 latitudes, and the Almond for our Southern States. Hear 

 him: 



"The Plum stock is undoubtedly the best for Peaches 

 and Nectarines in the Northern and Eastern States, but 

 especially for open dwarfs or espaliers, for which I give the 

 following reasons : First. The Plum stock prevents the 



