BOOK OF FRUITS. 31 



PEACHES. 



All the varieties of peaches are generally 

 continued by budding, and new ones obtain- 

 ed by planting the stones, which should be 

 done as soon after they are separated from 

 the pulp as possible. The plum is a good 

 stock to engraft this fruit upon, particularly 

 if wanted for dwarfs or trained to espaliers. 

 Among the casualties to which these trees are 

 subject, the worm, or grub, as we call it, 

 is the most destructive. Its attacks ordinari- 

 ly begin in the stem, near the surface of the 

 earth; and if not arrested, will soon reach 

 the root, causing gum to exude from the 

 wound. The following are some of the rem- 

 edies resorted to for their destruction. 1st. 

 The application of boiling water to the roots : 

 2d. A similar application of unslacked lime r 

 about one quart to a tree of ordinary size. 3d. 

 Removing the surface of the soil and substi- 

 tuting tanner's bark. Removing the earth in 

 the month of November and exposing the 

 roots to the action of frost during the Winter, 

 as has been sometimes done, we should not 

 recommend, as it would often prove fatal to 



