PBACH. , 319' 



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 

 too rapid growth of the shoots, and causes the principals to 

 bear the fruit the following season, instead of producing 

 lateral shoots the same season, and causing the tree to be 

 more dwarf; the branches strong and fruitful to the bottom 

 of the shoot, thereby having more fruit in: a smaller 

 compass. Secondly, It makes harder and less pithy wood } . 

 and enables it the belter to withstand the cold ; and this 

 may be easily proved by cutting the branches of each the 

 shoot on the Plum stock will be twice as hard and firm as 

 the one on the Peach stock; but Thirdly, and the most 

 important reason is, that the Plum stock ceases to send up 

 its sap early in Autumn, causing the Peach to perfect its 

 wood before the cold weather sets in." 



As the failure of this fruit of late years has elicited consi- 

 derable discussion and observation, which increases in 

 interest annually, I hereby offer an exposition of my views 

 on the subject, by a comparison between vegetable and 

 animal matter, which I humbly conceive bear a striking 

 assimilation to each other. If the reader should, deem my 

 arguments as visionary or speculative, I would remind him, 

 that the grave importance of the subject fully justifies this 

 or any other attempt at elucidation. 



Having in page 311 shown the error of deep planting all 

 descriptions of trees and plants, I would here observe, that 

 a tree brought into a state of disease, by which the circulation 

 of its nutrimental juices is impeded, and its bark injured, 

 is very similarly situated to a timber post inserted in the 

 soil ; which every one knows, will rot between earth and air 

 however sound its other parts may be? 



In venturing a comparison between vegetable and animal 

 matter, I would first refer the reader to page 281, where I 

 have shown that a Chestnut tree has been known to live 



