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from the effects of the abovementioned disease. 

 Throughout the fall and winter very large quantities 

 of common wood ashes were casually thrown by the 

 servants about the roots of the tree. To the as- 

 tonishment of all who had seen it the preceding 

 fall, it put forth its leaves vigorously the next sea- 

 son, and bore abundance of fine fruit. A small quan- 

 tity of wood ashes was again thrown round its roots 

 last fall, and the tree has now become so full of fine 

 fruit that it has become necessary to prop it up. 

 This is a very simple remedy, and certainly worthy 

 of trial. The foregoing paragraph is from Mr. 

 Lang's gazette of this morning. A gentleman has 

 since called upon us who has tried the same experi- 

 ment with all the success he could have desired. 

 He wishes us to recommend this simple method of 

 preserving this valuable fruit tree to the publick, 

 and he also suggests to the New York Agricultural 

 Society the expediency of having printed handbills 

 of the above article stuck up in all the markets, 

 and given to every countryman who attends them, 

 that the information may be as widely diffused as 

 possible." (New York Com. Advertiser.) 



It may be further observed, that cherry trees 

 and plum trees will be equally benefitted by the 

 same application, and the practice ought to be gene- 

 rally adopted. Tanner's bark put round peach and 

 other fruit trees has been found by experience ex- 

 ceedingly useful. Ringing the branches of peach 

 trees has proved beneficial. See page 29. 



