130 MONTHLY JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE. 



or two rows may be left with the tan on the surfoce, to secure a supply of fruit 



"^v'r ^''"'„r ffuk'b'eJSs'to show","; of ripen.n,, cover the earth about U 

 .Z'Z ItTwlr n':i? similar. to the tan ; R wUl defend tt from the dm and 



-^JX:^r t^Kf^;;i;o=^- ^^he next step is of more co. 

 VVe nave "o^v .u i success cannot be attained without 



sequence, P"h^P^- than any o^^^^' ^^^ ;" j^^^ ^^^^^ has arrived at maturity, place 

 taking .t ^"f„\//^Xfi„^'^en^.Ui beside those plants bearing the largest and 

 mS per^tty foTnferfor u"is7rom tkese only yL are hereafter to select your 



^^When the bearing season is over, proceed at once to clear up the bed trina 



^* Toward the latter part of November, or before the earth is frozen, repeat the 

 same pro'cei bXe'recomm^ during the ensuing season the same 



r^hnts w 1 've the firs? decisive evidenc^e of the general improvement of the 

 t^l Jize,"fiavor &c. In fact, it is similar in principle to that practiced in rear- 



'^\:^:^:^^^^^^^r^^^^ ,reat effect ; with plent^of 

 water you can be sure of a great crop of superior fruit. i^- ^■ 



The raHonale of the above is apparent, and we have but little to ^J in the way of con. 

 JnVor commendation. The much esteemed writer has chosen to be unonpnous, aiid w« 

 Tve oTvrun-ed to append liis initios ; otherwise there would have been no occasion for 

 rtradd, thit within the' wide r.nge of his acquaintance he is well known to be one ot the 

 most zealous and skiUfid horticulmrists in our countiy. _ 



Very much has been done by a few-yet very few-to improve th,s ^p^^^^\^\^^^ 

 the difficulty consists in the want of that personal and perse.cnn, ««^« '-;; f^^^^^''^^; 

 on the part of the gentlemen of the country-, which it w.11 be -l^^'^ « ^^ ^^f ;7^\;^^ 

 thing iL universal or even general prevalence, unnl an unproved pubhc ta= te for all 

 ele^nt and usefid employments shall have been produced by unproved education. 



Whl more lasting W and higher rewards shall await such ^^^^^^^^'^^ 

 ducin-^ a new and Wghly improved variety of a delicious inut, than is awarded by the laws 

 or b^publL opinion to the successful demagogue or the fortunate warnor, then w.ll ha e 

 been klured a progressive improvement in all the a.-ts of civilizaUon ; then wdl dome.t,c 

 elfo:; and nation^ prosperity follow in the wake of -U-dii^cted uuh^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

 ^se public legisla.on. The best m^aged and most pronnsmg -^^^^^^^^^^^ 

 Bpring were at MUlitwod, near Cokunbia, b. U. l 



DISEASE IN POTATOES_A REMEDY SUGGESTED. 



Baltimore, ^iUh July, 1S46. 



7,.„. „r: Vou know I an, no, nu,cl. »[,, » ^^r;; '«ml%7,V» \V,°rfni- 

 vli.h subjects I am unacquamted wilh ; ^ ", ' ' '^,\ »u""„":,/|,„v,. c-currcd 10 



f:ri7.ronT.;t\iina,n™i=^Jl;;a';;'i::^;-.^ 

 ^ !-• s;tr,rr"i;ar;;4i^^p^5^ 



years ago, 



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