A&RICULTURAL MUSEUIVt, S)i0 



terrain, the bark becomes soft enough and proper foi' 

 \hc use of the wasp, who will use tliat part as vvel! as near 

 the root. 



The Ibllouing modes of preserving the peach tree 

 iiave been fouud the most successful — while the tree i» 

 youn;^-. get ivoixi the jjoLtcrs an eartiien pot, open at botii 

 ends ; by cv,mprcssiru»- tiic limbs of the uee draw it grnt* 

 \y over to the ground — sink it ihree or four inchC's be! 

 low the surface, having it suriiciently long to raise eiglit 

 or ten inches above the ground, fill tliis up with coarse 

 dry sand, free irom mixture of joani or clay ; the pot 

 should be about tea inches in diameter. Where pets can- 

 not be obtained, dig the earth away from the roots for 

 about one foot around the tree, and put in coarse sand 

 behig careful to riiise it in the form of a mound for eight 

 or ten inches, 'i'he advantages of the sand are that be- 

 ing of a dry nature, the bark becomes too hard for the 

 sting of the wasp, and if it succeeds to perforate the tree, 

 as soon as the worm begins to work, the sand rolls ia 

 after him and strangles him in his hole, besides these ad- 

 vantages it is a well known iact, that peach trees always 

 igrow best in a sandy soil. 



Anotiier method which has been found to succeed, is 

 to tie a coarse linen or matting round the trunks of tlie 

 ti'ccs, but this will answer no purpose unless the wrap- 

 per extends three or four iPiclies under ground as well 

 as above ; to prove this, examine your trees and }ou uill 

 lind that the seat of the mischief is from the surface to 

 four or five inches below tiie earth. 



Another reason why so many lose their peach trees is 

 the neglect to trim them ; they grow so very luxuriant- 

 ly that unless they are projjci'ly trimmed, they quickly 

 arrive at untimely old age; to trim tlie top into a round 

 bushy form is best. 



As this is the season for budding or inoculation, the 

 writer of this would particularly advise the budding to 

 be done on the quickest growth p/z(w6 stocks, which is 

 th^ most ccrtaia remedy against the worm. Lgt the bud 



