"A THINNING TIIK KIM II. 



side of the tree than the other by ;ui occasional root-pruning, 

 there can be little difficulty in bending over even large trees, aiid 

 little injury need result to the tree. 



Standing up or tying ])ine boughs or corn stover in among the 

 brandies has been also suggested, and might be easily and cheap- 

 ly accomplished if the trees are trained low. The high price 

 which thoroughly ripe native fruit commands, will warrant con- 

 siderable expense in the application of any system that will in- 

 sure a crop every season. 



TmxxiXiJ THK FiiriT. Of all the large fruits cultivated per- 

 haps none are more benefited by thinning than the Peach. The 

 tree is very likely, when it does produce a crop, to set so manv 

 blossoms that the tree will be almost certain to be injured in its 

 attempt to ripen the crop. The annual pruning or shortening-in 

 is beneficial by removing nearly one-halt' of the fruit buds, but 

 it will be found that one-half of those remaining may generally 

 bi removed. When the fruit has reached from one-fourth to 

 one-half inch in diameter, the t rees should be examined and all 

 imperfect specimens removed. <)nl\ one good specimen should 

 be left on the short spurs of from one to five inches in length; 

 and on the longer branches, only one to each five indies of \\ood. 

 The quantity of fruit will not he diminished, on account of the in- 

 creased six.e of each specimen, while the number of seeds mat ured 

 will be lessened. Now the injury to the tree results from its ef- 

 fort in ripening a large number of seed-, rather than in the pulp 

 that Surrounds them, hence the wisdom of thinning the fruit on 

 this account alone. 



CLASSIFICATION. The fruit i-- divided into two great classes, 

 tin "white fleshed " and "yellow tleshed " varieties. These mav 

 be again divided into " free-tone- " and " clingstone*," those in 

 which the stone does not adhere to the pulp, and varieties in 

 which the flesh clings to the stone. 



The YfkrietieS of both cla--e> that are most desirable inihis 

 latitude, are given in the order of ripening: 



^ I l.i <\\ I 1.1 -in I- VAKII i DBS, 



Crawford's Earl if. A fine, large Peach, of good quality, ripen- 

 ing early in September. The tree is very vigorous and produc- 

 tive, but not quite as hardy as some of the white-fleshed varie- 

 ties. It brings the highest price in the market, and is a free- 

 stone variety. 



Crawford's Late. Very .-imilar to the above, but perhap- a 

 little larger and more hard\ ; ripens the last of September: free- 

 stone. 



WHITK. KI.IMIII' V. Mill III-. 



Waterloo. Medium to large, of fair quality, and ripening 

 about the first of August; clingstone. 



Earl// /i''Vfr.--.- -Medium to lar^e; creamy white in color, and 

 of good quality ; August. 



