ORCHARDS. 



so hard, that the fly cannot make the puncture in order to de- 

 posit the egg, or if deposited it perishes. After the worm is 

 cut out in the spring, draw the earth up around the body of 

 the tree, six or eight inches above the other ground. 



There are several other ways prescribed to remedy this evil. 

 Unleached ashes applied around the root of the tree about the 

 beginning of June, being formed into a small mound, will pro- 

 tect the tree where the bark is most tender. This should be 

 levelled in October, to give the bark an opportunity of hard- 

 ening. It is suggested that the wash of potash, heretofore de- 

 scribed, might, by a proper application, at a suitable time, after 

 the deposition of the eggs of the insect, prevent their genera- 

 tion. 



Mr. ELLIS, of New Jersey, prevents the injury arising from 

 the worm by the use of rye straw. In the spring, when the 

 blossoms are out, clear away the dirt so as to expose the root 

 of the tree to the depth of three inches; surround the tree with 

 straw about three feet long, applied lengthways, so that it may 

 have a covering one inch thick, which extends to the bottom 

 of the hole, the butt ends of the straw resting upon the ground 

 at the bottom. Bind this straw round the tree with three 

 bands, one near the top, one at the middle, and the third at 

 the surface of the earth; then fill up the hole at the root with 

 earth, and press it closely around the straw. When the white 

 frost appears the straw should be removed, and the tree remain 

 uncovered until the blossoms put out in the spring. By this 

 process the fly is prevented from depositing the egg within 

 three feet of the root; and although it may place the egg above 

 that distance, the worm travels so slow that it cannot reach the 

 ground before frost, and therefore it is killed before it is able 

 to reach the tree. 



When the curculio attacks the peach tree, let it be treated 

 as before recommended. 



The yellows is a disease of a more serious nature; for as 

 neither the source nor the precise character of the disease is 

 understood, it has hitherto baffled every endeavour to subdue 

 it. The yellows is capable of being communicated from one 

 tree to another, and the consequence is certain death. A knife, 

 which has been used in pruning a diseased tree, will commu- 

 nicate it to a healthy one. It will spread through a whole 

 orchard, like a contagion, as it is, if the trees infected be not 

 immediately destroyed. This, therefore, is the only remedy 

 yet known. As the time of blooming in the spring is supposed 

 to be the period of taking the disease, all trees, when discover- 

 ed to be infected, should be previously removed. 



Peach trees are also liable to be injured by the bursting of 



