110 THE HOME ACRE. 



two inches below the surface, and five above with 

 strong hardware or sheathing paper. If this is 

 tied tightly about the tree, the moth cannot lay 

 its eggs upon the stem. A neighbor of mine has 

 used this protection not only on the peach, but also 

 on the apple, with almost complete success. Of 

 course the pests will try to find their way under it, 

 and it would be well to take off the wrapper occa- 

 sionally and examine the trees. The paper must 

 also be renewed before it is so far decayed as to be 

 valueless. It should be remembered also that the 

 borer will attack the trees from the first year of 

 life to the end. 



In order to insure an unfailing supply of this 

 delicious fruit, I should advise that a few trees be 

 set out every spring. The labor and expense are 

 scarcely greater than that bestowed upon a cab- 

 bage patch, and the reward is more satisfactory. 



For this latitude the following choice of varieties 

 will prove, I think, a good one : Early Alexander, 

 Early Rivers, Princess of Wales, Brandywine, Old 

 Mixon Free, Stump the World, Picquet's Late, 

 Crawford's Late, Mary's Choice, White Free Heath, 

 Salway, and Lord Palmerston. 



If the soil of one's garden is a stiff, cold, adhe- 

 sive clay, the peach would succeed much better 

 budded or grafted on plum-stocks. Some of the 

 finest fruit I have ever seen was from seedlings, 



