24 On Peach Trees. 



constant successions may be counted upon, without the 

 toil and disappointments of attempts, to prolong the 

 duration of this short lived tree. I perceive Mr. H. 

 is travelling the same road of experiment, to save de- 

 dining, or insure healthy trees, I have passed over be- 

 him. He will be fortunate, if he does not meet with 

 similar disappointments. 



September^ 1807- 



As I predicted, the ^^ yellow s^'^ are seen making de- 

 structive ravages in Mr. Heston's peach plantation. I 

 have lost a great proportion of my trees, by the same 

 malady, this year. Some of them were young and vi- 

 gorous. We have had two successive rainy seasons. 

 I do not recollect ever to have seen more general de- 

 struction among peach trees, throughout the whole of 

 the country. It seems that excessive moisture is one, 

 if not the primary cause of this irresistable disease. 



