ABOUT FBUITS, FLOWERS AXD FAEMIXG. 303 



CARE OF PEACH-TREES. 



Take a light hoe and remove the earth from the trunk 

 of your trees. If there are worms there you may detect 

 them from the gum which has exuded, or by the channels 

 which they have made in the bark, or if by neither of these, 

 by the discoloration of the bark in spots. Scrape the bark 

 gently with the back of a knife, and you can easily detect 

 the traces of worms if any are there. Cut freely and boldly 

 both ways along their track so as to lay bare the channel 

 in its whole length — remove the worm, and the bark will 

 very soon heal. Sometimes four, six, and even more will 

 be found in one tree. The ashes of stone coal, blacksmiths' 

 cinders, wood ashes, lime, the refuse stems of tobacco, plant- 

 ing tansy around the trunk, these, and dozens of other 

 remedies are proposed. For our own part we rely solely 

 on our jack-knife. In March or April, and then again in 

 August or September, according to the season, we search 

 the trimk thoroughly. We can attend to twenty trees in 

 an hour or two ; and when eating freely of delicious peaches 

 we never had a qualm of regret for having so spent the 

 time. 



We have practised sowing salt imder fruit-trees with 

 decided advantage. If one pound of saltpetre be added to 

 every six pounds of salt, it will be yet better. We sow 

 enough to make the ground look moderatel^ white, and 

 prefer to do it in wet weather. «v\i^^ 



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The most salable butter, quality being equal, is that 

 which is neatest done up. There is a great deal in the looks 

 of a thing. You'll always find it so. * 



