182 Mode of Obtaining Cherries without Stones. 



Art. III. Mode of obtaining Cherries without Stones. 



By E. M. R. 



It is stated, by a correspondent of the " Courier des Etats 

 Unis,^' that experiments have been tried in France, for ob- 

 taining cherries without stones, and proved successful. 



The method by which this object is attained is quite sim- 

 ple. In the spring, before the full circulation of the sap, a 

 young seedling cherry-tree is split from the upper extremity 

 down to the fork of its roots ; then, by means of a piece 

 of wood in form of a spathula, the pith is carefully re- 

 moved from the tree, in such a manner as to avoid any ex- 

 coriation, or other injury ; a knife is only used for com- 

 mencing the split. Afterward the two sections are brought 

 together, and tied with woollen, care being taken to close 

 hermetically with clay the whole length of the cleft. 



The sap soon reunites the separated portions of the tree, 

 and, two years afterward, cherries are produced of the usual 

 appearance, but, instead of stones, there will only be small 

 soft pellicles. 



April, 1845. 



Art. IV. Destruction of the Red Spider. By a Correspondent. 



One of our correspondents states that he was exceedingly 

 troubled with the red spider, on his grape vines, in the grapery, 

 last summer; and, as a means of getting rid of them, he 

 steamed his house with sulphur, in the following manner : 

 A common furnace was placed in the centre of the house, 

 filled with live coals ; on this an iron kettle was placed, filled 

 with water ; two or three pounds of sulphur were then put in, 

 and the whole boiled until all the water was evaporated, 

 when more water and sulphur were added, until the house 

 was completely filled with the fumes from the kettle ; the 

 house, of course, being closed; selecting a cloudy day for the 

 experiment. Every red spider was destroyed, and the grapes 

 were not infested again with them during the season. T. M. 



April, 1845. 



