1871 



THE POMOLOGIST AKD GARDENER. 



183 



By Messrs. Rudolph & English, of Richmond, 

 Va., Five Dollars, at tlic disposal of the Society. 



By Southern Fertilizer Co., Twenty Dollars, at 

 the disposal of the Society. 



The above Figs, Grapes and Wines, entered for 

 premiums, to he the property of the Society, for 

 the use of those members residing in those locali- 

 ties where tliej* are not grown. 



The whole amount of Premiums, general and 

 special, otTered by societies and individuals, in Vir- 

 ginia, has been generously placed by them at the 

 disposal of the American Pomological Society. 



It is also e.vpecled that other premiums will be 

 added to the above list. 



Frnlt and Crops in Georgia. 



Mr. A. C. Cook, Covington, Ga., writes, June 

 20th : " We will, in Georgia, have this season a 

 large crop of most kinds of fruits, especially peach- 

 es. Blackberries are now ripe. Chlskasaw plums 

 nearly gone ; they could be gathered by wagon 

 loads. The hardy grapes are doing well, although 

 we have had a good deal of wet weather, such as 

 naturally induces mildew. Wheat and oats have 

 been badly atlected by it. The Walter, Eumelae, 

 Goethe, and other Roger's Hybrids have not shown 

 any signs of disease. Some of them have already 

 made 10 to 13 feet canes, and this the second season. 

 There are but few figs; the trees were badly in- 

 jured by the severe frost of 34th of December last 

 — 10 above zero at our house. I heard of other lo- 

 calities as low as 7 above zero. 



It has been too wet and cold in April and May 

 for cotton and corn. There will hardly be over 

 two-thirds as much cotton as last year, which will 

 prove a blessing for the South, as they will obtain 

 more money than they would for a full crop. 



More attention is bestowed this season than for- 

 merly on corn, peas and small grains, stock, etc. 

 There is a fine opening for the dairy business in 

 this country. Green feed can be produced nearly 

 all the year, and milk and butter will command 40 

 and 50 cents, respectively. This is also one of the 

 finest countries in the Union for raising sheep. It 

 will not cost 50 cents per head, the year round. 

 We have one of the best climates for health and la 

 bor, the temperature seldom below 30 degrees F., or 

 above 90 degrees. We only need capital and intel- 

 ligent labor to make the South a second Eden. Our 

 people are law abiding and welcome all emigrants 

 that may come to settle amongst us with a view to 

 improve our lands or utilize our water power. 



Qbub in Pe.\ch Treks. — Examine the roots of 

 the peach trees a few inches below the surface of 

 the ground. If gum exudes, the grub is certainly 

 at work under the bark. Dig it out at once. 

 Should you chance to see a copper colored sub- 

 stance exuding from the stem of an apple tree, a 

 borer may be found there also. 



Plums for Name.— Mr. J. D. Redfleld, Vinton, 

 Iowa, sends us specimens of plums bottled in alco- 

 hol for a name, and of which he writes : " I grafted 

 the scions from which these pJums were grown into 

 common wild plum stocks about three years ago. 

 The trees arc very hardy and the fruit of good 

 qnality." 



We can scarcely approximate anything like a 

 correct decision on the question of variety, as both 

 the natural color and Ihivor of the fruit are neutral- 

 ized by the effects of the alcohol — two very impor- 

 tant essentials in passing judgment upon fruit of 

 any kind. With fruit ripe and fresh from the trees, 

 we might identify it, and if not attended with too 

 much inconvenience, should be pleased to receive 

 and examine specimens when in season. 

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FnniT IN W.\sniNGTON Territory. A. B. Rob- 

 erts, Walla Walla, W. T., writes us June 16 : " Our 

 season has been backward on account of much rain. 

 Strawberries and Cherries are now in their full 

 prime. Grapes are mostly in bloom, though some 

 varieties are past blooming. Grapes bloomed tliis 

 year just ten days later than last season. Our fruit 

 crop is generally good. I will send you some 

 specimens this summer if you wisli — say, some 

 grapes or plums, in the production of both of which 

 we think we can equal the most favored localities 

 in the world. 



Remarks. We shall be pleased to receive speci- 

 mens of your W. T. fruits, and to compare size 

 and quality with Iowa productions of the same 

 sort. 



Water Sprouts and Suckers. During the sea- 

 son of growth, orchard trees should be looked over 

 at regular intervals of two or three weeks, and all 

 water sprouts and suckers rubbed ofl'. If too large 

 and firm to be thus removed without mutilating the 

 bark of the tree, cut them off close up, and smooth 

 — not leaving the slightest stub. Nothing gives to a 

 tree or an orchard, an aspect so Slovenish and for- 

 saken, as does a crop of water sprouts and suckers, 

 to say nothing of their exhaustive effects upon the 

 legitimate growth of the trees. 



To Save Girdled Trees.— A. Dwinell of Wal- 

 pole, N. H., writes to the N. Y. Farmers' Club : 

 '' Three years ago the present spring I found that 

 one of my largest and finest apple trees was girdled. 

 The bark was gnawed entirely oft' close to the 

 ground to the width of about four inches. I imme- 

 diately banked the tree with clayey loam to the 

 height of ten or twelve inches, stamping the dirt 

 firmly around the gnawed spot. The tree at the 

 present time is as thrifty as any in the orchard. It 

 has borne two fine crops of fruit since it was in- 

 jured, and no signs of decay have ever been 

 apparent. 



