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\ planted trees. If trees are properly planted in the way we have directed, and the mulching is 1 
; ! immediately performed, there is little danger of the tree, even if dry weather should ensue. It is ! 
ij much preferable to watering, but both are unnecessary except in cases of late plantihg, followed 
\ by dry, hot weather. 
\ 9th. After-Culture. — For several years after young trees are planted, the ground should be 
1 1 kept well cultivated around them, and if necessary, a top dressing of rotten manure should be ! 
-| spaded in by the extremities of the roots occasionally. Such attention as this, will bring trees 1 
! quickly into productivenesss, while on the other hand, if they are neglected after planting, and the j 
i grass and weeds permitted to grow up around them and exhaust the soil of its nourishing proper- \ 
j ties ; the trees become stunted, mossy, and most likely diseased, and if they are not cut down, 
* ; they remain but to cumber the ground, 
\ ' 10th. Pruning. — Trees in open orchard culture, require but little pruning. It is necessary to 
| ! apply the knife, however, less or more, every season ; suckers or shoots from the lower part of 
the tree., must be kept down ; side branches springing from the body of the tree, must be removed; 
| the head must be kept shapely and open, for the admission of light and air ; and such limbs as 
< \ cross each other, or rub against each other, must be removed. This may be done at a leisure sea- 
son of the year, before the opening of the'gronnd. The stone fruits, cherry, &c, should never be 
cut or wounded in the spring, when the sap is flowing rapidly, as then they are liable to "bleed," j 
1 or "gum," which frequently proves fatal to them. They may be pruned safely at other times | 
! | . — mid-summer is a good time, as then the wounds heal up rapidly. 
\\ 11th. Destructive Insects. — The insects most annoying to the Horticulturist in our section \ 
i are, the Caterpillar, Curculio, Aphis, and Slug-worm. The great point in destroying insects, 
] is to commence the work of destruction early. The first mentioned, the Caterpillar, is a most 
! voracious filthy insect. The Apple orchards in many sections of the country, for a year or two 
; past, have been literally besieged with them. We have seen orchards, and even trees in door- 
i yards, as destitute of leaves in May and June as they were in January, and frightfully loaded with 
! these insects. The clumps of eggs should be gathered and destroyed in March or April before 
; they hatch ; if allowed to hatch, which they do about the middle of May* their nests may be re- 
1 movftP'wffh the hand, early in the morning, while they are all at home ; or as some practice, they 
ji may be destroyed by saturating them with Ammonia, applied with a piece of cloth or sponge tied 
on the end of a stick that will reach into the tree. 
The Curculio. — This is, in this country, the most troublesome of all insects to the ] 
fruit grower, the most difficult to subdue. It not only preys upon the Plum, Apricot and Necta- ! 
! rine, but even attacks the Cherry, Apple and Peach. The destruction of this insect calls for the \ 
\ most persevering efforts of all who desire to grow fruit successfully. The most effectual remedies ] 
1 within our knowledge, and we have tried many, are the following: As soon as the insects enter i 
on their labors, which is readily known by their mark on the young fruit, shake or rather jar the i 
i trees effectually, having a cloth spread under them to receive the insects when they drop. Kill the \ 
' insects immediately, and throw the diseased fruit to the hogs — repeat this operation daily, in the 1 
1 morning, as long as any are to be found We herve seen fine erops of Plums saved this season by 
! a proper following up of this method. It is recommended by some to strew salt on the ground | 
around the trees early in the spring, in order to kill the insects in the ground before they emerge, | 
and also at the time the injured fruit begins to drop, to kill the insect while moving from the fruit 
! into the ground. We have no doubt but the application of salt in this way, will aid materially in 
' arresting the ravages of this insect. Salt may be safely strewed around trees, to the depth of one- 
! fourth of an inch or more, and if it does not kill the Curculio, it Will at least act as a fertilizer of 
J the soil. Salt is good for the Plum tree. 
, | Aphides. — These insects infest the young shoots of the Apple, Pear, Cherry, Plum, &c, during 
] i the summer, as well as Roses and other ornamental plants — but they are easily destroyed if ta- 
| ken in time. We use successfully, a mixture of soap suds and tobacco water, put on with a 
syringe or a white wash brnsh. For ornamental plants, where cleanliness is very desirable, a so- 
lution of Ammonia, (Smelling Salts) in water, in the proportion of about half an ounce to a quart, 
; ! put on with a syringe, is one of the best applications known. 
; The Slug worm attacks the foliage of the Pear and Cherry in the month of June, and if not 
destroyed in time, makes sad havoc. They may be destroyed at once by sprinkling them over 
with ashes or slacked lime. In destroying insects it is necessary to repeat all operations until the 
*work is complete. 
