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tumn cover the Vines with earth and coarse hter, 
or hay; in April uncover them, and train them toa 
railing made for that purpose. 
Cherry Trees do not succeed in a low heavy 
soil; they thrive best in a light rich earth, rather 
sandy. Peaches will grow well in any soil, pro- 
vided the earth is kept light around each Tree. 
Apples, Pears, and Plums, require a heavier soil ; 
but the earth around them ought to be kept rich 
and light; it is much the best to keep the ground 
cultivated. 
DIRECTIONS FOR CULTIVATING PEACH 
TREES IN A HEALTHY STATE. 
As many persons have been deterred from plant- 
ing Peach Trees, in consequence of so many Trees 
of that fruit having been destroyed throughout the 
country, by a disease called the Yellows, which, 
like an epidemic, spreads from Tree to Tree, until 
whole Orchards are destroyed by it; the proprie- 
tors, having for many years paid particular atten- 
tion to it, presume they can now give such direc- - 
tions as will enable those who will attend to them, 
to preserve a large proportion of their Trees in as 
healthy a state, and to have as fine fruit as formerly, 
That the disease does not originate froma worm at 
the root, repeated examinations of Trees affected — 
by it, where not a mark of a worm was to be found, | 
together with instances of Peach Trees budded on 
Plum and Almond stocks taking the disease, is suf- 
ficient evidence that it originates at the top, and 
not at the root, except where the root may come in 
contact with a diseased Tree, and receive the infec- 
tion through the sap; as it is found that a small 
piece of bark from a diseased Tree, united to 2 
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