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cover the Vines with earth and coarse litter
or hay; in April uncover them, and train them to a
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, provided
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 planting
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 proprietors,
having for many years paid particular attention
to it, presume they can now give such directions
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 from a 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 sufficient
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 infection
through the sap; as it is found that a small
piece of bark from a diseased Tree, united to a
        