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33 Currant and Gooseberry Cuttings. The numerous suck- 
ers produced at the roots of Gooseberry and Currant trees, are 
often troublesome, as well as injurious to the trees. When young 
trees are raised from cuttings, this inconvenience may be en- 
tirely prevented, by removing the buds from that part of the 
cutting which is inserted in the earth. To produce good plants 
with single stems, no buds should be left on the cuttings within 
six inches of the soil. 
34 Mildew on VVall Trees. Mr. W. Townsend, in the Horti- 
cultural Register, states that early in the spring, he used lime 
water, mixtures of sulphur, of soap, turpentine, and other in- 
gredients, as a preventative against mildew on trees, but found 
them to have no effect as such. From his experience he has 
come to this conclusion, that nothing has yet been discovered 
which will act as a preventative. But after the disease has 
commenced, he says “ Water alone, if applied by a powerful 
engine, and early in the afternoon, is an effective remedy, but 
it must be regularly applied until the disease be eradicated; 
yet, if applied too early in the afternoon, it causes the leaves to 
assume a brownish appearance, but otherwise it does the trees 
no injury. ” We differ, in opinion, from Mr. Townsend, in this 
last assertion, regarding the injury sustained, for reasons which 
are explained in the following article. 
3-5 Watering Plants, exposed to the Sun. It is quite pro- 
verbial that plants should not be watered under a hot exposure 
to the sun. It is, doubtless, injurious, which the sceptic may 
readily prove. It is oftentimes said that jilants are scalded, 
when they have been watered in hot weather, and their foliage 
become brown from the injury. If would be more philosophic 
to say they are frozen, notwithstanding it may occur at Mid- 
summer; for the injury thus inflicted, certainly arises from the 
abstraction of heat, consequent on the rapid evaporation of the 
water, from the surface of the jdant. Its vessels become sud- 
denly constringed, as by an autumnal frost, and brown leaves 
bear evidence of the damage sustained. As far as is possible, 
artificial watering should be effected when nature assisfs the 
operation; either by a cool atmos|ihere, dews, or such gentle 
showers as oftentimes occur without effectually moistening the 
earth. Let none forget to tighten the surface of the soil, which 
frequent waterings may in some degree have Macadamized. 
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