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June. He repeated the moistening every fortnight, in the 
evening, in order to prevent evaporation, and that absorp- 
tion might be completely effected during the night. The 
solution was at the rate of 26 grains to a quart for the 
first three, and 35 grains per quart for the two last water- 
ings, He sent us, in the end of February from a tree 
thus treated, an Easter Beurre, so large that it could 
scarcely be recognized. He obtained like results in the 
following season. 
But we doubt whether the results would not be still 
more successful if the fruits alone were moistened with 
the solution, for then they would experience the stimulat- 
ion of their absorptive powers, and would thus draw to 
themselves a much greater quantity of sap, inasmuch as 
the absorption by the leaves would be much less intense. 
Experiments should, therefore, be made with regard to 
this point. 
9. Ringing the Shoot or Branch immediately below the 
Flowers. — Lancry exhibited to the Societe d’ Agriculture 
de Paris, in 1776, a branch of a plum tree which he had 
ringed. The fruits situated above the incision were much 
larger than those beneath it, and their ripening much 
farther advanced. Colonel Bouchotte, of Metz, thought 
of practising this operation on vines, in order to ascertain 
their ripening. He ringed about sixty perches, and the 
grapes were larger and fifteen days earlier. 1 have, with- 
in the last twelve years, repeated the experiment nearly 
every year on vines against walls, and always with like 
results. I have also tried it with the same success on the 
bearing shoots of the peach tree. It is necessary to per 
form the operation when the flowers are opening; the 
longer it is delayed after this period, the less is the effect 
produced. The incision should penetrate to the wood, 
and the ring of bark removed should have a width equal 
to half the diameter of the shoot. The width, however, 
should not exceed one-fifth of an inch, otherwise the 
wound will not close up, and the success of the operation 
will be affected. For removing this ring of bark we 
have invented a small instrument, called a coupe-seve. 
10. Inserting on vigorous trees Fruit-buds, with a por- 
tion oj the wood attached {Greffes en ecusson Girardin .') — 
This proceeding is only applicable to apples and pears. 
[Chifly to these we should say, for it has succeeded even 
in the case of stone fruit ] A tree which, in consequence 
of excessive vigor, has never produced blossom buds, may 
by this means be made to produce fruit of large size from 
the abundant supply of sap which the inserted blossom 
buds will receive. But in order to derive the greatest 
benefit, it is necessary, during the growing season, to 
pinch the vigorous shoots of the tree, otherwise these 
shoots would absorb the largest portion of the sap, to the 
injury of the fruit. 
11. Inarching vigorous Shoots on the footstalks of young 
fruits on the same tree, or on the bearing shoots near to 
where the fruits are attached. — Professor Thouin describes. 
Monographic des Greffes, a similar operation under the 
name of Greffe par approche Leberriays. M. Luizet, of 
Equilly, who certainly did not know of that description, 
again discovered this kind of inarching, and practised it 
with the view of increasing the size of fruits. This is how 
he operates ; — About the end of June he selects a vigor- 
ous shoot, which he inarches upon the peduncle of a fruit; 
then as soon as the union is effected, and the shoot has 
grown sufficiently to draw the sap in large quantity to- 
wards the juncion, he pinches the shoot in order to pre- 
vent it from absorbing too much sap to the injury of the 
fruit. When the stalk is too short, the shoot is inarched 
on the opposite side of the branch to that on which the 
fruit is situated. In both cases the shoot thus inarched 
acts as a nurse to the fruit, by drawing to its vicinity a 
large quantity of sap, and thus contributing to greatly in- 
crease its bulk. M. Luizet exhibited, in September last, 
at the exhibition of the Paris Horticultural Society, Easter 
Beurre and Grosse Calebasse Pears, and likewise Cling- 
stone peaches, which had been treated according to this 
method ; and they were much above the ordinary size of 
these varieties. — Magazine of Horticulture. 
HORTiCULTURAI. SCHOOI. FOR WOMEN. 
Wb find the following advertisement in all the leading 
papers of New York: 
G rand horticultural festival' and 
SOIREE DANSAlfTE. — A series of elegant enter- 
tainments to be continued from May 9th until the 16th 
inst., will be given at the Palace Garden (now greatly im- 
proved) and in the new and spacious Hall on the west 
side of the grounds, in aid of a contemplated Horticultural 
School for Females. Oratory, Music, Flowers, and Birds 
will be brought into requisition to make this the most in- 
teresting, intellectual and attractive Festival ever'given in 
New York. 
And we have this explanation of the objects of the ex- 
hibition, from the Tribune : 
“An effort is soon to be made by some noble women of 
our city to establish, on Long Island, a Horticultural School 
for Girls, where they may be practically instructed in 
Vine-dressing, the cultivation of Fruits and Flowers, and 
the related departments of Rural Industry. We regard 
the idea as beneficent and hopeful, and the enlargement of 
the sphere of Woman which it contemplates as the proper 
antidote to some of the sorest evils which now beset the 
path of that sex which has hitherto been accorded too 
much flattery, too little justice, and hardly more than a 
semblance of opportunity. One rare merit of this plan is 
its palpable fruitfulness : if we suppose no more than forty 
women inducted by it into the branch or branches of in- 
dustry contemplated, each of these will separately become 
a teacher in turn— not a pupil merely, but a school We 
believe the idea perfectly feasible, and, as the public is 
only asked to attend a series of attractive entertainments 
to be given in its behalf, we trust the response will be 
general and hearty.” 
GRAPE CUIiTURE AT THE SOUTH AND 
West. 
A distinguished cultivator of the Grape, who resides in 
St. Louis, Mo., and who has recently spent several 
months in the South, says, in a private letter to the editor 
of this journal . 
“I have received the treatise on ‘ Grape Culture and 
Wine Making in the South, ^ which I have read with inter- 
est and profit. The good, sound, practical directions 
contained therein must do a great deal towards stimulat- 
ing and directing wine growers towards success. 
“Wine growing has been entirely successful in this 
latitude, and is destined to increase until it stands 
among the most important and beneficial pursuits of the 
country; but from all I can learn of the experiments at 
the South, I am certain you have a far better climate, and 
that the culture will meet with corresponding success and 
profit. Your wines will have more body, but, perhaps, 
less delicacy than those of the Northern [or Western] 
States, but your crop will be far more certain ; as I am 
told they are seldom or never affected by rot, which is 
occasionally so destructive here. If any remedy for this 
could be found, we should have here 700 or 800 gallons 
to the acre, instead of 300 or 400. But for this we can 
only hope. 
“Premiums have recently been awarded in this city for 
the best treatise on wine growing. The one selected will 
soon be published — when out, I will take pleasure in for- 
warding it to you. 
