THE CULTIVATOR. 
March. 
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considerable resemblance in form to caterpillars. 
We should have supposed the above-mentioned 
insect to be the rose Saw-fly, described by Harris, 
were it not for the fact that the latter works on 
the upper instead of the under surface. They 
probably pass beneath the'surface of the soil and 
there change to the pupa state. Shaking them 
down on sheets and destroying them may be 
tried- syringing with soap-suds, or, still better, 
washing them with a solution of whale oil soap, in 
the proportion of a pound of soap to seven gal¬ 
lons of water, would probably be most effectual. 
Fruit Culture. 
The Newer Pears. —Hovey’s Magazine gives 
the following list of the newer pears, which have 
again fruited the past season, and proved fine:-—- 
Beurre Giffart, Beurre Langelier, Yisouziere, 
Sheldon, Adams, Bonne des Zees, Josephine de 
Malines, Moyamensing, Oswego Beurre, Pratt, 
Tea, Triomphe de Jodigne, Doyenne Goubault, 
Kingsessing, Lodge, &c. 
Among those that have borne the first time, and 
exhibited promising qualities, the following are 
enumerated: — Grand Soleil, Calebasse d’Ete, 
Moore’s Pound, Beurre Sterkman, (this has been 
fruited for several years by Col. Wilder,) Zephe- 
rine Gregoire, Poire des Chasseurs, Doyenne De- 
fais, Bergamot Leseble, Beurre Merod, Inominee 
Patrie, Belle Julie, Beurre Clairgleau, &c. 
“ Strawberries in November,” are acknow¬ 
ledged by the Southern Sentinel, from Charles A. 
Peabody, as picked on the 25th of that month. 
The New-York Agricultor corroborates this state¬ 
ment, but fears that his assertion from actual 
knowledge, that the same individual had grown 
them ripe ten months out of the twelve, will be 
received by his brother quill-drivers, as purely 
fabulous. We can relate a fact almost as remark¬ 
able which none of our readers, at least, will doubt, 
that in the comparatively cold climate of Western 
New-York, we have seen a dish of good ripe straw- 
berries, (of the Bush Alpine variety,) about one 
pint, picked on the first day of 12mo., (Dec.) .and 
have gathered good ripe specimens on the 6th of 
the same month. 
White Blackberry.- —This fruit is noticed in a 
late number of Hovey’s Magazine, by Robert 
Manning. He says the color is like that of a very 
ripe Sweetwater grape—shape like the black; 
berries slightly smaller,* flavor good. Its most 
remarkable property is “its productiveness, in 
which, (says R. Manning) it far surpasses any 
thing else of the kind that I have ever seen. The 
fruit is borne on long clusters, two of which come 
from every bud; and on two of these, fifty berries 
have been counted as the product of a single bud.” 
In consequence of the poor success which has at¬ 
tended all attempts to improve the blackberry by 
seedlings, R. Manning recommends that it be 
crossed with this pale variety. 
Culture of the Gooseberry. —-The committee 
of the Massachusetts Hort. Society, report on 
some beautiful specimens of English gooseberries, 
raised by paving under the bushes. They also 
speak in high terms of the continued excellence of 
Houghton’s Seedling, and of its always being free 
from mildew. -——— 
Rome Beauty. —This handsome apple, as we 
are informed by W. N. Gillett. a correspondent 
of the Western Hort. Review, requires for the full 
maturity of its size, color, beauty and flavor, to 
remain long on the tree. It hi ay be questioned, 
therefore, if it will prove of, rnu>ch.value as far 
north as the State of New-York-,;' where the sea¬ 
sons are shorter. The unusually .fi-uja growth of 
the tree,-its early productiveness, gbod keeping 
qualities, and its fair, large, handsome fruit, have 
probably contributed much more to its reputation 
than the quality and flavor. 
Influence of Manuring on Print Tz'ees. 
I would like to know from the experience of 
others, what is the effect .of manuring or enriching 
the different kinds of fruit tree's, with respect to 
bearing? (a.) 
Will not a liberal allowance cause fruit trees 
that bear abundantly every other year, to bear in 
the same way every year? ( b .) 
Will not an excess prevent their bearing abun¬ 
dantly, and force them to excess of growth and 
leaf? 
Will not an excess cause cherry trees to burst 
their bark, and engender insects to destroy their 
vitality? (c.) 
Such is the case in my garden—some pear trees 
which I enriched, but not too much, bore a second 
abundant crop, while another, which I made very 
rich, bore hut one pear this season. 
The peach trees growing in good limestone land, 
bear much larger fruit, and more abundantly, by 
a liberal allowance of manure. 
Is not the exposure, north, south, east or west, 
important and different with respect to the several 
varieties of fruit trees, in planting them on the* 
side of a hill? (d ) 
I have planted cherry trees three times succes¬ 
sively, in one spot, and with every care they have 
died, while a pear tree since planted in the same 
place, last year, is doing well. 
Which is the best time to prune trees—in the 
fall, spring, or mid-summer? (e.) J. Hamilton. 
Carlise, Pa., Jan., 1853. 
(а) The character of soils, as regards richness, 
has the following influence.on the productiveness 
of fruit trees: If the soil is poor, the trees will 
grow slowly, and the tendency will he to the for- 
mation of fruit buds. But the tree may be too 
feeble to bring these fruit buds forward, so as to 
produce a good crop—hence a higher degree of 
fertility, by not lessening much the formation of 
fruit buds, may develop them to far greater per¬ 
fection, and a full supply of large, well-ripened, 
high-flavored fruit, be the result. But if too great 
a fertility is given to the soil—a very rare fault— 
fruit buds will not be formed, or if formed, the 
young fruit may drop from the tree. This result 
frequently occurs with young trees when in a ra¬ 
pidly growing state, and should not be regretted, 
as it is much better they should attain size, than 
become checked by heavy crops while young. 
With larger trees it is very rare, a stunted condi¬ 
tion being by far the more frequent evil. 
Those varieties, such as the Bartlett and Juli¬ 
enne pears, which bear abundantly when young, 
will not be so soon rendered unproductive by ma¬ 
nuring, as the more tardy hearers, such as Tyson 
and Dix. but the fruit will* be improved in size, and 
greatly in quality, by the increased vigor of the 
trees. 
(б) Those varieties which bear alternate years, 
