Mulching Pear Trees

Tho pcar trees abstracts kom the sil a verv arge amount of water, parting; with ït at tho surfaces of its leaves, depositing during iïs passage tbc mater ata held in solutiou, to farm tree, fruit, etc. We havo all uotiocd tbat u ooniiuuous streanj of lukowtmn water Roon causes the substance on which it falls to bccomo miicb heated ; aud thu.- in suuimer the suu fallbg on the carlh ai"oand a pear tree, natúrally give.s lo its water a lurge amouut oí heat, Allbougb inving to ifc-é Bina'J uuouiit of tus!] water wliich would compaiaively jasi into othor kinds of iFCea, tlu-y rrrtgkt not be injured; yot with the pear u eo tho qáaOtitj is PO largo that it s'itloiis t:v vegetable albumen of tho sap, ñ'oni the great uceumulatioa of heat, auJ pre vents the easy and uatnral BoW to tlio termini of tho tree, casing bljght, etc. All tliis is easily provented bysHg.'it iiiulehiug. It should bo remc'inbei-cd, iiowevor, bfiforo severo vycadier in tho Fall, tliat tliiu uiu'.ch should be draw away from the treo, a'l t restored uniil ihe tree bas parled wiih iis leaves. Wi'en th'iH is cyLected, tho peur tree wiM etiiit'mu.ii io trttfe up water during its 'ato growth, whicb ffotj uently depneits ïtfielf belvveon tho treo ai.d the ba I;, thus caiising lonso hurk'; winter Migl i, etc. Whcu the gro.wlh, howeVer, arrueted by ibu removiil of the mulch, ihe c:ijiii:;iry attraction ;a rendeivd Ic.-d aotivr, at ari c;. Hier d'itC. llius tue 11 n1 M prótOcto'd.-