. The North Carolina Presbyterian. trees, such as we have described,. and. set as suggeet<^ above, will be moreproductive than one hundred of an indiffer-ent description, and set in a careless man- lar^ouor any ot yourreaders furnish a guide? A, C. P. BaUvmore County^ Md. [The observation of our correspondentconfirm the ideas we expressed in our Spec-imen Number ae to the nature of the actionof salt in promoting the growth of vegetation,—namely that its advantage is moreowing to its hydroplcal property or powerof imparting moisture to the soil, than toany peculiar value of its elements as a
. The North Carolina Presbyterian. trees, such as we have described,. and. set as suggeet<^ above, will be moreproductive than one hundred of an indiffer-ent description, and set in a careless man- lar^ouor any ot yourreaders furnish a guide? A, C. P. BaUvmore County^ Md. [The observation of our correspondentconfirm the ideas we expressed in our Spec-imen Number ae to the nature of the actionof salt in promoting the growth of vegetation,—namely that its advantage is moreowing to its hydroplcal property or powerof imparting moisture to the soil, than toany peculiar value of its elements as a so-called fertilizer. With this view, it maybe laid down .as a rule that salt should nev-er be applied, except when it is advantageous,to add moistures to ths soil When plantsare at rest, an increase of moisture is of novalue, and, as it would seem in our corres-pondents instance, at times highly injuri-ous. [We shall be glad if our friends will fol-low up their observation and give us the re-sult.—Ed.] -^^ Gardners* THE LITTLE LAMBS PETITION. Oka^ard. in tby bosom folded,Let thj little iamb repom ; SareeUj, toodly, sAfaly well from all my ioes. With thy look of love direct me,Lest I wander frono thy ways ; With thy mightr arm protect me,Lest I fall an^fcrly pre;. • —*—.i** >«»^**^»- der. ^ ?« ? «.» SALT AS A FEBTILiZEB. • • On this subject your Specimen^ Number contains an article, which encourages theapplication of this mneral for horticulturalpurposes. Having experimented in thesame direction several years ago with rath-er contradictory results, I wul here etatenay experience, if for no better purpose,perhaps, then to draw from able heads atheory when and ifihere this material shouldbe applied. ^; Early in spring, 1855,1 planted three newbeds of Asparagus adjacent to two olderbeds, and when they were finished gave allof tham—the old beds as well as the new—a liberal mulching of spent salt, such asprovision packers furnish,
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