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in the West that has stood. There is no injury to it. When I have 

 detected anything wrong I have resorted to root pruning. 



Mr. Galusha — I have some in my land. The terminal buds are hard 

 and firm, and yet the second growth is not equal either in number of 

 buds or length, to the first growth. It seems to me that it is not 

 true that the second growth^ when it forms its terminal bud, is equal 

 to the first growth. 



Mr. Barry — I want to ask as to those anticipated branches on the 

 Cheny ? Do you not know that there are a great number of varie- 

 ties of the Cherry that produce these anticipated shoots, and it is not 

 because the growth of the tree has been arrested by the weather or 

 anything else, but simply from the non-development of the buds 

 below. 



Dr. Hull — Is that common with you? 



Mr. Barry — Yes, sir, quite common. There are some varieties that 

 run out on a single straight shoot during the year. The Early Rich- 

 mond and most of the Dukes and Morellos do produce these side 

 branches in great profusion. 



Dr. Hull — If you will examine your trees you will find that that 

 growth has been interrupted. 



Mr. Wier — I do not think the terminal bud stops growing at all on 

 these trees. Do you know that the Early Richmond will begin to 

 branch when it is a foot high ? 



Mr. Barler — I have got the impression on my mind that we are to do 

 everything we can to keep them growing. 



Dr. Hull — In the South you ought — in the North you must not. At 

 Alton you must, but not in the North. 



Mr. Earle — On orchard trees as well? 



Dr. Hull — I say, yes. We do not wish to have our fruit buds excited 

 after they have gone to rest. But w^e are under the necessity, North, 

 of keeping nursery stock to rest, because these conditions of frost, 

 etc., will attend them. When a tree has been affected and you cut 

 through the bark, the j^oung wood is as black as ink. That is from the 

 albuminous matter not being perfectly matured, and hence our northern 



