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Missouri Agr. Exp. Sta. Research Bulletin No. 8 



Where Stored 



Outside since 

 January 12, 

 1913 



Cold storage. . . 

 since January 

 12, 1913 



Cold Storage 

 since January 

 12, 1913 



Cold storage. . . 

 since January 

 12, 1913 



Cold storage. . . 

 since January 

 12, 1913.... 



Greenhouse 

 since January 

 12. 1913.... 



Greenhouse 

 since January 

 12, 1913..., 



Greenhouse 

 since January 

 12, 1913 



Location 



of 



Root 



6 inches be- 

 low surface.. 



Top even with 

 surface 



2 inches below 

 surface 



4 inches be- 

 low surface. 



6 inches be- 

 low surface.. 



Top even with 

 surface 



3 inches below 

 surface 



Diameter 



.3 in 



3 inches below 

 surface 



,7 in. 



,3 in. 



.35 in. 



.3 in. 



.7i 



in. 



Length 



10 in..., 



11 in. 



9 in. 



8 in. 



6 in. 



11 in.. 



,55 in. 



,5 in. 



Tem- 

 pera- 

 ture 



-9 



-9 



-9 



-9 



15 in. 



-9 



Results 



Cambium and 

 cortex injured 

 throughout. 

 Sap wood and 

 pith in last 6 

 inches. 



Very slight in- 

 jury of cam- 

 bium through- 

 out. Cortex 

 slightly in last 



2 inches. 



Very slight in- 

 jury of cam- 

 bium through- 

 out. Cortex in- 

 jured in last 



3 in. 



Cambium and 

 cortex injured 

 throughout. 

 Pith injury last 

 3 inches 



Cambium and 

 cortex slightly 

 injured 

 throughout. 

 (Injury in all 

 cases very 

 much less than 

 in those kept 

 outside). 



Very severe in- 

 jury through- 

 out in cam- 

 bium and cor- 

 tex. Pith and 

 wood less se- 

 verely injured. 



Very severe in- 

 jury in all tissues 



Very severe in- 

 jury in all tis- 

 sues. 



