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



Kind of Root 



Mazzard 



cherry roots. . 



Mazzard 



cherry roots. , 



Mahaleb 



cherry roots. 



Mahaleb 



cherry roots. . 



Mahaleb 



cherry roots. . 



Mahaleb 



cherry roots. 



Mahaleb 

 cherry roots. 



Mahaleb 



cherry roots. 



Location 



of 



Root 



Largest 

 Diameter 



3 inches below 

 surface 



7 inches below 

 surface 



Date of F 



1 inch below 

 surface .... 



2 inches below 

 surface 



, 3 in.. 



25 in.., 



reezing, M 



1 in.... 



.15 in. 



Length 



Tem- 

 pera- 

 ture 



5 in... 



5 in. 



arch 21,1 



10 in... 



6 in.... 



3 inches below 

 surface 



4 inches below 

 surface 



5 inches below 

 surface 



1 inch below 

 surface 



,4 in... 



.4 in... 



.3 in. 



1 in.... 



8 in.... 



-10 



-10 



913. 



-10 



-10 



-10 



6 in.... -10 



4 in. 



14 in. 



-10 



-10 



Results 



Cortex and cam- 

 bium severely 

 injured 

 throughout. 

 Pith injury in 

 last 4 in. 



Cortex and cam- 

 bium injury 

 throughout. 

 Pith injury in 

 last 3 inches. 



No injury in 5 

 in. nearest 



crown. Cortex 

 injury slight 

 in remainder. 



Cambium slight- 

 ly injured in 

 first 2 in. Cam- 

 bium and cor- 

 tex in remain- 

 der. 



Cambium and 

 cortex injury 

 throughout. 

 Very slight 



nearest crown. 

 Pith injury in 

 last 2 inches. 



Cambium and 

 cortex injury 

 slight in first 2 

 in.; more severe 

 in next 2 in. 

 Cambium, cor- 

 tex and pith in- 

 jury in termi- 

 nal 2 inches. 



Cambium and 

 cortex slightly 

 injured. 



No injury in 

 highest 7 in. 

 Very slight 



injury in cam- 

 bium and cor- 

 tex of remain- 

 der. 



