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same length, the first season. The seed does not re-produce in 

 quality the fruit it was taken from, and probably not one seedling 

 in a thousand would be as good as any of the better cultivated 

 kinds. Seedlings, however, are raised in large quantities, to be 

 used in grafting, to increase the named varieties. Apple seed is 

 generally obtained by washing out the pomace from cider mills. 

 The seeds are heavier than the pulp and are readily separated 

 from it by water. It is best not to allow the seed to get very dry, 

 and on this account some growers prefer to sow it in the fall s hort- 

 ly after cleaning, while others mix it with sand and keep it buried 

 in the ground until spring. If the seed gets very dry it often fails 



FIG. 50. (A) Tree with very poor roots, which were spoiled by being cut off 

 too short in digging. A common form. 



(B) A well rooted tree ivith all the roots coming from the scion. The origi- 

 nal root in which, the scion was set has been broken off. An uncommon 

 form. 



( C) A well rooted tree with fibrous roots. Such roots grow well if carefully 

 spread out when planted. An uncommon form. 



(D) A well rooted tree properly dug, leaving some roots from the scion. A 

 common form. 



