22 THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE 



great quality required at shows : which is a serious 

 mistake, as being no sort of criterion of the state 

 of a field of roots, unless it be an adverse one : as 

 a 10 lb. malformed root, with its huge top, will 

 require more ground to grow than will half a dozen 

 roots averaging 2 lbs. each; whilst the latter are 

 certain to be better and will keep longer. 



