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B. Tap -root not trimmed; side roots two to three inches 



long. Twenty-two lived ; sixteen first-class trees. The 

 best lot. & and &&, Fig. 165, are average roots; & 

 weighed three pounds eight ounces, and bb three 

 pounds twelve ounces. 



C. Tap-root not trimmed; side roots one inch long. Fifteen 



lived; seven first-class trees. A poor lot. 



D. Tap-root cut to six inches; side roots one inch long. 



Fifteen lived; 1 first-class tree, d, Fig. 165, was the 

 d bb b 



165. Typical results in pear trees. 



only tree in the lot worth saving, dd shows a tree still 

 living after having been in the ground two years, but 

 it had made no roots whatever. It was trimmed to a 

 bare stump when set. Six trees behaved in this way, 

 and only two of them made a callus on the wound. 

 The tops did not grow, but they supported a few 

 leaves. The stub -root probably absorbed a little 

 moisture, and there was some food stored in the wood, 

 so that the plant was able to live. 



