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SOME SPECIFIC ADVICE 



APPLE (HUBBARDSTON, BUDDED STOCK) 

 (Twenty-Jive trees in each lot) 



A. Normal. Roots six to eight inches. Twenty lived; sev- 



enteen first-class; a, Fig. 167, average specimen, one 

 pound fourteen ounces. 



B. Boots two to three inches long, and tap not cut. Eigh- 



teen lived; thirteen first-class. &, Fig. 167, average 



107. Average results on apple trees. 



specimen (a good root system!), one pound fourteen 

 ounces. 



C. Roots one inch long, and tap not cut. Twenty lived; 



twelve first-class, c, Fig. 167, best specimen in the 

 lot, two pounds eleven ounces. 



D. Roots one inch long, and tap cut back, thirteen lived ; 



four good trees, but not first-class, and four more with 

 fairly good roots but poor tops. <7, Fig. 167, 

 and typical specimen. 



