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Elementary Principles of Agriculture 



Roots of trans- 

 planted plants 

 should be se- 

 verely pruned. It 

 is not the length 

 of the roots left 

 that favor the 

 plant, but the 

 quickness with 

 which new 

 branches with 

 root -hairs are 

 formed. Severe 

 pruning pro- 

 motes vigorous 

 branching in 



many plants, notably the strawberry, celery, etc. 



187. In Removing Large Limbs, extra care should be 



taken to get the cuts at the proper place and angle. 



Fig. 66. Showing proper position and angle of cut 

 to use in removing large limbs. 



Fig. 67. Fig. 68. Fig. 69 



Healing of properly made cuts. Photographs by Prof. F. A. Waugh. 



