NANISM, OR STUNTEDNESS. 



Of course this dwarfing, or stuntedness, varies 

 much in degree. Some plants will not be more 

 than one-fourth the normal size, while there will 

 be all grades between this and where the dwarf- 

 ing is so slight as to be hardly recognizable. 



52. Plants stunted by strong fertilizer. 



An examination of such plants reveals the fact 

 that no external agencies in the nature of fungi 

 or insects have caused the trouble. The roots 



