ORCHARD PROTECTION. 



The philosophy of this disease should come in for more than 

 passing notice. It is well known that one branch or portion of a 

 dormant plant may start into growth independent of the con 

 dition of the rest of the plant. Thus a branch from a grape vine 



Fig. 18. Apple tree with trunk protected by boxing. Such treatment 

 protects from sunscald, from severe freezing, and from cultiva- 

 tion injuries. 



or other plant, brought through an opening into the greenhouse 

 ii 1 . winter, will soon start into growth while the rest of the vine 

 is frozen out doors. So the portion of the trunk of an apple 



