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season seems to have been no general exception to this rule, 

 but iii plat 8, where the largest tree has reached a height of 11 

 ft., there seems to have been very little killing back last winter, 

 and a greater tendency than usual to establish leading branches. 

 lu a good many specimens in this plat, an upward growing branch 

 has taken the ascendency, and promises a good, symmetrical 

 growth. In plats 18 and 19, planted one year later, very few 

 specimens have shown any tendency to develop tree form. The 

 actual height of the trees, is very little above what it was a year 

 ago, there being in most cases only a number of withes at each 

 crown. As this tree is not a strong one, this tendency to form 

 forked branches of equal size, results disasterously to the tree 

 growth, by these branches splitting down, as soon as loaded 

 with leaves. The maples in plats 25, 26 and 27 were planted 

 one year later than those in plats 18 and 19. The trees were 

 ordered from the same nursery, but very few died back. They 

 are making rapid, symmetrical growth, and at present promise 

 well as nurse tress. A greater annual growth was averaged by 

 trees that died back. This unusual growth, may result in leav- 

 ing the tissues infirm, and unable to withstand the winter; 

 hence the continued tendency, in trees that have once winter- 

 killed. 



