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MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



Growth of Cions in Bearing Trees. 



Variety. 



Harry Kaump 



Iowa Blush 



McMahon 



Severs 



Sally 



Sweet Seedling .... 

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Longfield 



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May 16. 



The season was very dry and bad for nursery stock. All of 

 the young trees were taken up November 12, and healed in for the 

 winter. 



The above report is given, not as indicating valuable results 

 obtained, but as showing in a general way the work commenced in 

 the "cold northeast." The deep snows constitute a serious 

 obstacle to successful nursery culture during the first year or so. 

 It is for this reason that the trees were taken up the first winter. 



During the coming year the list of varieties under trial will be 



