154 GRAFT AGE. 



prongs, and has developed a more symmetrical root system. 

 The root system of the budded trees is deeper and more 

 symmetrical because the stocks or roots were longer. Figs. 

 149 and 150 each show, beginning at the left, Fallawater, 

 Golden Russet, Hubbardston and Gravenstein apple trees. 



150, Root-grafied trees. 



Those in Fig. 149 are first-class three-year budded trees 

 from an eastern nursery. Those in Fig. 150 are first-class 

 three-year root-grafted trees from a western nursery. The 

 disparity in sizes of short-piece-root trees and budded trees 

 of lilte actual age, is well seen in Figs. 151 and 152. They 



