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I'J.AiNT I'KUl'AGATIUN 



S])y and Tulman resulted in such peculiar changes in twig color — 

 sunie becoming red, some purple, etc. — that they could not be used 

 with safety for further cion wood until they had proved their 

 identity by coining into bearing. 



These and similar facts indicate that many common variations 

 in size and vigor so frequently shown by the same variety of tree, 



I YEAR 

 APPLE TRE.E3 



FRE NCH 



5ee.oLi NGs 



WHOLE ROOT 

 G R A F TS 



FIG. 1.S9— STAGES IN GRAFTED APPLE TREE PRODUCTION 



Notice that the finished trees are "whips." These are what cominercial 

 planters are largely preferring to two year trees because they allow the head tQ 

 be fgrmed at any height and they grow better than tl'e older trees. 



