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Table 31a. Showing Relative Resistance to Low Tempera- 

 tures of Apple Roots Kept in Dormant Condition 

 as Compared with Those in a Grow- 

 ing Condition. 



Kind of Root 



Outside 



Greenhouse 



Crown cut diameter ft to 

 Jiin 



Lower cut diameter \i to 

 A >n 



Crown cut diameter ft to 



H in :••:••• 



Lower cut M to ft in. in 



diameter . . ; 



Crown cut diameter ft to 



Min 



Lower cut diameter }4 to 



A in. 



Crown cut diameter fis to 

 Min 



Lower cut diameter % to 

 ft in 



Crown cut diameter 

 Kin 



Lower cut diameter J£ to 

 A in 



to 



No injury. 

 No injury. 

 No injury. 

 No injury. 

 No injury. 



No injury. 

 No injury., 



One root 

 brown; other 

 not injured. 



All browned. . 



All browned. . 



No injury. . . . 



No injury. . . . 



No injury. . . . 



No injury. . . . 



One root very 

 brown; other 

 slightly. 



Both roots 

 brown in cor- 

 tex and cam- 

 bium. 



Stored January 8, 191S, 



