DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. 



Plate I. Sketch map of the Ozark region. The counties in Missouri, Arkansas, and 

 Oklahoma which comprise the principal portion of the Ozark uplift are indi- 

 cated. The 500-foot contour lines are given; also the location of a number ol 

 the more important towns. 



Plate II. Trees of the Ada Red apple in northwestern Arkansas. Fig. 1. — The 

 original tree of the variety, photographed July 26, 1907. The tree has con- 

 stantly been in a much-neglected condition, hence its relatively small size. 

 Fig. 2. — A tree about 5 years of age, showing the tendency to an upright habit 

 of growth. Trees of the same variety at about the age of 10 years that had pro- 

 duced considerable fruit had become more spreading. 



Plate III. Trees of the Arkansas apple in northwestern Arkansas. Fig. 1. — The 

 original tree of the variety, photographed August 25, 1906. The tree was then 

 about 75 years old and measured approximately 8 feet in circumference at 

 about 2 feet from the ground ; the topmost branches were dead and the main 

 limbs had been broken off. This tree is illustrated in Bulletin 49 of the 

 Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station from a photograph taken in the fall of 

 1897. It showed no dead limbs at that time and was apparently in good condi- 

 tion. Fig. 2. — A well-pruned tree at the age of 10 years, showing the symmet- 

 rical and vigorous habit of growth. 



Plate IV. Trees of the Collins apple in northwestern Arkansas. Fig. 1. — The 

 original tree of the variety, photographed August 24, 1906. The tree was then 

 about 40 years old. For many years it stood in an open field and was given 

 little or no attention. A young orchard now surrounds it. Fig. 2. — A tree at 

 about 12 years of age, showing the habit of growth when proper pruning has 

 been neglected. 



Plate V. Orchards in the Ozark region. Fig. 1. — A block of 5-year-old trees of 

 the Gano apple. These trees are headed higher than is usual in orchards in 

 this region. The central leader was removed when the trees were planted, and 

 the heads grew from a relatively small number of limbs — usually 4 to 6. 

 (Compare fig. 6, p. 57.) Fig. 2. — A young peach orchard interplanted with 

 strawberries, illustrating a common practice in the sections in which strawberries 

 are extensively grown, during the years when an orchard is coming into bearing. 



Plate VI. A peach orchard of the Elberta variety near Van Buren, Ark., photo- 

 graphed July 24, 1907. This orchard is typical of the better kept ones in this 

 section. Normally the foliage would be more dense, but in this case it had 

 been injured considerably by a spray mixture. 

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