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Table II. — ' Ribston Pippin ' on Paradise Stock. 



Trees pruned season of planting. 



Trees not pruned season of planting. 



Tree No. 



Growth made in — 



Tree No. 



Growth made in — 



1912. 



1913- 



1914. 



1912. 



1913- 



1914. 



701 

 702 



703 

 704 



705 



ft. in. 

 17 O 

 13 2 

 13 O 

 16 8 

 16 I 



ft. in. 



38 2 



39 i° 

 37 0 

 49 0 

 37 5 



ft. in. 

 70 0 



05 ° 



66 0 

 102 0 

 79 0 



706 

 707 

 708 

 709 

 710 



ft. in. 

 9 2 

 7 0 



13 4 

 4 11 

 7 5 



ft. in. 

 39 6 

 34 0 

 44 6 

 29 0 

 37 6 



ft. in. 

 91 O 



75 0 

 84 0 

 37 6 

 62 0 



Total 

 growth 



75 11 



201 5 



402 0 



Total 

 growth 



42 4 



184 6 



349 6 



Average 

 growth 

 of five 

 trees 



15 *\ 



40 3i 



80 4 i 



Average 

 growth 

 of five 

 trees 



8 3* 



36 io| 



69 11 



In the first season the average growth made by the pruned trees 

 was nearly double that of the unpruned ones, and in each succeeding 

 season it has been somewhat in excess. Bearing in mind that after the 

 growth of 1912 the five trees not pruned after planting (Nos. 706-10) 

 had to be more severely pruned than the others, it is obvious that 

 Nos. 701-5 are now considerably larger, on the average, than Nos. 

 706-10. 



Table III. — ' Peasgood's Nonesuch ' on Paradise Stock. 



Trees pruned season of planting. 



Trees not pruned season of planting. 



Tree No. 



Growth made in — 



Tree No. 



Growth made in — 



1912. 



I9I3. 



1914. 



1912. 



1913. 



1914. 



711 



712 



713 

 714 

 715 



ft. in. 

 18 9 



14 9 

 8 II 

 17 6 

 11 1 



ft. in. 

 40 8 

 38 9 



20 8 

 32 1 



21 3 



ft. in. 



73 3 

 100 8 

 55 0 

 61 3 

 43 6 



716 



717 

 718 



719 

 720 



ft. in. 



II 8 

 7 2 

 6 10 

 9 0 

 9 9 



ft. in. 

 25 11 

 24 4 



37 0 

 24 6 

 32 0 



ft. in. 



41 0 

 46 0 



42 O 



51 0 

 102 IO 



Total 

 growth 



71 0 



153 5 



333 8 



Total 

 growth 



44 5 



143 9 



282 IO 



Average 

 growth 

 of five 

 trees 



14 2£ 



30 8 



66 9 



Average 

 growth 

 of five 

 trees 



8 io£ 



28 9 



56 7 



The trees of this variety on Paradise stock show precisely the same 

 phenomena as do those of ' Ribston Pippin ' in Table II. 



