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while in these in the second year the superiority was all on the side of 

 not pruning in the season of planting, a superiority which is well 

 maintained into the third year. 



Table VI. — ' Peasgood's Nonesuch ' on Crab 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. 



731 

 732 

 733 

 734 

 735 



ft. in. 



21 IO 



22 6 

 19 2 

 II 8 



19 6 



ft. in. 

 40 0 

 33 0 

 35 0 

 42 0 

 39 0 



ft. in. 

 70 O 

 85 6 

 85 8 

 127 0 

 79 6 



736 

 737 

 738 

 739 

 740 



ft. in. 



15 0 

 17 0 



16 4 

 15 10 

 13 2 



ft. in. 

 48 7 

 65 IO 

 65 6 

 74 2 

 48 2 



ft. in. 

 117 O 

 122 O 

 I20 9 

 99 O 

 91 6 



Total 

 growth 



94 8 



189 0 



447 8 



] Total 

 growth 



77 4 



302 3 



550 3 



Average 

 growth 

 of five 

 trees 



18 11 



37 10 



89 6 



Average 

 growth 

 of five 

 trees 





60 5 



no I 



Table VII. — ' Ecklinville Seedling ' 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. 



741 

 744 



ft. in. 



17 I 



18 5 



ft. in. 

 47 0 

 57 0 



ft. in. 

 90 9 

 71 I 



746 

 747 

 748 



ft. in. 

 10 3 



8 oi 

 10 7 



ft. in. 

 53 0 

 36 0 

 47 6 



ft. in. 



74 2 

 66 0 



75 0 



Total 

 growth 



35 6 



104 0 



161 IO 



Total 

 growth 



28 io| 



136 6 



215 2 



Average 

 growth 

 of two 

 trees 



17 9 



52 0 



80 II 



Average 

 growth 

 of three 

 trees 



9 l\ 



45 6 



1 



71 9 



The amount of growth made by the pruned trees was much greater 

 than that of the unpruned trees in the first year after planting, and 

 greater, though less markedly so, in each of the two following 



years. 



