AN INDEX OF HARDINESS IN PEACH BUDS 
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{CH) is included in^the group growing on high ground. In all but two cases, 
trees of the two varieties designated by the same letter were growing i8 
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Fig. 2. Graphs showing seasonal variation in ratio of water content to dry weight 
(upper pair) and ratio of water content to green weight (lower pair) of fruit buds in the 
Elberta (broken lines) and Greensboro (continuous lines) peach. 
feet apart. In the two exceptions the trees were within 38 feet of each 
other. 
