4 
BUY GOOD TREES 
Dojn't Handicap I* is easy to tell the inexperienced fruit-grower that 
Ymir OrrViarrl "the best is the cheapest," even though it costs a 
xuui v^ii,u*tru little more at the start. Everyone knows that. The 
beginner's trouble is in knowing what is best. There may be a great deal 
of difference in the quality of two trees, although they both answer the 
same general description. The top should be stocky and well formed. 
The roots should be strong, heavy and vigorous. The roots are the most 
important part of a tree, for the growth a tree makes depends upon its 
roots. A poorly rooted tree may eventually make a satisfactory tree, 
but it will be several years longer coming into bearing. 
A tree should not only be the right size and shape and pruned in the 
nursery, but should be handled right after it has been dug. The vitality 
of good nursery stock is sometimes injured by careless handling, and it is 
impossible to detect this injury. It is important to buy from a nursery- 
man who is equipped to handle his trees right, and who will deliver them 
in a fresh, vigorous condition. 
The bve trees on the left (A) were graded by caliper or diameter — those 
on the right (B) graded by height. II graded by height only, all ten of them 
wonid go Into the same grade. 
