656 New York AGRICULTURAL ExPERIMENT STATION. 
to fall and continued dropping until many of the stocks were 
left nearly leafless. On October 4 2 careful count was made 
of the number of leaves which had fallen from each individual 
stock in the row. This was accomplished, in :. comparative way, 
by counting the leaf-scars on each stock. Velow is ‘ziven for 
convenience a condensed statement of the coalition of the stochs 
with regard to height, diameter three inches above the union, 
and freedom from leaf-blight. All numbers represent averages. 
Height above ground (measured September 28) is repre- 
sented in feet and inches, while the figures for diameter 
(measured October 15) are in thirty-seconds of an inch. 
Only budded stocks are here taken into account. 
Table 7.— Showing condition of budded Mahaleb stocks, 
treated and untreated, as regards foliage and measurements. 




bey 4 
38 go 
g's aa a 
sh Average | go. 
Ao height oa | 
: NUMBER, KINDS AND TREATMENT OF STOCKS. D> ® above one 
| ab 63 2 DM o 
8 so'Q | ground. | 2 B 
5) Oe 2 042 
oO rps 
RD < < 
Ft. In. 
Aal | 16 budded Windsor stocks. Ammoniacal, five treat- 
MIPODES Heise whoik aleve aisentitereals cleave hcetmane aeanelelete «: Gretalese grate eastet ates 8.0 5 8 23 
Aa2 | 18 budded Windsor stocks. Ammoniacal, six treat- 
THOME ey ei Le) capes bie aiarakere le lehsratie vm pl enaiatonete tite lols eel cles ere dieters 7.8 5 10 23 
Abi | 18 budded Windsor stocks. Bordeaux, five treatments.. 13.1 6 0 24 
Ab2 | 17 budded Windsor stocks. Bordeaux, six treatments... 7.4 6 0 25 
DIII | 7 budded Windsor stocks, untreated ..............cceeeee 54.8 5 0 16 
Bal | 18 budded Yellow Spanish stocks. Ammoniacal, five 
CPEAUIMSDES! ie) Ue sate tots ele ape stata ees (ree oe, aleimvate's Diapsiataatetbyelare ¢ 6.4 4 9 22 
Ba2 | 17 budded Yellow Spanish stocks. Ammoniacal, six 
ELOATIIENIB 5 Viste § ciate eiosetels iin’ 9, & bittotahete a tele dletet alse fray co eietabalgee 6.4 4 9 21 
Bbi | 18 Rete hen Yellow Spanish stocks. Bordeaux, five treat- ‘ § A 
eee meee OREO EHHE HEHEHE ETOH HEHEHE HOH ESTEE EE EEES te 
Bb2 ee iene Yellow Spanish stocks. Bordeaux, six treat- Oy , : . 
DIT 8h buddled Yellow Spanish stocks, untreated ...........0+, 21.3 4 1 16 
Cal | 16 budded Montmorency stocks. Ammoniacal, five treat- 
MOE Sed Bote ea caleba ice acetals abe! arai a plapeuaicrs lortaa org aeaieie Mea ae OT 8.5 3 f 21 
Ca2 | 18 budded Montmorency stocks. Ammoniacal, six treat- 
TOTES sights tall We Re ealeroiaaiere ae selereloe wee lorett wie stare racerareala sie 10.3 3 5 21 
Cbi | 22 budded Montmorency stocks. Bordeaux, five treat- 
TMORS | ic sala oi eiaiee ins o cheats Geattela € Stele gccita arcrclecaict eae ae Ste neerInters 4.0 3 5 21 
Cb2 | 16 budded Montmorency stocks. Bordeaux, six treat- 
THLOLIGB a's, sain ocaeiNin este sietein RUG Orantete clothle a a's ilerersteiets arate mentale 6.1 3 9 19. 
DI | 4 budded Montmorency StLOCKS, untreated ,../s\ sale sielsisisinls 65.7 3 6 17 


The conclusion which can be drawn from the table seems to be 
that the treated sections held their leaves better, made as good a 

growth in height, and without exception a greater growth in. — 
diameter, or “caliper,” than the untreated sections. That this 
