PHOTO BY JOHN ree OF SCARSDALE, N. Y. 
Dwarf understock when true has such a deciding effect on the formation of the bearing wood. As a tule, the 
‘building of a bearing bud takes from two to three years. Here is the story of one year on dwarf stocks. 
The scion wood on these grafts are one year old taken from dwarf MclIntoshs’ grafted on Malling No. IX, and 
grafted onto Malling No. VII rootstock. 
These grafts are six weeks old and show the percentage in bloom. We furnished 2000 plants to 
institution. The purpose of the experiment was other than the testing of bearing buds—but these q\ 
into relief while probing for other merits. 

