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GROWN ON OWN ROOTS 
(Photographed in December) 
a Ua NEON COOROS Ste 
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GRAFTED ON PRIVET 
(Photographed in July) 
FIG. A: A_ lilac grafted on 
privet and planted deep in 
an effort to get it on its own 
roots. This plant, like so 
many grafted lilacs, has failed 
to establish any roots of its 
own after five years. Note the 
greatly enlarged stem at the 
graft juncture and the wilted, 
unhealthy appearance. This 
lilac could not obtain § suf- 
ficient nutriment through the 
inadequate root system of its 
privet understock. 
FIG. B: A dormant two-year- 
old lilac on its own roots. 
The sturdy, well-branched 
plant, with its big fibrous 
root system, tells its own 
story. 
UPTON NURSERY COMPANY, Lilac Specialists 
Matz Appress: 
4838 SPOKANE, DETROIT 4, MICHIGAN 
Nursery: GOODRICH, MICHIGAN, Cor. M-15 and Coolidge Ro 
ads, one mile north of Goodrich 
