. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. -!>"• FlG. 6. Olive trees which have died through competition with a row of cottonwood trees on the Pope olive plantation, near Palm Springs, Cal. (From a photograph.) pepper trees bordering one field show an ability to endure these extreme conditions equal to that of the While i ices of this slow growth and evergreen nature arc conse- quently slow in forming what the foresters call dominant and sup- pressed classes, a close inspection of this grove shows such a work to be in progress, not as is generally the case in a forest by th


. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. -!>"• FlG. 6. Olive trees which have died through competition with a row of cottonwood trees on the Pope olive plantation, near Palm Springs, Cal. (From a photograph.) pepper trees bordering one field show an ability to endure these extreme conditions equal to that of the While i ices of this slow growth and evergreen nature arc conse- quently slow in forming what the foresters call dominant and sup- pressed classes, a close inspection of this grove shows such a work to be in progress, not as is generally the case in a forest by the process of dominant trees overtopping and shading the weaker ones, but by means of dominating root systems by which once a tree has gained "A vigil was made to this plantation on April 13, L908, at which time about 20 per cent "f the trees of the more resistant variety of olives was in blossom, but at a later v. i it, June M. not a single Eruil could be found to have Bet. n the same date two oli e tree in Dr. Wellwood Murray's irrigated garden in Palm Springs village were 5 fair crop of h ui1 102. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Washington Govt. Print. Off


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