. The principles of fruit-growing. Fruit-culture. w 352 The Prinrijtlex of Fruit-yroirivg. the open in regions where the ground freezes deep. This subject of the root-galls has been fully gone over by various writers, and a summary of the subject is presented in Bulletin 117 of the Cornell Experiment Station (although this subject is by no means well understood), from which the fol- lowing epitome is clipped: " The conclusion of the whole matter, then, as we now IfjjJI understand it, is that these root- jpsH galls are not the work of a par- i asite, but are a mal-forma- I'm IB ^on followi
. The principles of fruit-growing. Fruit-culture. w 352 The Prinrijtlex of Fruit-yroirivg. the open in regions where the ground freezes deep. This subject of the root-galls has been fully gone over by various writers, and a summary of the subject is presented in Bulletin 117 of the Cornell Experiment Station (although this subject is by no means well understood), from which the fol- lowing epitome is clipped: " The conclusion of the whole matter, then, as we now IfjjJI understand it, is that these root- jpsH galls are not the work of a par- i asite, but are a mal-forma- I'm IB ^on following some injury of ,'Jh â â i-h jBfctej. the rout, or sonic uncongenial condition in soil or treatment. The galls may seriously interfere with the nutrition of the plant, in many cases causing it to be- come weak and sickly. It is probable that the trouble is not communicable, and that cutting off the gall averts further trouble Fig. 65. Injuries by hail- â . stones. from that source. As a precau- tionary measure, however, we much prefer to plant only trees with perfectly clean and normal ; The injuries caused by hail are very often con- founded with those wrought by borers and other pests, and it is the delight of many persons to en- deavor to puzzle the experimenters and teachers with specimens of such work. Plum limbs injured by hail-stones are shown natural size in Fig. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, Macmillan
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