Elementary principles of agriculture Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools . elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 124 Elementary Principles of Agriculture Roots of trans- planted plants should be se- verely pruned. It is not the length of the roots left that favor the plant, but the quickness with which new branches with root-hairs are formed. Severe pruning pro- motes vigorous branching in many plants, notably the strawberry, celery, etc. 187. In Removing Large Limbs, extra care should be taken to get the cuts at the proper place and angle. ~r'-T~\ /-^ - , /

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Elementary principles of agriculture Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools . elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 124 Elementary Principles of Agriculture Roots of trans- planted plants should be se- verely pruned. It is not the length of the roots left that favor the plant, but the quickness with which new branches with root-hairs are formed. Severe pruning pro- motes vigorous branching in many plants, notably the strawberry, celery, etc. 187. In Removing Large Limbs, extra care should be taken to get the cuts at the proper place and angle. ~r'-T~\ /-^ - , / *^^^^^^ / l| f 4k ;|l -V 66. ShowiiiLC ijrn|ier po^iiidii anil angle of cut to use in removing large limbs. Fig. 67. Fig. 68. Jfig. 67. fig. 6S. Hg. 69 Healing of properly made cuts. Photographs by Prof. F. A. Waugh.

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