text_original: In this Vermont garden which I adopted when it was about four years old, there were various plum trees, mostly of domestica varieties, growing on Americana roots. They had come from the Iowa State College, where they had been educated that way. They had been given those Americana roots, not primarily to dwarf them, but to insure them against damage from the cold winters. The tops had not been cut back, and the whole treatment was just such as would have been applied to standards.
text_transcription: IN THIS VERMONT GARDEN WHICH I ADOPTED WHEN IT WAS ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD THERE WERE VARIOUS PLUM TREES MOSTLY OF THE DOMESTIC OF VARIETIES GROWING ON AMERICANA ROOTS THEY HAD COME FROM THE IOWA STATE COLLEGE WHERE THEY HAD BEEN EDUCATED THAT WAY THEY HAD BEEN GIVEN THOSE AMERICAN ROOTS NOT PRIMARILY TO DWARF THEM BUT TO ENSURE THEM AGAINST DAMAGE FROM THE COLD WINTERS THE TOPS HAD NOT BEEN CUT BACK AND THE WHOLE TREATMENT WAS JUST SUCH AS WOULD HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO STANDARDS
phonemes: ɪn ðɪs vɜːmˈɔnt ɡˈɑːɹdən wˌɪtʃ aɪ ɐdˈɑːptᵻd wɛn ɪt wʌz ɐbˌaʊt fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld, ðɛɹwˌɜː vˈɛɹiəs plˈʌm tɹˈiːz, mˈoʊstli ʌv dəmˈɛstɪkə vɚɹˈaɪəɾiz, ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ˌɔn ɐmˌɛɹɪkˈɑːnɚ ɹˈuːts. ðeɪ hæd kˈʌm fɹʌmðɪ ˈaɪəwə stˈeɪt kˈɑːlɪdʒ, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ hɐdbɪn ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd ðæt wˈeɪ. ðeɪ hɐdbɪn ɡˈɪvən ðoʊz ɐmˌɛɹɪkˈɑːnɚ ɹˈuːts, nˌɑːt pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli tə dwˈɔːɹf ðˌɛm, bˌʌt tʊ ɪnʃˈʊɹ ðˌɛm ɐɡˈɛnst dˈæmɪdʒ fɹʌmðə kˈoʊld wˈɪntɚz. ðə tˈɑːps hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn kˈʌt bˈæk, ænd ðə hˈoʊl tɹˈiːtmənt wʌz dʒˈʌst sˈʌtʃ ɐz wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɐplˈaɪd tə stˈændɚdz.