THE GRAFTED PAPAYA AS AN ANNUAL FRUIT TREE. 



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A number of grafted papayas are now being prepared for a some- 

 what extensive experiment at Miami during the coming season, and 

 as large a stock as possible of several selected seedlings will be pro- 



Fig. 3.— A young grafted papaya plant. The union between stock and scion is apparently poor, but 

 a perfect one nevertheless. It makes no difference if the scion is smaller than the stock. 



vided for experimental planting in May, but the writers wish to 

 point out particularly that as this was the first season it is possible 

 that there may be drawbacks to the development of the papaya 



[Cir. 119 J 



