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 Plate I. Fig. 1. — Indian method of inarching branch of improved variety of 

 mango, using two stocks. Fig. 2. — Saddle method of inarching 

 mango used in India. Fig. 3. — Mango plants from India, showing 



condition on arrival in the United States Frontispiece. 



II. Fig. 1. — Rectangular patch method of budding the mango. Fig. 2. — 

 Method of budding the mango used in Florida. Fig. 3. — Budded 

 mango seedling, showing first and second growths from inserted bud . 28 

 III. Germination of mango, showing eight plantlets springing from one 



seed 28 



IV. Fig. 1. — Crown grafting the loquat, showfng a bad union. Fig. 2. — A 

 3-year-old loquat stock, budded two years. Fig. 3. — Side grafting 

 the loquat on 6-months-old seedlings; A, scion inserted; B, scion 

 inserted, tied, and waxed; C, scion united and growing and stock 



cut back 28 



V. Scion budding the fig 28 



A* T . Veneer grafting the tea 28 



VII. The propagation of tea by cuttings. Fig. 1. — Tea cuttings ready to 



be placed in sand. Fig. 2. — Tea cuttings ready to lie placed in soil. . 28 

 VIII. Manila hemp. Six-weeks-old seedlings 28 



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