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was dictated by a lady of education and experience 

 in this line, and was reviewed by Miss Gertrude 

 Coburn, professor of domestic economy in Iowa State 

 College. Finally the whole manuscript was read by 

 Professor L. H. Bailey. Moreover the proofs of the 

 various chapters have been sent to different persons 

 possessing special knowledge of the subjects treated 

 and considerable help has been secured in this way. 



The illustrations in this book are, with a very few 

 exceptions, from photographs by the author. In all 

 cases where varieties are illustrated the reproductions 

 show the exact size of the fruit. Readers should 

 remember, however, that such pictures always look 

 smaller than the objects from which they are taken. 



Finally, the author has no notion that this book 

 is perfect. There are undoubtedly some mistakes in 

 it. If readers will kindly point these out they will be 

 corrected in future editions. 



F. A. WAUGH. 

 University of Vermont, 

 Experiment Station. 



