viii CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



XIX. THE WILDING 84 



XX. THE ROSE AND HER PART 87 



XXI. FRAGRANCE 92 



"XXII. THE LITTLE IMMIGRANTS 98 



XXIII. BRAMBLE'S STORY 102 



XXIV. THE TRAINING or THORNLESS 107 



X XXV. THE NEW STRAWBERRY no 



XXVI. THE FLOWERING CURRANT 114 



XXVII. THE EARLIEST GRAPE 119 



XXVIII. OPUNTIA, THE CACTUS CHILD 123 



XXIX. OPUNTIA'S TRAINING 129 



XXX. OPUNTIA, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS PUPILS . 134 



. XXXI. THE WAIF OF THE SCHOOL . 140 



XXXII. THE CLIMAX PLUM 143 



, XXXIII. THE PLUMCOT 147 



XXXIV. THE ENNOBLING OF LITTLE BEACH 151 



, XXXV. CHERRIES 155 



XXXVI. USEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL 160 



XXXVII. THE FIRESIDE FRUIT 164 



XXXVIII. THE BIRDS' FEAST 169 



XXXIX. THE ATHLETES 173 



XL. THE SEED ROOM 181 



XLI. ARBOR DAY PROGRAMME 187 



QUOTATIONS FROM LUTHER BURBANK 189 



INDEX 193 



