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Cactus in training 129 



Cactus fruit 134 



Spineless cactus 135 



Spineless cactus slab Facing page 136 



Fruiting spineless cactus 139 



Stoneless prunes 140 



Climax plum 143 



A good little plum 145 



A tomato-shaped plumcot 148 



A trio of plumcots 149 



The Rutland plumcot Facing page 150 



The ennobling of the beach plum 153 



One of the "little beaches" that bears some . 154 



The Burbank cherry 157 



The Gold Ridge apple 164 



Grafting fruit trees 166 



The Gold Ridge apple Facing page 168 



Santa Rosa walnut 171 



Four new peaches Facing page 174 



Royal hybrid walnut tree 177 



Two-year-old chestnut tree with its second crop 179 



In the bulb room 183 



