AND HIS PLANT SCHOOL 



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A trio of plumcots. 



ence. A great amount of care and expense has been be- 

 stowed upon it, yet never through all these years has the 

 master lost faith in his experiment. 



Tens of thousands of plumcots have been in school, and 

 as a result of careful selection and training four large 

 classes have been graduated and a delicious new fruit 

 has been added to the food of the world. 



The first graduate was " Rutland." The tree resembles 

 the weeping willow. Its long, swinging branches, thickly 

 set with bright green leaves, form graceful arches overhead. 



