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POLLEN-BEARING PUMPKIN BLOSSOM . . . 236 



SEED-BEARING PUMPKIN BLOSSOM .... 240 



A POLLEN-BEARING GRAPEVINE .... 244 



STRAWBERRY BLOSSOM (ENLARGED) . . . 250 

 THE STIGMATIC SURFACE OF A POPPY MUCH 



ENLARGED ra 254 



CROSS SECTION OF THE CACTUS BLOSSOM . r . 260 

 RASPBERRY BUSH AFTER POLLINATION . r . 264 

 "FLAT" WITH LAYER OF GRAVEL . . . . 270 

 "FLAT" PARTLY FILLED WITH PREPARED COM- 

 POST 274 



A COLD FRAME 282 



PROTECTING SEEDLINGS FROM THE BIRDS . . 290 



YOUNG PLANTS AWAITING SELECTION . . . 294 



COMPLETE GRAFTING OUTFIT 300 



CUTTING STOCK FOR WHIP GRAFT .... 310 



A SIDE GRAFT IN POSITION 314 



CROWN OR BARK GRAFT 320 



CUTTING THE BARK TO RECEIVE A BUD . . 324 



THE BUD GRAFT COMPLETED . . . . . 328 



READY FOR SHIPMENT . . . . , ; ., . 338 



A HYBRID EVERGREEN ...... M 346 



VOLUME III 

 AN APPLE GRAFT ONE YEAR OLD . Frontispiece 



SEEDLESS GRAPES 12 



A BASKET OF PLUMS 24 



AN EARLY DIAGRAM OF TREE GRAFTS . . 36 



RESELECTING SELECTED CACTUS SEEDLINGS . 42 



GRAFTING RECORD 46 



RIPENING RECORD 50 



