LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



THE FRAGRANT CALLA . . Frontispiece 



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THE SPADIX OF ONE OF THE CALLA 



LILIES 12 



HYBRID CALLAS 18 



STRAWBERRIES SHOWING VARIATION . 28 



A TYPICAL STONELESS PLUM ... 38 

 DOUBLE SEEDS SOMETIMES TAKE THE 



PLACE OF A STONE 44 



THE ORIGINAL AND THE FINISHED 



PRODUCT 56 



A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD "ROYAL" WALNUT 62 



WOOD OF THE "ROYAL" WALNUT . . 66 

 "PARADOX" WALNUT WOOD Two INCHES 



IN DIAMETER EACH YEAR ... 70 



VARIATION IN HYBRID WALNUT LEAVES . 76 



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