HASTENING METHODS OF 

 FRUIT IMPROVEMENT 



SPECIFIC XEEDS, AND How TO ACCOMPLISH 

 THEM 



THAT old pear tree out there in the corner 

 of your garden was perhaps planted by 

 your father's father. 



The twig you cut from it to-day may, if placed 

 on the proper root, become a thrifty tree that 

 will bear fruit to gladden the hearts of your 

 grandchildren in the future. And that possi- 

 bility puts the tree on a very different footing as 

 the friend and companion of man from that 

 occupied even by the most highly prized mem- 

 bers of the company of forage plants and gar- 

 den vegetables. 



When you work with fruit trees you are mak- 

 ing permanent records. You are building on a 

 rock. You are reaching out your hands to fu- 

 ture generations, and erecting a monument that 

 will remain as a testimonial to your foresight and 



wisdom long after vou are gone. 



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