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(This, in all its practical forms, was discussed, and certain special cases 

 were referred to ; for instance, the mutual relation of stock and scion, and 

 the judicious selection of each.) 



Following this came a brief history of the plants of the kitchen-garden, 

 the flower-garden and orchard, tracing the improvement of varieties from 

 their origination down to the present time, and rules for their further im- 

 provement were given. These rules, in every case, must be sought in the 

 field of Scientific Botany. 



