LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



A BURBANK STRAWBERRY . . . Frontispiece 



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A CACTUS FRUIT THAT IMITATES THE 



PEAR . 10 



CACTUS FRUIT ON THE SLAB ... 14 



A GOOD SPECIMEN 18 



A WELL-PROPORTIONED FRUIT- ... 20 



FRUIT or A CHILEAN MYRTLE ... 28 



THE FRUIT OF THE STRAWBERRY TREE . 32 

 FRUIT OF ONE OF MY GREATLY IMPROVED 



VARIETIES OF MOUNTAIN ASH . . 36 

 THE RESULT OF EDUCATION .... 42 

 A CLUSTER OF THE NEW WHITE ELDER- 

 BERRIES 50 



COLOR VARIATIONS IN THE CANES OF THE 



HYBRID BLACKBERRIES .... 56 



THE STEM FINALLY SELECTED ... 62 



BABY PLANTS 74 



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