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INDEX 



Seedless plum, first grown in 

 France, II, 37-39; proves 

 favorite, II, 57-58 



Seedless grapes, IV, 92 



Seedling fruits, II, 329 



Seedling kindergarten, II, 286- 

 288 



Seedlings and their care, 

 II, 267-296, 326; color of 

 plum, II, 306 ; sidegraf ted, II, 

 312; selecting, III, 53-74; 

 peach-nectarine, III, 192; 

 Japanese, IV, 7; of prunes, 

 IV, 86; show variation, IV, 

 117; beach plum, IV, 126; of 

 a bud sport, IV, 365-367; of 

 cannas, VII, 38-39; Wat- 

 sonia, VII, 74-78; variations 

 in, VII, 103-104; of four- 

 o'clocks, VII, 122; of Canary 

 palm, VII, 245; of clematis, 

 VII, 255; of lippias, VII, 266; 

 plum-almond hybrids, VII, 

 323; of peach or almond, 

 VII, 332; of Royal and 

 Paradox hybrids, VIII, 39- 

 40; grafting of Japanese va- 

 riety, VIII, 55-56; of Se- 

 quoias, VIII, 151, 154, 156; 

 of catalpas, VIII, 169; of 

 magnolias, VIII, 169; of 

 almonds, VIII, 259-261; ex- 

 periments, VIII, 338-339 



Seeds, store up tendencies of 

 ancestors, I, 106; germinat- 

 ing, give heat, II, 10; growth 

 from, II, 54; of Royal wal- 

 nut, II, 73; necessary to an- 

 nual, II, 249; keeping over 

 winter, II, 279-280; testing, 

 II, 286; protective coverings 

 of, IV, 78-79; of prunes, IV, 

 81-82; of grapes, IV, 365; 

 vitality of, V, 170-175; of can- 

 nas, VII, 38-39; may lie dor- 

 mant, VII, 290; inspection 

 for purity, VII, 290-291; 

 sampled for weeds, VII, 

 291 



Segregation of characters, VII, 

 350 



Selection, of cherries, per- 

 sistent, II, 119; the impor- 

 tance of, III, 53-74; for 

 aroma and color, III, 63-65; 

 material for, III, 72-74; for 

 size and sweetness of fruits, 

 III, 88; of quince, III, 245; 

 methods of, VII, 96-97; from 

 second - generation hyb rids, 

 VII, 324; materials for, VIII, 

 102-105; need of, VIII, 369- 

 372, 377 



Selection and Mendelism, VII, 

 376-384 



Selective breeding, III, 139 



Selective judgment, put to test, 



III, 57-59 

 Self-fertilization, II, 253, 255, 



339 



Self-preservation, I, 73, 91 

 Senses, of insects, II, 342-348 

 Sensitive plant, I, 100 

 Sequoia, survivors of another 



age, VIII, 120, 149-157 

 Seralian, Mr. M. K., secures 



Syrian grapes, IV, 359 

 Sex, purpose of, I, 60-61 

 Shaffer's colossal raspberry, 



IV, 240-241, 258 

 SHASTA DAISY, I, 299-324 

 Shasta daisy, larger than 



parents, II, 131; plans for, 



II, 193; on the witness stand, 



III, 15-21; qualities, VI, 307- 

 331 



Sheep sorrel, VII, 295 

 Shellbark hickory, VIII, 77-81 

 Shirley poppy, VI, 283-293 

 Shooting star, VII, 132-133 

 SHORT CUTS INTO THE CEN- 

 TURIES TO COME, I, 205-231 

 Shrubs, fruit-bearing, V, 34; 

 for ornament, VII, 302-303 

 Siberia, plants from, VII, 269 

 Siberian raspberry, VIII, 329 

 Silverberry, IV, 383-384 

 Silver-lining poppy, VI, 295-296 



