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SPANISH BROOM 268 



A FRITILLARIA 274 



DlERAMA PULCHERRIMA 280 



LARKSPURS WITH WONDERFUL COLORING . 286 



A BEAUTIFUL HYBRID LARKSPUR . . . 292 



THE BOTTLE-BRUSH BUSH 298 



A SELECTED NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS . 312 



THE ALMOND AND ITS RELATIVES . . . 326 



SELECTED ALMONDS 330 



SOME MAMMOTH SPECIMENS 334 



MEATS OF SELECTED ALMONDS .... 338 



ALMONDS GROWN IN PEACHES .... 342 



HYBRID WALNUTS 358 



THE ROYAL WALNUT 372 



