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CHAPTER XXI: EDUCATED STRAWBER- 

 RIES AND BURBANK PLUMS ... 189 



John Burroughs Delighted 191 



Burbank's New Plum Flavors 194 



CHAPTER XXII: COMMERCIAL VALUE OF 



BURBANK'S NEW CREATIONS ... 197 



A Bird's-eye View 200 



Saving Space, Time, and Money .... 202 



Bonfires and Moral Character 204 



A Gardener of a New Kind 207 



Cherries and Berries 212 



Money Value of Improved Flowers . . 217 



CHAPTER XXIII: JAPANESE BURBANKS 



AND MORNING-GLORIES 219 



CHAPTER XXIV: MUST WE RAISE OUR 



OWN FRUITS, TOO? 222 



Time May Swing Back 223 



Peaches of Other Days 225 



The Best Apples 229 



CHAPTER XXV: DO APPLES KEEP THE 



DOCTOR AWAY? 232 



The Fruit Cure 233 



Another Burbank Triumph 234 



