4 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



PAGE 



Pollen-Bearing Pumpkin Blossom . . . 236 



Seed-Bearing Pumpkin Blossom .... 240 



A Pollen-Bearing Grapevine .... 244 



Strawberry Blossom (Enlarged) . . . 250 

 The Stigmatic Surface of a Poppy Much 



Enlarged ^ 254 



Cross Section of the Cactus Blossom . r.. 260 

 Raspberry Bush After Pollination . ..^ 264 

 "Flat" with Layer of Gravel . . . r- 270 

 "Flat" Partly Filled with Prepared Com- 

 post 274 



A Cold Frame 282 



Protecting Seedlings from the Birds . . 290 



Young Plants Awaiting Selection . . . 294 



Complete Grafting Outfit ..... 300 



Cutting Stock for Whip Graft .... 310 



A Side Graft in Position ...... 314 



Crown or Bark Graft 320 



Cutting the Bark to Receive a Bud . . 324 



The Bud Graft Completed . . . :. . 328 



Ready for Shipment . . . . >, ,., . 338 



A Hybrid Evergreen . . . . ^ . .., 346 



VOLUME III 



An Apple Graft One Year Old . Frontispiece 



Seedless Grapes 12 



A Basket of Plums 24 



An Early Diagram of Tree Grafts . . 36 



Reselecting Selected Cactus Seedlings . 42 



Grafting Record 46 



Ripening Record . 50 



