ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



The author desires to express his tlianks to Prof. 

 Charles E. Barnes, of the University of Chicago, Prof. 

 P. W. Woll, of the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment 

 Station and ]Mr. F. Cranefield, the author's assistant in 

 horticulture, for revision of the manuscript (of the first 

 edition), and for many valuable suggestions. 



Figures 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, 34, 46, 47, 

 48, 49, 53, 54, 55 and 83 were copied from "Agricultural 

 Botany," with the sanction of the author, Prof. M. C. 

 Potter, of the Durham College of Science, England. 

 Figures 61, 62, 63, 82, 84, 94, 98, 100, 101, 102, 103, 113, 

 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123 and 128 are from "The Nur- 

 sery Book, ' ' by Prof. L. H. Bailey, and are used by per- 

 mission. Figures 31, 59, si, 85, 99 and 130 are from 

 "The Amateur Fruit Book," by Prof. S. B. Green, and 

 are used by permission. Figure 32 is from a photograph 

 kindly loaned by Prof. Green. Figures 37, 39, 40, 41, 

 42 and 44 are copied by permission of the publishers 

 from "Barry's Fruit Garden." Figures 94 and 95 are 

 from "How to Make the Garden Pay," by T. Greiuer, 

 and are used by permission. Figures 65 and 66 were 

 copied by permission from Bulletin No. 37, of the Ehode 

 Island Agricultural Experiment Station. Figures 77, 78 

 and 79 are from cuts in the possession of the Wisconsin 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. 



