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upon becoming too dry, are killed. Seeds 

 have often been stored while moist and 

 heating has resulted which killed the vital 

 germ of growth; while stiU others have been 

 injured by insects and fungi before or after 

 maturing. 



Grafting. Trees which belong to the 

 same variety or species may be grafted. In 

 other words, a Baldwin Apple may be grafted 

 upon a Baldwin or any other Apple. Some- 

 times plants of different species but of the 

 same genus may be grafted; other times this 

 is not true. Apples may not usually, be 

 grafted upon Pears; yet Quinces (of the 

 genus Cydonia) have Pears (Pyrus) grafted 

 upon them to impart the dwarf habit. We 

 could never expe'ct Cherries on Pear trees, or red Raspberries on 

 Grape vines, for it is only those plants which are very closely related 

 that will allow grafting. 



We have seen, as in the above case, that Pears may be kept dwarf 



Flower pot flUed with 

 soil and sand, the sand 

 at the top. Soft wooded 

 cuttings root most read- 

 ily if placed around the 

 edges of the pot. Seed- 

 lings transplanted may 

 f be placed similarly 



Section of a typical Flower: p — Petal: The petals taken together are called the 

 corolla, s — Sepal: Sepals taken together are called the calys. st — Stamen: The 

 male part of plant, fi — ^The filament or thread-like part of stamen, an — ^The 

 filament or pollen producing part of stamen, pi — Pistil or female part of flower. 

 sti — the stigma or part receiving the pollen, o — the ovary which bears the seeds, 

 r — Receptacle, often helps to make up the fruit 



