LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
FACING 
One of the thornless edible cacti, three and one-half years 
old, weighing, approximately, twelve hundred pounds . 
Forcing new forage plants under glass to get quicker results 
The pineapple quince, a greatly improved variety having 
the flavor of the pineapple < $ . 
Selections from sweet vernal grass under development to 
increase productiveness 
A bed of the new fragrant dahlias . 
The fragrant verbena which has been given the odor of 
the trailing arbutus - : . 7 
The phenomenal berry, a new species of great size and rich- 
ness. Individual berries are sometimes nearly three 
inches long 
Leaves of blackberry hybrid, all grown from seed of one 
plant, showing the remarkable variation 
An outfit for an amateur breeder 
The essentials for amateur grafting . 
Upper part of a tree bearing many grafts. As many as 
five hundred fruits are grown upon a single tree at 
once, no two exactly alike 3 
Showing method of grafting . 
Thousands of dollars’ worth of seeds and bulbs in the 
packing - room 
The original Burbank plum tree. Millions of trees have 
been grown from it 
General view of the proving grounds at Sebastopol. Show- 
ing many thousands of plants under test - 
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