LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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A rare two-petaled hybrid seedling lily . . .108 



The development of the plum. The two larger ones are 



seedlings of the other two . . . .115 



The giant plum, not only of largest size but of great richness 



and prolific in bearing ..... 126 



One of many rows of seedling Shasta daisies from which 

 selection is being made. The rows are seven hundred 

 feet long . . . . . . .133 



One of the "Shasta" daisies. The blossoms are from four to 



six inches in diameter ..... 140 



The cactus in the foreground is the ordinary thorny kind. 

 Those in the rear are the thornless ones of the same 

 species .....:. 147 



Cactus tests. — Tornless, hybrid seedling Opuntias, now eight 

 weeks old from seed. They will be transplanted later, 

 after rigid selection .... 



What the thornless cactus will displace — A hint of desert 

 conditions ...... 



One of Mr. Burbank's rare roses 



The pineapple quince, a greatly improved variety having the 



flavor of the pineapple . . . . .161 



A bed of the new fragrant dahlias . . . .176 



The plumcot, created from the plum and the apricot. A 



rare new fruit ...... 208 



The " Climax," one of the rarest plums produced . . 208 



The Phenomenal berry, a new species of great size and rich- 

 ness. Individual berries are sometimes nearly three 

 inches long ...... 213 



Variation in hybrid poppy leaves. Out of two thousand 



plants no two were alike ..... 220 



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