CHAPTER III. THE PLANT

XII. HOW THE PLANT FEEDS FROM THE AIR 39

XIII. THE SAP CURRENT 40

XIV. THE FLOWER AND THE SEED 42

XV. POLLINATION 46

XVI. CROSSES, HYBRIDS, AND CROSS-POLLINATION 48

XVII. PROPAGATION BY BUDS 51

XVIII. PLANT SEEDING 59

XIX. SELECTING SEED CORN 66

XX. WEEDS 69

XXI. SEED PURITY AND VITALITY 72

XXII. GRAFTING 78

XXIII. BUDDING 81

XXIV. PLANTING AND PRUNING 83

XXV. MARKET-GARDENING 89

XXVI. FLOWER-GARDENING 108