The practical fruit grower . ur-thousandth of an inchin diameter, unites with a minute cell,perhaps not much larger. The result isa vitalized cell, in which is centered all the forces that makethe plant resulting from it unlike other plants that come fromother seeds upon the same receptacle. This vitalized cell simplyreceives the crude sap or food furnished it by the root, stem andleaf, and transforms this food into starch, sugar and other sub-stances for the nourishment of its own structure, the embryo. The present knowledge of the laws of plant life leads me tobelieve that the ovary is nouri
The practical fruit grower . ur-thousandth of an inchin diameter, unites with a minute cell,perhaps not much larger. The result isa vitalized cell, in which is centered all the forces that makethe plant resulting from it unlike other plants that come fromother seeds upon the same receptacle. This vitalized cell simplyreceives the crude sap or food furnished it by the root, stem andleaf, and transforms this food into starch, sugar and other sub-stances for the nourishment of its own structure, the embryo. The present knowledge of the laws of plant life leads me tobelieve that the ovary is nourished by the cellular structure of theother parts of the plant, and it does not furnish any materialthat can in any way modify the composition of even so nearlyrelated a part as the receptacle upon which it grows. When it can be proved that the composition of the cob ischanged when different varieties of corn mix, then we shall havereason to believe that the receptacle of the Strawberry can bechanged under like Fig 76. THE FRUIT GARDEN. 1Q3 CHAPTER XX THE FRUIT GARDEN. The fruit garden is a necessity to comfortable existence in thecountry. The average farmers fruit garden consists of a fewapple trees distributed about the farm; a few neglected pear,peach and plum trees in various places about the buildings; acherry tree or two in the front yard of the house; currant bushesand perhaps a few raspberries and blackberries over-run withgrass and weeds along a wall or in some fence corner; and astrawberry bed so choked with grass and weeds that fruit is verysmall and difficult to find. So much of enjoyment and healthful food can be producedfrom a small piece of land, that no home should be without a wellorganized fruit garden, and the best land of the farm is nonetoo good. The location should be near the house where it can receive at-tention at odd moments, and away from obstructions, like wallsand fences, so that the work of cultivation may be done largelywith the hor
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