Hayes and Garber - Cucurbit Breeding

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PREFACE
made available through the kindness of Professor Andrew Boss.
The many helpful suggestions made by Dr. C. V. Piper, Consulting
Editor of these publications have been of great value.
Several illustrations have been supplied by investigators who
have made intensive studies of particular crops; credit for these
has been given in connection with the illustrations. Most
of the other figures are from photographs by T. J. Horton,
official photographer at University Farm, St. Paul. Figures
on flower structure are from drawings made by G. D. George,
illustrator.
The papers of many investigators have been referred to in
the text, as the advanced student will frequently desire to
study the original publication. The possibilities of errors are
very great in a text which reviews the studies of numerous
investigators. The writers, therefore, earnestly invite the
criticism of the readers.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA,
June, 1921.
THE AUTHORS.