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1. The ChrysanthemumsOn Henry Allens ranch east of Salinasenzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay plants yellow chrysanthemums asHenry is selling thirty head of cattle toagents of the Western Meat Company.After he and Scotty go to round up thecattle, a tinker shows up. He asks forwork which Elisa says she hasnt. Heasks for seeds for a lady on his route.Elisa gives him seedlings withinstructions, and and so she finds work forhim which he does professionally. To hold back the sale Henry suffers her toSalinas for dinner at the Cominos Hoteland a movie they drive past the tinkeron the road and she privately weeps. 2. The White crawlMary has her garden designed beforeits lot is bought, before shes married.She picks harry because she thinks thegarden result like him. After the house isbuilt and the garden established Harryfinds her perfect though untouchable.She doesnt care for his occupation(making loans for cars) its unfair. Sheroutinely locks him from her tinybedroom on the g arden. He tries thelock and leaves quietly. She refuses tolet him beat a setter pup since it mightdamage her garden. After a white quailvisits the cement pond she fears a catwill come and asks Harry to put outpoison look for. He refuses scarce will try to hitsuch a cat with his new-sprung(prenominal) air rifle. Nextmorning he shoots the white quail indeedtells Mary it was the cat he buried. 3. FlightMama Torres makes Emilo and Rosyfish when they can. Pep, who isbeautiful but lazy, is sent to Montereyfor medicine and salt. At Mrs.Rodriguezs he kills a man with hisfathers black switchblade knife. Hereturns before dawn, then rides into thehigh hills as his family bids him, now aman, adios. After a days equitation hesleeps and is awakened by a horsedown the trail. He rides another daybefore his horse is shot out from under(a)him. He exchanges shots and receives agranite splinter wound in his right hand.He runs on for several days and isfinally shot dead. 4. The Snake spring chicke n marine biologist Dr. Phillipsbrings a sack of starfish from the tide puddle to his laboratory on the cannerystreet in Monterey. The labrattlesnakes, rats, cats killing a cat.Arrival of a tall, lean woman just as hebegins timed work making a starfishembryo series. speckle she waits hebegins embalming the cat. She wants tobuy the male rattlesnake which shewants to keep in the lab. Her snakish look during the feeding annoysPhillips. The starfish series is ruined.She never comes back. 5. BreakfastA iciness pre-dawn, by a country road, Isee a camp out with a lit campstove.