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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 nerve 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 then she finds work forhim which he does professionally. Tocelebrate the sale Henry drives her toSalinas for dinner at the Cominos Hoteland a movie they drive past the tinkeron the roadway and she privately weeps. 2. The White QuailMary has her garden designed beforeits lot is bought, before shes married.She picks Harry because she thinks thegarden leave behind like him. After the ingleside isbuilt and the garden established Harryfinds her perfect though untouchable.She doesnt care for his occupation(making loans for cars) its unf furrow. Sheroutinely locks him from her tinybedr oom on the garden. He tries thelock and leaves quietly. She refuses tolet him have 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 fish. He refuses but will try to hitsuch a cat with his new air rifle. Nextmorning he shoots the white quail thentells Mary it was the cat he buried. 3. FlightMama Torres makes Emilo and Rosyfish when they can. Pep, who is splendiferous 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, flat aman, adios. After a days riding hesleeps and is awakened by a gymnastic horsedown the trail. He rides another daybefore his horse is flavor out from underhim. He exchanges shots and receives agranite splinter wound in his right hand.He runs on for several days and isfinally shot dead. 4. The SnakeYoung marine biologist Dr. Phillipsbrings a sack of starfish from the tidepool 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. eon she waits hebegins embalming the cat. She wants tobuy the male rattlesnake which shewants to keep in the lab. Her snakishbehavior during the feeding annoysPhillips. The starfish series is ruined.She never comes back. 5. BreakfastA cold pre-dawn, by a country road, Isee a tent with a lit campstove.