PERSONALITY OF PLANTS 
wizard who has attained the greatest distinction 
in this field. He says: ‘There is no barrier to 
obtaining fruits of any size, form or flavour 
desired, and none to producing plants and 
flowers of any form, colour or fragrance; all 
that is needed is a knowledge to guide our efforts 
in the right direction, undeviating patience and 
cultivated eyes to detect variations of value,” 
Burbank has many times shown that he has 
the knowledge, patience and cultivated eye in 
a superlative degree. He claims to only apply 
old methods in a new way, but his results have 
been phenomenal. In fruits he has produced 
many new varieties of Apples, Pears, Peaches, 
Apricots, Plums, Prunes, Cherries and Quinces. 
His Plumcot is a delicious cross between a 
Plum and an Apricot. Out of the Dewberry 
and a Siberian Raspberry he compounded what 
he calls the Primus Berry. A Dewberry plus a 
Cuthbert Raspberry equals a Phenomenal 
Berry. One Lawton Blackberry and one Crystal 
White Blackberry make one Paradox Berry. 
Among the Burbank floral creations the 
Shasta Daisy is notable. It combines strains 
from Europe, Japan, and America. A new giant 
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