New Creations in Plant Life 



CHAPTER I 



LUTHER BURBANK, THE MAN 



TUTHER BURBANK, of whose life, 

 --^ achievements and methods this book is 

 to treat, is the foremost plant-breeder in the 

 world. Over two thousand five hundred dis- 

 tinct species are in the list of the plants upon 

 which he has worked, embracing a large and 

 comprehensive field of operations. He has 

 also produced more new forms of plant life 

 than any other man, and has exerted a 

 unique and powerful influence. 



These new forms of plant life may be 

 brought into two classes, those which have 

 added to the wealth of nations and enriched 

 the dietary of the race, as new and improved 

 nuts, fruits and vegetables; and those which 

 have made the world more beautiful, the new 

 and improved forms of flowers. 



Without a university training and with only 



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