TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. Luther Burbank, the Man ... 1 



II. General Methods of Work . . .24 



III. The Creation of New Trees . . 44 



IV. The Amaryllis and the Poppy . . 70 

 V. The Potato and the Pomato . . 87 



VI. The Lilies 101 



VII. Plums and Prunes . . . .111 



VIII. The Shasta Daisy . . . .130 



IX. The Thornless Edible Cactus . .147 



X. Certain General Features . . .159 



XI. Breeding for Perfume . . .173 



XII. Hardening and Adaptation . .192 



XIII. On the Origin of New Species . . 207 



XIV. How May I Do It, Too; Breeding . 226 



XV. How May I Do It, Too; Grafting . 248 



XVI. Commercial Aspects of the Work . 268 

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