THE CREATION OF NEW TREES 



manifest, looking toward the preservation of 

 forests and the rapid re-foresting of denuded 

 areas, as well as from the purely economic 

 point of view, looking to the creation of new 

 types of trees better than the old and bringing 

 the old up to a higher standard of efficiency, 

 Mr. Burbank's work in tree -breeding is of 

 commanding importance. In itself it is quite 

 sufficient to have made the reputation of any 

 plant-breeder in the world. 



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