NEW CREATIONS IN PLANT LIFE 



course, this will not worry Mr. Burbank, for 

 he is a citizen of the world rather than of Cali- 

 fornia. His avowed purpose is 'to make the 

 very best fruits and nuts an every-day food for 

 all, instead of an occasional luxury for the 

 few.' No doubt the world will be benefited, 

 although California's present favorable position 

 in plum culture may be shaken." 



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