THE WALNUT 



tyrants," making possible the achievements of Edi- 

 son. So. Burbank gleaning the secrets of variety 

 and environment from Nature, has enlightened the 

 world and made possible the horticultural Edisons 

 of the future. He is loved in other lands than ours. 

 It is said that if his name be mentioned before a 

 German audience, every person will rise and bow 

 with respect. 



Esteem is the meed due his genius from the liv- 

 ing. The future will rear monuments to his memory. 

 Yet in our humble opinion his greatest achievement 

 is not in the material things he has accomplished, 

 but in the inspiration he has given to the thousands 

 of people in all lands who are taking up this kind 

 of work. Were it possible for the "war drum to 

 throb no more." and for individual selfishness to be 

 banished from the earth, what a glorious future 

 would be before the human race! 



Stock Improvement 



The stock should be bred up by taking the best 

 scions from the most prolific branches, and when 

 these are bearing, again select the best from this 

 selected stock and note the improvement in nuts or 

 fruit. 



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