LUTHER BURBANK 



and want, with the ultimate end always in 

 view of producing that which should help the 

 world. 



In furtherance of this latter, he has sold his 

 new creations with the distinct understanding 

 that there were no restrictions upon them, so 

 that the general public could secure them at 

 the earliest moment, while the money he has 

 received he has devoted to the carrying for- 

 ward of other tests. 



He has had always before him, in the crea- 

 tion of a new fruit, its adaptability to the 

 needs of man, never seeking to make greater 

 varieties of fruits for the mere purpose of 

 showing that it could be done, but having a 

 definite, practical aim before him, the new 

 fruit must be better than the old, better in 

 point of food, beauty, yield, shipping qualities, 

 adaptable to a wider zone of culture than those 

 that had preceded it. 



His ends have been accomplished along the 

 general lines of breeding and selection, cross- 

 ing two plants to produce a better than either, 

 and then, through a long series of years, 

 steadily selecting the very best of their prog- 

 eny until, at last, he gets a plant that reaches 



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