LUTHER BURBANK 
to the dry; plants which “.1i,. iu neat and plants 
which thrive in cold; plants which like sandy soil, 
and plants which can do well even in adobe clay; 
plants which have become used to the glare of 
the sun, and those which live retiring lives in the 
deepest recesses of the shade; plants which bear 
flowers large and small, early and late, of short 
seasons and of long, fragrant and unscented, 
simple and complex. We shall find fruit-flavors 
which are sour, sweet, acid, bitter; fruit skins 
which are smooth, fuzzy; fruits themselves that 
are large, small, even, irregular, coarse, delicate; 
we shall find those which will stand shipment 
across a continent and those which spoil almost 
as soon as they are picked. 
We shall find a range of differences in wild 
plants, as great as the range of environments in 
which they have grown. 
And we shall find a range of differences in 
cultivated plants as great as the range of differ- 
ences in races and nations and individuals who 
have grown them. 
“T saw an interesting illustration on the relation 
between heredity and environment at the circus 
one day,” said Mr. Burbank. 
“There, in a wire cage, was a tiny dog together 
with a lot of monkeys. 
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