LUTHER BURBANK 



my cherries it was constantly necessary to bear in 

 mind not merely one quality but several qualities, 

 and it requires no great knowledge of plant exper- 

 imentation to see that this greatly complicated my 

 problem. 



Diversified Qualities Required 



In point of fact, the qualities that are required 

 in a really satisfactory commercial fruit are much 

 more diversified than the ordinary observer would 

 ever suspect. 



In the case of the cherry there are at least 

 a dozen quite distinct qualities, which might be 

 spoken of as unit characters, that must constantly 

 be borne in mind. 



A cherry that will bring a good price in the 

 market must be large in size; it must be attractive 

 in color; it must be sweet and savory to the taste; 

 and it is of prime importance, particularly from 

 the California standpoint, that the fruit shall be 

 of such texture and quality of skin as to bear 

 shipment across the continent, and so reach the 

 Eastern market in good condition. 



As much as this will be obvious to every eater 

 of cherries. 



But from the standpoint of the fruit grower, 

 there are many other qualities that are no 

 less important. It is necessary that the tree that 

 bears the cherries shall be hardy and able to with- 



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