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us a realistic view of the whole motion picture 

 which to the world at large has always been 

 denied. 



We shall find that, dealing thus with nature's 

 forces at first hand, our work will inspire an 

 interest beyond even the interest of creating new 

 forms of life. 



And, as our work unfolds, the side lights which 

 we shall see will clear up many or most of the 

 doubts which are likely to take possession of us 

 at the outset. 



It may be well at this point, however, to 

 take space to refer to the single question most 

 frequently asked by thousands of intelli- 

 gent men and women who have been visitors 

 here. 



This question, differing in form, as the indi- 

 vidualities of the questioners differ, usually runs 

 like this: 



"If we are descendants of monkeys, why are 

 not the monkeys turning into men to-day?" 



Let us learn the answer to this question by 

 turning to the golden-yellow California poppy, 

 so-called, and the other entirely new poppies 

 which we have produced from it. 



In order to make clear the truth which the 

 poppies prove, it is necessary to explain the suc- 

 cessive steps of the operation. 



