WORKING WITH A UNIVERSAL 

 FLOWER THE ROSE 



HOW THE BURBANK AND OTHER ROSES 

 WERE PRODUCED 



THE most popular of any roses I have so 

 far introduced is undoubtedly the one 

 known as the Burbank. 



The popularity of this rose is, I trust, well 

 deserved. But I should not be disposed to admit 

 that its merits are greater than those of many of 

 my newer roses which have not yet made their 

 appearance in public. The popularity of 

 the Burbank is partly to be explained by 

 the fact that it has been longer before the 

 public. 



There is a time element in the introduction of 

 a new flower, just as in the introduction of a new 

 fruit. In fact, no new plant development could 

 be expected to make its way except very gradu- 

 ally at first, although if valuable it gains mo- 

 mentum rapidly after a time. In this regard, 

 the introduction of a flower is analogous to the 



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