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brilliant color that purchasers of fruit in the 

 market usually find so attractive. But there is 

 no reason why pears of various brilliant and 

 attractive colors should not be developed just 

 as colored apples have been." 



In this sort of thing gardening with brains 

 reaches its climax. And it gives you a chance 

 to become famous. 



"When you work with fruit trees you are 

 making permanent records, reaching out your 

 hand to future generations — erecting a monu- 

 ment that will remain long after you are gone." 



The following four classes of plant improve- 

 ments are suggested by the master gardener at 

 Santa Rosa: 



First, improving the quality of the product of 

 existing plants. 



Second, saving plants from their own extrava- 

 gance, thereby increasing their yield. 



Third, fitting plants more closely to conditions 

 of soil, climate, and locality. 



And fourth, transforming wild plants and mak- 

 ing entirely new ones to take care of new wants, 

 which are growing with surprising rapidity. 



BEGGING FOR IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENT 



Along these lines supergardeners can find an 

 endless variety of tasks to solve and endless 

 joy in solving them. 



Some plants, Burbank declares, are "begging 

 for immediate improvement." Others have 



