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with the company, and the environmental conditions often 

 make the tree unsuited to its new surroundings. The 

 added cost of freight, danger of delay in transit and the 

 possibility of the stock drying out are some of the objec- 

 tions to buying at long range. Increased hardiness among 

 fruit trees can only be secured by breeding and selection, 

 and when once produced can only be maintained by vege- 

 tative propagation. It should be understood, in this con- 

 nection, that the hardiness or the resistance of any variety 

 to the various troubles may be increased by working them 

 on different roots. But if using the same root it does not 

 matter in what part of the country the tree may be grown. 



Horticultural Novelties. Due credit must be given to 

 the nursery companies for their efforts in finding and 

 introducing new and valuable varieties of fruits and flowers. 

 It is true that many new plants have been introduced 

 which have no particular merit, but it is also true that 

 many of our most valuable varieties have come through 

 the nursery companies. The motives which have actuated 

 these companies in introducing new plants have been 

 mostly financial, although many of them are spending 

 time and money simply because they are interested and 

 without any thought of remuneration. Among the present 

 workers in the nursery business are many college-trained 

 men. Their scientific training together with then: abundant 

 practical knowledge especially fits them to be leaders in 

 this kind of work. 



Some men like Burbank devote their entire energies 

 to the creation of new kinds and then sell the right to 

 introduce them to other companies. Some companies 



