CHAPTER VI 

 BUEBANK IN THE VEGETABLE GAEDEN 



IN this chapter are detailed the methods of 

 selective breeding through which improved 

 types of vegetables of many kinds may be 

 produced in your garden. 



Among the most remarkable of Mr. Burbank's 

 experiments were those in which he grafted to- 

 mato plants on roots of potatoes and potato vines 

 on roots of tomato vines. The resulting fruits 

 and tubers were extraordinary and unlike any- 

 thing seen before. These experiments may be re- 

 peated by anyone who will follow out the com- 

 paratively simple methods of grafting described. 

 The feat of hybridizing the blossoms of potato 

 and tomato has not yet been accomplished, but 

 this is among the possibilities, and the results are 

 sure to be extraordinary. 



The members of the squash and melon family 

 offer interesting possibilities of hybridizing, and 

 these experiments may easily be carried out by 

 anyone. New types of peas and beans may readily 

 be produced; and experiments of a fascinating 

 character may be performed with various varie- 

 ties of sweet corn. In fact, there is scarcely a 

 plant in the vegetable garden that does not offer 

 opportunities for interesting experiments. 



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