EVOLUTION AND VARIATION 



WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL 



SIGNIFICANCE OF SEX 



IN searching for knowledge on any subject 

 it is quite evident that it is best, if possible 



to start with the foundation facts before at- 

 tempting to build any useful or beautiful struc- 

 ture, and it will be necessary in this case to 

 repeat some facts available to specialists, but not 

 so generally known or appreciated by others, 

 for upon a knowledge of fundamentals depends 

 the life of any structure. 



As a specialist in the study of nature for the 

 definite purpose of producing new forms of 

 plant life, for the better nourishment, housing, 

 and clothing of the race, and the creation of new 

 fragrances and new shades of color in flowers 

 to make life more beautiful, certain very definite 

 conclusions regarding life and its origin on this 

 and probably on other planets have been im- 

 pressed upon me. 



Life is self-expression — a challenge to environ- 

 ment. It is action in certain definite directions 



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