LET US NOW PRODUCE SOME 

 NEW COLORS IN FLOWERS 



Developing Desired Characters 

 IN Heredity 



AN architect, in selecting the materials for his 



/"\ structure, sends for limestone to Bedford, 



Indiana, or for marble to CaiTara, Italy, 



or for bricks to Haver straw, N. Y., or for rustic 



redwood to California. 



In the process ol turning his blue print into a 

 building, he draws on the whole world — a little 

 here and a little there — for his supplies. 



So, in the production of a new plant in which 

 we hope to produce some definite useful results, 

 we must first seek out the materials with which to 

 build. 



Only our search will be, not for substance, but 

 a search for stored-up heredities — not a search 

 for bricks or stone or lumber, but a search for 

 living traits. 



The sturdy dandelions in our vacant lots, with 

 their parachutelike seed balls, reveal a structural 



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