New Creations in Plant Life 



CHAPTER 1 



LUTHER BURBANK, THE MAN 



XUTHER BURBANK, of whose life, 

 -*-^ achievements and methods this book is 

 to treat, is the foremost plant-breeder in the 

 world. Over two thousand five hundred dis- 

 tinct species are in the list of the plants upon 

 which he has worked, embracing a large and 

 comprehensive field of operations. He has 

 also produced more new forms of plant hfe 

 than any other man, and has exerted a 

 unique and powerful influence. 



These new forms of plant life may be 

 brought into two classes, — those which have 

 added to the wealth of nations and enriched 

 the dietary of the race, — as new and improved 

 nuts, fruits and vegetables; and those which 

 have made the world more beautiful, — the new 

 and improved forms of flowers. 



Without a university training and with only 



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