HOW MAY I DO IT TOO;— BREEDING 



mysteries about him. The marvel does not 

 lie in the methods, but in the man. 



At the same time, there is very much of 

 interest in the details of these methods, first, 

 because he has practically thrown aside all 

 precedent when it in any way conflicted with 

 his own judgment; and, second, because he 

 has always been not only willing, but anxious, 

 that others should know all that he knows, in 

 order that the widest possible good might 

 come to the world. Not that any one may 

 hope to achieve results of similar importance 

 merely by adopting his methods, — for only 

 another such a man will ever do what he has 

 done, — but he opens the door and asks any 

 one in who has a mind inclined to do service 

 to the world. 



Mr. Burbank thus speaks in general terms 

 of plant -breeding: 



"The foundation principles of plant -breed- 

 ing are simple and may be stated in a few 

 words ; the practical application of these prin- 

 ciples demands the highest and most refined 

 efforts of which the mind of man is capable, 

 and no hne of mental effort promises more 

 for the elevation, advancement, prosperity and 



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