HOW MAY I DO IT TOO ;— BREEDING 



conscious or half - conscious plant - breeding 

 has been one of the greatest forces in the 

 elevation of the race. The chemist, the 

 mechanic, have, so to speak, domesticated 

 some of the forces of Nature, but the plant- 

 breeder is now learning to guide even the 

 creative forces into new and useful channels. 

 This knowledge is a priceless legacy, making 

 clear the way for some of the greatest benefits 

 which man has ever received from any source 

 by the study of Nature. 



"The plant - breeder, before making com- 

 binations, should with great care select the 

 individual plants which seem best adapted to 

 his purpose, as by this course many years of 

 experiment and much needless expense will 

 be avoided. 



" The plant - breeder is an explorer into 

 the infinite. He will have no time to make 

 money, and his brain must be clear and alert 

 in throwing aside fossil ideas and rapidly 

 replacing them with living, throbbing thought 

 followed by action. Then, and not till then, 

 shall he create marvels of beauty and value in 

 new expressions of materialized force, for 

 everything of value must be. produced by the 



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