NEW CREATIONS IN PLANT LIFE 



Sometimes, as Mr. Burbank puts it, the fruit- 

 raiser must be adapted to the fruit. It must 

 be borne in mind also, in any consideration of 

 the commercial feature, that many of the 

 creations of Mr. Burbank are not commercially 

 identified with his name, having been bought 

 by florists qjr horticulturists who exploit them 

 in their own way and under names of their 

 own selection. 



Aside from all this, the very heart and 

 spirit of Mr. Burbank's method are directly 

 opposed to any monopolistic control of his 

 new fruits. To get these fruits to the general 

 public at the earliest moment possible and at 

 the lowest figure is his highest aim. "Abso- 

 lutely no restrictions," that is the key-note. 

 One of the largest fruit-growers in California 

 estimates that Mr. Burbank could easily be 

 making a net revenue of two hundred thou- 

 sand dollars per year if he should hold back 

 his fruits and flowers and handle them solely 

 for the money that could be made from them. 

 But to do this would be to stultify himself; 

 his measure of success has not been the 

 standard of the dollar : success to him means 

 the accomplishment of the greatest possible 



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