LUTHER BURBANK 



to the dry; plants which thrive in heat and plants 

 which thrive in cold; plants which like sandy soil, 

 and plants which can do well even in adobe clay; 

 plants which have become used to the glare of 

 the sun, and those which live retiring lives in the 

 deepest recesses of the shade; plants which bear 

 flowers large and small, early and late, of short 

 seasons and of long, fragrant and unscented, 

 simple and complex. We shall find fruit-flavors 

 which are sour, sweet, acid, bitter; fruit skins 

 which are smooth, fuzzy; fruits themselves that 

 are large, small, even, irregular, coarse, delicate; 

 we shall find those which will stand shipment 

 across a continent and those which spoil almost 

 as soon as they are picked. 



We shall find a range of differences in wild 

 plants, as great as the range of environments in 

 which they have grown. 



And we shall find a range of differences in 

 cultivated plants as great as the range of differ- 

 ences in races and nations and individuals who 



have grown them. 



***** 



"I saw an interesting illustration on the relation 

 between heredity and environment at the circus 

 one day," said Mr. Burbank. 



"There, in a wire cage, was a tiny dog together 

 with a lot of monkeys. 



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