

Wild Flowering Peach, and Improved Variety 



Nearly all wild forms oj plant life are susceptible of 



improvement comparable to that shown in the above illustration. 



Mr. Burbank is always on the lookout for variation among individuals 



of a species. Wherever such variation occurs it may be accentuated by 



selective breeding. As a rule further variation is stimulated by 



hybridizing experiments. In making such an experiment, Mr. 



Burbank usually has in mind many qualities. In such a 



case as the above, for example, not only size and color of 



blossom, but profusion and certainty of bearing 



would be among the characters carefully watched. 



