LUTHER BURBANK 



ing has hitherto been done in this line, that the 

 field may be said to be almost virgin. Opportunity 

 beckons the would-be plant developer alluringly. 

 And, fortunately, this is a case where the 

 material for experimentation is freely available. 

 Apples, pears and quinces grow in thousands of 

 dooryards. Thousands of men and women might 

 test their mating possibilities. There will be 

 stimulus of novelty and the lure of unknown goals 

 in such an endeavor. 



There are eight thousand 

 named varieties of the apple, 

 but who shall estimate the 

 uncounted opportunities for 

 further apple improvement? 



