LUTHER BURBANK 



known to the Romans and Greeks and to their 

 forbears of Oriental antiquity. The plumcot is a 

 new species that originated just at the close of the 

 19th century. 



Its production forecasts a new era in fruit 

 development. 



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Plant improvement of any 

 kind tests purse and pa- 

 tience; at every stage of the 

 work shortcuts must be intro- 

 duced in order that time 

 and expense may be saved. 



