LUTHER BURBANK 



not often reproduce that tendency in its seedlings 

 for an abnormality is more apt not to reproduce 

 itself, there being a tendency to return to the nor- 

 mal condition, which has existed for perhaps a 

 thousand years. 



By planting seeds of an early grape, a great 

 proportion of early grapes would be expected, 

 and vice versa, but in almost every case both 

 early and late, large and small, black and white, 

 sweet and sour, strong-growing and weak-grow- 

 ing grapes will be produced among a lot of grape 

 seedlings from any variety which has been long 

 cultivated and is the result of hybridization. 



In a wild species, the variation would be 

 mostly in the size of the plants and very little in 

 any other respect. 



The first crop of fruit on the young vine is not 

 a very accurate test of its future fruiting capacity. 

 Almost without exception the fruit improves each 

 season for several years both in the size of the 

 bunches and in the quality of the fruit. 

 GRAPES FROM MANY LANDS 



With the grape as with other plants I have 

 sought material for development in far places; 

 but have also utilized the native species. A brief 

 notice of the different species that have contrib- 

 uted to the experiments will suggest the scope of 

 the work. 



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