LUTHER BURBANK 



are varieties that grow on the upland, the culture 

 of which is similar to that of wheat or barley; not- 

 withstanding the fact that rice is usually thought 

 of as a marsh plant. These have recently been 

 introduced into the cotton regions of the south, 

 and I am told that in some regions they are sup- 

 planting the cotton crop. Also an attempt is being 

 made to grow the upland rice in certain sections 

 of northern California, and with a large measure 

 of success. 



In point of fact, some botanists have classified 

 no fewer than six species of rice, and there are 

 hundreds of varieties, variation seeming to be no 

 more unusual than with wheat, oats, or barley. It 

 is only the relative unfamiliarity with rice of the 

 western world that has led to the supposition that 

 one kind of rice is like another. 



Our estimate of the grain is somewhat anal- 

 ogous to our estimate of the Oriental peoples. 



The casual western observer thinks that all 

 Japanese and all Chinamen look a good deal 

 alike; but to the practiced eye there is nearly as 

 great diversity among them as among European 

 races. 



The upland rices show their derivation by re- 

 quiring somewhat moist soil, and they are not 

 grown to advantage in California; at least they 

 have not been extensively cultivated hitherto 



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