LUTHER BURBANK 



varieties were combined by crossing, as before, 

 by selecting the largest and tallest plants, out of 

 which a new race was produced of giant hemp. 



I found that a hemp received from China and 

 one from Chile were at first the two tallest and 

 most rapid growers, but they were very shy seed 

 producers in this climate, especially the Chinese 

 one. The variety which I produced from Russia 

 was the most slender, and also the most dwarfed, 

 so this had little to do with the giant hemp which 

 was produced. 



Paper made from the fiber of the hemp is 

 found to be of good quality, and although not 

 generally used heretofore must certainly be more 

 prized as other paper pulps become scarce. 



I mention this line of investigation here merely 

 to suggest the wide range of opportunities that will 

 open up for the plant developer when he has 

 learned to cooperate with workers in the various 

 industries. 



Hitherto we have been prone to take it for 

 granted that all the valuable textile plants have 

 been investigated and perfected. The newer 

 studies suggest that there is still almost boundless 

 opportunity for progress, not only through the 

 improvement of the plants that have been utilized, 

 but also through the introduction of species that 

 have been ignored or neglected. 



[END OF VOLUME VIII] 



