WORKING WITH A UNIVERSAL 

 FLOWER THE ROSE 



HOW THE BURBANK AND OTHER ROSES WERE 



PRODUCED 



THE most popular of any roses I have so far 

 introduced is undoubtedly the one known 

 as the Burbank. 



The popularity of this rose is, I trust, well 

 deserved. But I should not be disposed to admit 

 that its merits are greater than those of many of 

 my newer roses which have not yet made their 

 appearance in public. The popularity of the Bur- 

 bank is partly to be explained by the fact that it 

 has been a good while before the public. 



There is a time element in the introduction of 

 a new flower, just as in the introduction of a new 

 fruit. In fact, no new plant development could 

 be expected to make its way except very gradually 

 at first, although it gains momentum rapidly after 

 a time. In this regard, the introduction of a flower 

 is analogous to the development of the flower itself 

 through successive generations of variation. 



[VOLUME IX CHAPTER II] 



