LUTHER BURBANK 



the reader who is interested in speculations of this 

 character will be able to make application for 

 himself, and to test the theory as to its details, in 

 particular if he enters the fascinating field of plant 

 development. 



[END OF VOLUME IX] 



Flowers offer the most inviting 

 field for the amateur, even while 

 they still hold their fall attraction 

 for the practiced experimenter, 

 and one can hardly proceed far 

 with flower experiments without 

 becoming interested in the 

 phenomena of color-variation. 



