LUTHER BURBANK 



turner for the making of carpenter tools and such 

 like instruments. The chestnut makes railroad 

 ties that are thought to have no equal and tele- 

 graph poles of requisite strength and straightness. 



Then there are other families that have their 

 valued representatives. The hickories have al- 

 ready been referred to. The maples must not be 

 overlooked, as they furnish highly prized white 

 woods to the cabinet maker. The tulip tree sup- 

 plies a light-colored wood used by cabinet maker 

 and coach builder. The basswood or linden gives 

 a wood of peculiar fiber that meets the needs of 

 carvers and instrument makers. The willows and 

 their allies; members of the birch family; the 

 buttonwood tree or sycamore; and the locusts and 

 their allies are other native trees that are of value 

 as they stand and are well worth developing. 



The plant experimenter who works with these 

 different trees, being guided by their botanical 

 affinities, but making careful tests even where he 

 doubts the possibility of hybridization, will be 

 almost certain to have his efforts rewarded by the 

 production of some trees of new varieties that will 

 not only duplicate the unexpected qualities of the 

 hybrid walnuts, but will doubtless also reveal un- 

 predicted traits that will give them added value. 



Patience will be required in carrying out the 

 work, for the tree is long-lived and experiments 



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