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originator and introducer but has netted him a 

 handsome profit. 



Not all plant breeders have, however, re- 

 ceived the pecuniary reward their achievements 

 deserve. Peter Gideon, whose name will al- 

 ways be associated with the real progress of 

 Northwestern fruit growing, never received 

 commensurate reward for his work, and the 

 same may be said of Mr. T. V. Munson, who 

 has done more for Southwestern grape grow- 

 ing than any other American. Mr. Munson 

 carried on very extensive breeding work for 

 many years, and thanks to his foresight and en- 

 ergy his results are preserved to posterity in the 

 varieties he has developed and in the record of 

 how they were produced. Fortunately for hor- 

 ticultural science, Mr. Munson was a gentle- 

 man of wealth who has made plant breeding his 

 pleasure for many years. 



It would be interesting to sketch the work 

 and results of all who have made lasting con- 

 tributions to horticulture, but the list is too long 

 to be considered in this chapter. A few such 

 names as the Downings, Prince, Bull, Bartram, 

 Forsyth, Henderson, Barry, Livingston, Bai- 

 ley, Tracy, and others are too well known to 

 require special mention. There are a host of 

 equally deserving workers whose names will 



