LUTHER BURBANK 



have become hardy enough to resist winters of 

 almost Arctic severity is in itself an all-sufficient 

 evidence of the adaptability of the fruit bearers, 

 and should be an inspiring object lesson to the 

 experimenter with fruits that still retain the trop- 

 ical and sub-tropical habit. 



It requires no very great powers of prophetic 

 vision to forecast a day when a large number of 

 fruits that now are known only in sub-tropical 

 zones will have made their way, under guidance 

 of the plant developer, across many degrees of 

 latitude that at present seem l|ke impassable 

 barriers. 



The Feijoa (pronounced fay-zh'o-a) or fig guava 

 (Feijoa Sellowiana) from Brazil, a vigorous fruit- 

 ing shrub; the Cherimoya (Anona cherimolia) 

 from the Central American highlands, which has 

 been classed with the pineapple and the mango- 

 steen as making up the trio of the world's finest 

 fruits; the Australian Macadamia (Macadamia 

 ternifolia), prized for both fruit and nut; the 

 Natal Plum (Carissa grandiflora.) from South 

 Africa, with its fragrant flowers and scarlet fruit; 

 and the White Sapote (Casimirva edulis) from 

 Mexico with quince-like fruit of unique flavor — 

 these are among the tropical and sub-tropical 

 products that have come to us within recent years 

 and that promise to make secure place for them- 



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