The Burbank Potato 



An improvement in one of the most important crops 



which, as has been staled by a member of the United States 



Department of Agriculture, is adding seventeen million dollcws a year 



to the farm incon^es of America alone, to say nothing of foreign 



countries. This potato was produced by Mr. Burbank when in his 



'teens, and was the result of finding a seed ball on his mother's 



potato patch. The perfection of this potato involved 



no form of crossing or hybridization, but was 



brought about solely through utilizing the 



forces of environment and heredity — 



and by careful selection. 



