LUTHER BURBANK 



the fact of its development on a tree or large shrub 

 gives it peculiar attractiveness. The vine-like 

 growth of many bearers of small fruit, notably the 

 raspberries and blackberries, necessitates methods 

 of cultivating, with perpetual pruning that many 

 horticulturists find irksome. The elder shrub can 

 take its place in the fruit orchard along with the 

 trees that bear apples, or plums, or peaches, re- 

 quiring no special treatment or attention, and 

 constituting a permanent acquisition for the fruit 

 grower. 



— There are opportunities in 

 the by-paths of plant improve- 

 ment, opportunities untold, 

 which call out for patient 

 specialized effort, and which 

 will well repay the investment 

 of that effort. 



