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GARDEN YARD ^^ 



that changes in sail, climate, methods of grow- 

 ing and in other things have an effect. Some 

 variations come from " crossing," and some 

 from no cause that we can see : in those cases 

 they are called "sports" of nature; learn to 

 look out for them and when the new variety 

 is better than anything you have before pro- 

 duced, save it for seed and see what comes of 

 it. You may thereby be doing all mankind a 

 service. 



