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of plant breeders are using these methods to produce thou- 

 sands of new t)-pes annually. IMost of them are worthless, 

 nearly all of them are no better than what are already 

 in commercial use, but the comparatively few that are 



Fig. 54. — Hybrid combining the desirable qualilies of tlie "Havana" and 

 'Sumatra" varieties. 



really superior repay the time and money spent a thousand 

 fold. I might add that it is the community at large that 

 is highly repaid, however, for the plant breeder, unlike the 

 inventor, never gets rich through his productions. 



