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GARDEN YARD 
that changes in soil, 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. 
