CERTAIN GENERAL FEATURES 
great as that of the companion of the same 
lot of seed. The difference between the two 
was that one was a slow-growing, the other 
a rapid-growing seedling. As in all manner 
of fruit tree and other tree tests the seed- 
lings vary greatly in the rapidity of their 
growth, so in the grasses,—the test under 
way was to determine which one of these 
seedlings was the fastest growing and most 
vigorous; from that final selection would. 
be made in the development of a better type 
of grass. Mr. Burbank has been studying 
for a long time the question of providing a 
rich, nutritious grass for barren regions. It 
is on this line he has been at work, as well 
as upon the production of lawn grasses 
which will grow much more compact and get 
along with less water than the old types of 
grass. The tests in grasses promise to be of 
exceptional interest and value. 
Mr. Burbank also recognizes a large field 
of operations in the improvement of native 
wild grasses, and even in the ennoblement 
of the weeds themselves. Upon this point 
he says: 
“What occupation can be more delightful 
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