NEW CREATIONS IN PLANT LIFE 
course, this will not worry Mr. Burbank, for 
he is a citizen of the world rather than of Cali- 
fornia. His avowed purpose is ‘to make the 
very best fruits and nuts an every-day food for 
all, instead of an occasional luxury for the 
few.’ No doubt the world will be benefited, 
although California’s present favorable position 
in plum culture may be shaken.” 
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