NEW CREATIONS IN PLANT LIFE 
raspberry, a complete cross, producing an 
absolutely new berry, larger than the largest 
berry ever before known. Each plant produces 
annually eight to ten stalks or canes about 
twelve feet in height. The berries are very 
large, light to dark crimson in color, and 
grow in remarkable profusion. 
Very many other crosses have been made 
with varying results, embracing: 
Peaches and almonds, peach and chicksaw 
plum, almond and Japanese plum, apricot and 
Japanese plum, Chinese quince and common 
quince, quince and crab-apple, Japanese quince 
and apple, potato and tomato, apricot and 
peach, domestic plum and wild goose plum, 
wild crab-apple and common apple, quince and 
apple, nicotiana and petunia, rose and apple, 
hawthorn and blackberry, quince and _ black- 
berry. 
Speaking of crossing and selection in gen- 
eral, Mr. Burbank says: 
“There is no barrier to obtaining fruits of 
any size, form or flavor desired, and none to 
producing plants and flowers of any form, color 
or fragrance. All that is needed is a knowledge 
to guide our efforts in the right direction, 
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