HOW MAY I DO IT TOO;— BREEDING 
mysteries about him. The marvel does not 
lie in the methods, but in the man. 
At the same time, there is very much of 
interest in the details of these methods, first, 
because he has practically thrown aside all 
precedent when it in any way conflicted with 
his own judgment; and, second, because he 
has always been not only willing, but anxious, 
that others should know all that he knows, in 
order that the widest possible good might 
come tothe world. Not that any one may 
hope to achieve results of similar importance 
merely by adopting his methods,—for only 
another such a man will ever do what he has 
done,—but he opens the door and asks any 
one in who has a mind inclined to do service 
to the world. 
Mr. Burbank thus speaks in general terms 
of plant - breeding: 
“The foundation principles of plant-breed- 
ing are simple and may be stated in a few 
words; the practical application of these prin- 
ciples demands the highest and most refined 
efforts of which the mind of man is capable, 
and no line of mental effort promises more 
for the elevation, advancement, prosperity and 
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