CHAPTER XXII 
HIS PLACE IN THE WORLD 
ie it be difficult accurately to assign a man 
to his final place in the world within a 
generation, or even a century, of his death, it 
is far more difficult properly to locate him 
while still in the flesh. At the same time, if 
the deeds done have been apart from those of 
other men, and of commanding significance, 
without duplication in their sweep in history, 
we may, by some consideration of his accom- 
plishment and some setting forth of his men- 
tal furnishing, fairly suggest something of the 
estimate posterity may place upon him. 
First among all other things, Luther Bur- 
bank is unique among men in his knowledge 
of Nature and in his manipulation and inter- 
pretation of her forces. Other men have been 
plant-breeders and have produced remarkable 
results in improved fruits and flowers. They 
have achieved a merited reputation; indeed, in 
some cases this high reputation has passed on 
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