PREFACE TO THE SECOND 

 EDITION 



r |^ HREE points may be noted in the pre- 

 sentation of this new and revised edition 

 of "New Creations in Plant Life," which has 

 passed through various printings during the 

 period since the volume was issued a year and 

 a half ago. 



First, the statements in this volume, both 

 those which have a scientific and those which 

 have a practical bearing, stand unreservedly 

 vouched for by Mr. Burbank. 



Second, the interest in the man and his 

 work has steadily heightened since the book 

 was first issued, and a clearer and more intel- 

 ligent appreciation of his great powers has 

 been manifest. The interest has been shown 

 not only in the practical features but in the 

 scientific as well. The more closely his work 



