CHAPTER X 



CERTAIN GENERAL FEATURES 



|"N a study of Mr. Burbank's great work one 

 .-*- is not less amazed at its extent than baffled 

 by its variety. His approach to Nature lies 

 through many avenues; — it is a source of 

 never-ending surprise to see how completely 

 he commands these avenues while steadily 

 opening others. 



In this chapter it is proposed to touch upon 

 some of the many experiments which may not 

 be incorporated in this volume as individual 

 chapters because of the limitations of space, 

 though in them may be found ample material 

 for such chapters. 



Roses have long held high favor with Mr. 

 Burbank, both because of his love for the 

 flower itself and because of its possibilities in 

 the way of increase in size, enrichment of 

 color and odor, and in the adaptation of 

 certain roses, highly prized but confined to a 

 restricted zone of cultivation, so that they 



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