ON THE ORIGIN OF NEW SPECIES 



flavor of the new fruit is indescribable, as 

 unique as it is delicious. 



The new fruit was produced in the usual 

 way, the three basic fruits being inter-pol- 

 lenated so that there was a thorough blending 

 or crossing of them all. Then selection was 

 made from the crosses until at length, after 

 years had elapsed, after prolonged and most 

 patient testing, the new fruit was produced. 

 There yet remains further work upon it before 

 it shall be given to the world, but its place 

 in the world as a new and distinct type of 

 fruit life is now assured. Mr. Burbank began 

 this particular experiment in another line, the 

 crossing of a plum and an almond; then 

 branching off into the plum-apricot line as 

 promising more satisfactory results. The plum 

 and the almond combined in a sense, produc- 

 ing some spectacular plant effects, but the 

 union did not promise results worthy of 

 further work, so it was dropped. 



Other curious combinations have from time 

 to time been made, with results not yet fully 

 determined in some cases. A raspberry and a 

 strawberry were united. Strange results devel- 

 oped. The plants were curious indeed. The 



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