NEW CREATIONS IN PLANT LIFE 



raspberry, a complete cross, producing an 

 absolutely new berry, larger than the largest 

 berry ever before known. Each plant produces 

 annually eight to ten stalks or canes about 

 twelve feet in length. The berries are very 

 large, light to dark crimson in color, and 

 grow in remarkable profusion. 



Very many other crosses have been made 

 with varying results, embracing: 



Peaches and almonds, peach and chicksaw 

 plum, almond and Japanese plum, apricot and 

 Japanese plum, Chinese quince and common 

 quince, quince and crab-apple, Japanese quince 

 and apple, potato and tomato, apricot and 

 peach, domestic plum and wild goose plum, 

 wild crab-apple and common apple, quince and 

 apple, nicotiana and petunia, rose and apple, 

 hawthorn and blackberry, quince and black- 

 berry. 



Speaking of crossing and selection in gen- 

 eral, Mr. Burbank says: 



"There is no barrier to obtaining fruits of 

 any size, form or flavor desired, and none to 

 producing plants and flowers of any form, color 

 or fragrance. All that is needed is a knowledge 

 to guide our efforts in the right direction, 



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