THE NEW WORK 



hillside, into a beautiful decorative plant, very 

 effective when potted for indoors in wintry 

 climes and for outdoor use along garden 

 walks or in masses. The transformation was 

 effected by insistent and long-continued selec- 

 tion, forever choosing from the new genera- 

 tions of plants as they came along those whose 

 leaves approached, even if slightly, the effect 

 desired. In this way the completed plant has 

 been secured. The accompanying illustra- 

 tion shows how marked has been the change 

 wrought. 



While the new work in progress is being 

 greatly aided in its practical aspects by the 

 Carnegie grant, the scientific side of the new 

 work is not being neglected. The Carnegie 

 Institution authorities are taking a deep inter- 

 est in the work, and a man has been detailed 

 to make an accurate and extensive review of 

 all the work 4 Mr. Burbank has done in the 

 past, as well as to record data as to the work 

 in progress. In the midst of great toil, and 

 often working under severe mental strain, it 

 has been impossible for Mr. Burbank to make 

 as extensive detailed records of much of his 

 work as he would have liked to do. Now, 



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