Some Experiments of Luther Burbank 



heredity, as well as a new field for economic 

 advance. Already his methods are yielding rich 

 results in the hands of others. We shall by such 

 means find much more than we now know of the 

 evolution of organisms, while the improvement 

 of organisms for the use and pleasure of man is 

 yet in its infancy. 



Scientific men belong to many classes; some 

 observe, some compare, some think, and some 

 carry knowledge into action. There is need for 

 all kinds and a place for all. With a broader 

 opportunity, Burbank could have done a greater 

 variety of things and touched life at more points; 

 but, at the same time, he would have lost some- 

 thing of his simple intensity and fine delicacy of 

 touch — things which schools do not always give 

 and which too much contact with men sometimes 

 takes away. 



Great men are usually men of simple, direct 

 sincerity of character. These marks are found in 

 Burbank. As sweet, straightforward, and as 

 unspoiled as a child, always interested in the 



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