"An occasional and slight change in the conditions of life is beneficial 

 to all plants and animals ; but the offspring from a cross between organ- 

 isms which have been exposed to different conditions profit in an incom- 

 parably higher degree than do young or old beings from a mere change 

 of their conditions." —DARWIN. 



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"We believe in specialists ; the man who gives a large amount of his 

 time to one thing learns more about it, and obtains a higher standard than 

 is possible to those who have many irons in the fire. 



When a man is familiar with the best that has been produced by others, 

 he is qualified to pass judgment upon anything in that line. He knows 

 what has been done, and what is necessary to improve it — his standard 

 is high." — M. CRAWFORD. 



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"Although it is well known that selection is the great force in im- 

 provement, too many professional growers are content with selecting 

 the seed parent only ; and the credit they would like to take for this care 

 and enterprise would make them the subjects of ridicule with those who 

 are improving by selection all useful forms in the animal kingdom." 



H. IT. GROFF, before Waterloo Horticultural Society and 

 Provincial Association of Fruit Growers. 



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"Limitations once thought to be real have proved to be only apparent 

 barriers ; and as in many of the dark problems of nature, the mental light 

 of many ardent, persevering, faithful workers will make the old paths 

 clear, and boundless new ones will appear by which the life-forces are 

 guided into endless, useful, and beautiful forms." — BURBANK. 



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"It is my belief that the art of cultivating flowers must be regarded 

 as none the less important than the art of sculpture or painting, because 

 the flowers form the most beautiful part of nature." 



—HENRY IZAWA. 



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(From personal letter by Mr. A. T. De La Mare, publisher of Florist's Ex- 

 change, Netv York, who inspected the exhibit.) 

 "We are glad to see that you have done so well at the Pan-American 

 Exposition in medals, certificates and prizes; this is a splendid record 

 well earned and well deserved." —A. T. DE LA MARE. 



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"As civilization progress higher and higher, the human taste for 

 beauty and fine arts improves more and more, and I believe that the time 

 may come when the world of beauty will entirely fall into the hands of 

 those who are exponents of Nature." —HENRY IZAWA. 



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