Personality of plants

PERSONALITY OF PLANTS
wizard who has attained the greatest distinction
in this field. He says: "There is no barrier to
obtaining fruits of any size, form or flavour
desired, and none to producing plants and
flowers of any form, colour or fragrance; all
that is needed is a knowledge to guide our efforts
in the right direction, undeviating patience and
cultivated eyes to detect variations of value,"
Burbank has many times shown that he has
the knowledge, patience and cultivated eye in
a superlative degree. He claims to only apply
old methods in a new way, but his results have
been phenomenal. In fruits he has produced
many new varieties of Apples, Pears, Peaches,
Apricots, Plums, Prunes, Cherries and Quinces.
His Plumcot is a delicious cross between a
Plum and an Apricot. Out of the Dewberry
and a Siberian Raspberry he compounded what
he calls the Primus Berry. A Dewberry plus a
Cuthbert Raspberry equals a Phenomenal
Berry. One Lawton Blackberry and one Crystal
White Blackberry make one Paradox Berry.
Among the Burbank floral creations the
Shasta Daisy is notable. It combines strains
from Europe, Japan, and America. A new giant
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