New creations in plant life : an authoritative account of the life and work of Luther Burbank / by W. S. Harwood.

  • Harwood, William Sumner, 1857-1908.
Date:
1907
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Credit: New creations in plant life : an authoritative account of the life and work of Luther Burbank / by W. S. Harwood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    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 JMr. Hurbank 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,