. The Open court. ws and employ the forces which createincrements of change that create and transmit In theirnatural habitat, the energy of plants is expended merely to live asthey are. New species are only produced when variations have beenforced under pressure of contiguous dangerous competition, causingnatural crosses and hybrids. When the same plants are domesti-cated and cultivated, the struggle for life is removed, and unfore-seen variations become immediately possible. Thus the externalresemblances and the declared tendencies which had been taken to 3o6 THE OPEN COURT. dete
. The Open court. ws and employ the forces which createincrements of change that create and transmit In theirnatural habitat, the energy of plants is expended merely to live asthey are. New species are only produced when variations have beenforced under pressure of contiguous dangerous competition, causingnatural crosses and hybrids. When the same plants are domesti-cated and cultivated, the struggle for life is removed, and unfore-seen variations become immediately possible. Thus the externalresemblances and the declared tendencies which had been taken to 3o6 THE OPEN COURT. determine the classifications into species instead of being perma-nent, lie has shown to be fragile. As to the processes, the methods of combination, crossing andselection which Mr. Bnrbank employs, but little has been given tothe world; this not from any intention of concealment on his part,but simply because he is a doer rather than sayer or writer. Hehas published few papers, given few addresses. His lecture before. THE NEWTON PTPPTN— the American Pomological Society, some years ago, was most valuable published work (if it may be so termed) is hisFundamental Principles of Plant Breeding, now out of print. Heis a thorough disciple of Darwin, substituting in his method for Dar-wins natural selection his own theory of special selection. Bymodifying the inner nutritive and evolutive mediums, his practiceis to change the organic expression. To use his own words, Thereis no barrier to obtaining fruits of any size, form or flavor desired,and none to producing plants and flowers of any form, color orfragrance: all that is needed is a knowledge to guide our efforts inthe right direction, undeviating patience and cultivated eyes todetect variations of value. Practically, however, artificial plant evolution is a long ordeal. THE WORK OF lUJUIlANK. 3O7 The experimenter is continually escorted by difificulties, uncertain-ties, even tragedies, from the first
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