. Luther Burbank, his methods and discoveries and their practical application; . d there can be little we reflect on the long gap that separates thepeach of to-day from its primitive wild ancestor,we need not regard such further development asthat just suggested as being very formidable. But, of course, there is a time element that can-not be ignored. So here, as with other orchard fruits, it is onlysuch experimenters as have the gift of patience [174] ON PEACHES AND NECTARINES ?who can enter the field with prospect of that endowment, however, and a rea-sonable compr
. Luther Burbank, his methods and discoveries and their practical application; . d there can be little we reflect on the long gap that separates thepeach of to-day from its primitive wild ancestor,we need not regard such further development asthat just suggested as being very formidable. But, of course, there is a time element that can-not be ignored. So here, as with other orchard fruits, it is onlysuch experimenters as have the gift of patience [174] ON PEACHES AND NECTARINES ?who can enter the field with prospect of that endowment, however, and a rea-sonable comprehension of the principles of plantbreeding already presented, any intelligent ama-teur may undertake experiments in the furthereducation of the peach that may well lead to re-sults of the highest interest and of notableeconomic importance. —The peach with its lusciousmeat, the nectarine with itssmooth skin, the almond withits delightful kernel, and thestoneless plum with its un^sheathed seed—who will breedthese together and thus pro-duce a unique and valuablefruit-nut?. The Apple—a Fruit Worthy OF Still Further Improvement New Apples and How to Make Them IF YOU were to look in Regans book on theNomenclature of the Apple you would findthat about eight thousand varieties of thisfruit are listed by name,—^not counting synonyms,of which each variety has several.^ And you would receive assurance that the cat-alogue includes only such selected varieties ashave attracted more or less attention in this coun-try alone. After scanning this list you might be excusedif you felt disposed to turn your attention to someother fruit. An orchard product that already pos-sesses eight thousand named varieties may notseem at first glance to offer a very good openingfor the plant developer. It may reasonably besupposed to be a fruit that is already pretty welldeveloped. And in point of fact there is no disputing that [Volume IV—Chapter VI] LUTHER BURBANK the apple is a well-developed frui
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