| Show controlling NATURE knows that of late eais foicey have been wonderfully subjected to anaas need we are dazzled by the spectacular achievements in fiand electricity but are likely to forget the less noisy but no less marvelous conquest 0 animal and plant life horses are cattle heavier cows give gioie milk and sheep have finer fleeces than in days gone by in plants the transformation 1 even more marked people now living can remember when the number ot edible fruits and vegetables was far less than at present and even those that could be grown were vastly interior to hat we now have for example our parents knew nothing of the tomato except as a curious ornament in the garden sweet corn was hardly better than the commonest field sons all oranges had heeds celery was little known and poor in quality in tile flower bed the magnificent ent pansy has replaced the insignificant ant hearts ease aiom which it was dei doped arid the sweet pea in all its dainty splendor traces its origin to the common garden vegetable this progress lias been made in spile of the great tendency manifested la all plants and animals to go back to the original type it is indeed a battle to keep strains pure and up to the standard they have already attained let alone an leal are by men operating hugely for loe of the work like luther burbank in california and eckford in Engi ind 9 well a by the great seed merchants D M ferry co of detroit mich who wo not only eternally vigilant to hold what ground tum been gained but haive i corps of trained backed by ample means to conduct new experiments the results of their experience can be found in their sed annual which ne will send free to all applicants cants |
