The Training of the Human Plant

THE TRAINING OF THE HUMAN PLANT By Luther Burbank Contents I. The Mingling of Races II. The Teachings of Nature III. Differentiation in Training IV. Sunshine, Good Air and Nourishing Food V. Dangers VI. Marriage of the Physically Unfit VII. Heredity - Predestination - Training VIII. Growth IX. Environment the Architect of Heredity X. Character XI. Fundamental Principles Chapter 1 Excerpt DURING the course of many years of investigation into the plant life of the world, creating new forms, modifying old ones, adapting others to new conditions, and blending still others, I have constantly been impressed with the similarity between the organization and development of plant and human life. While I have never lost sight of the principle of the survival of the fittest and all that it implies as an explanation of the development and progress of plant life, I have come to find in the crossing of species and in selection, wisely directed, a great and powerful instrument for the