The first guns, few in number, did no execution. A general discharge followed, with fatal results.Continuing Battle of Lexington,our selection
Human Caused Evolution
Today's installment concludes Luther Burbank's Accomplishments,the name of our combined selection from Garrett P. Servtss and David Starr Jordan.
Luther Burbank’s Methods
The process of formation of new types may be grouped under four heads: selection, crossing, hybridization, and mutation (or saltation).Continuing
Denonville Versus Dongan
The French governor, unlike his rival (the British Governor of New York), felt strong in the support of his king, who had responded amply to his
Artificial Pollination
It may have occurred to the reader that there is something like wizardry in the rapidity with which Mr. Burbank brings his new kinds of plants to
How Is It Done?
But the reader may naturally ask : “How can Mr. Burbank, or any other human being, cause nuts to thicken or thin their shells at his
New Plants Such as the Plumcot
It is absolutely a new kind of fruit. The very flavor and taste of it have hitherto been unknown to the human palate.Continuing Luther Burbank's
The Other Kings Ignore the Partition
Today's installment concludes First Partition of Poland,our selection from History of Poland by James Fletcher.If you have journeyed through the
Poles Resist
Some few patriots still raised their voices, even in the midst of the united armies of Russia, Austria, and Prussia.Continuing First Partition of