Download or read book Plant Breeding in Relation to American Pomology (Classic Reprint) written by Welton Marks Munson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Plant Breeding in Relation to American Pomology One of the most significant facts in nature is that every species of plant which man has cultivated for any length of time has numerous forms, varieties, or strains. The. Practical horticulturist selects that form or strain which is best for cer tain purposes or for certain conditions. The plant breeder asks why or how these forms came about and how they can be improved. It is worthy of note, however, that until about a century ago the principal studies of plant life were made from wild forms rather than from domesticated species. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.