Jona
h is
supe
r exc
ited
to m
eet h
is co
llege
bas
ketb
all h
ero
whe
n hi
s dad
take
s him
to th
e sta
te c
olle
ge.
Whe
n he
ge
ts to
cam
pus,
he q
uick
ly re
alize
s dad
has
a d
iff er
ent
plan
for h
im an
d hi
s sist
er B
rynn
. Com
e alo
ng as
Jona
h an
d Br
ynn
mee
t a
plan
t sc
ient
ist a
nd p
rodu
ce b
uyer
w
ho h
ave
been
wor
king
for y
ears
to c
reat
e a
varie
ty o
f po
tato
to m
ake
delic
ious
fren
ch fr
ies.
Th is
is a
colle
ge
visit
Jona
h w
ill n
ever
forg
et!
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rati
ons
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Chap
ter
11:
I am
Fam
ous!
Th e
next
wee
kend
tha
t pi
ctur
e w
ith M
oose
’s ar
ticle
mad
e th
e fro
nt p
age
of t
he “
Stat
e Ti
mes
”! Th
e bi
gges
t ne
wsp
aper
in
the
state
! I g
uess
that
kin
d of
mak
es m
e a
fam
ous p
lant
scie
ntist
!
22here
to fi
nd o
ut.”
I di
dn’t
reco
gnize
the
voi
ce,
so I
tur
ned
arou
nd a
nd l
ooke
d up
…it
was
Moo
se!
Befo
re I
coul
d ev
en th
ink,
I bl
urte
d, “
Moo
se, w
hat a
re y
ou d
o-in
g he
re?”
“I
am
doi
ng m
y ho
mew
ork,
” M
oose
resp
onde
d.
“You
hav
e ho
mew
ork?
” I s
aid.
I
coul
dn’t
belie
ve t
he s
tar
of t
he c
olle
ge b
aske
tbal
l tea
m h
ad
hom
ewor
k!
“Yea
h,”
he sa
id. “
I am
writ
ing
an a
rtic
le o
n th
e pa
rtne
rshi
p be
-tw
een
Dr.
Jade
and
Rei
d an
d ho
w th
ey a
re re
sear
chin
g th
e de
vel-
opm
ent o
f a n
ew p
otat
o va
riety
. It’s
for m
y Ag
Jour
nalis
m c
lass
.” I w
as b
low
n aw
ay th
at h
e kn
ew a
bout
this
rese
arch
. “W
hat’s
Ag
Jour
nalis
m?”
I bl
urte
d ou
t. If
Moo
se w
as d
oing
that
, I w
ante
d to
do
it to
o!
Moo
se r
espo
nded
, “Ag
Jou
rnal
ism o
r Li
fe S
cien
ce C
omm
uni-
catio
n, te
chni
cally
, is m
y m
ajor
or w
hat I
stud
y at
col
lege
. Whe
n I
grad
uate
I w
ill lo
ok f
or a
job
writ
ing
artic
les
or s
torie
s fo
r an
ag
ricul
tura
l pap
er o
r mag
azin
e, o
r may
be a
pot
ato
com
pany
.” M
oose
smirk
ed a
nd lo
oked
at R
eid.
D
r. Ja
de ju
mpe
d in
and
said
, “H
ey, t
hese
guy
s hel
ped
with
our
da
ta c
olle
ctio
n to
day,
so th
ey a
re p
art o
f the
rese
arch
. Let
’s ge
t a
pict
ure
with
eve
ryon
e an
d th
en d
o th
e in
terv
iew.
”
Illu
stra
tion
s by
Don
ald W
u
Titl
e Sp
onso
r
4
To B
rook
e an
d al
l the
kid
dos
who
kee
p m
y lif
e vi
bran
t eac
h da
y!
Love
you
.
R.D
.H.
21
Chap
ter
10:
Shar
ing
the
Rese
arch
At th
is po
int,
I was
get
ting
hung
ry a
gain
and
ask
ed, “
Cou
ld w
e ha
ve so
me
mor
e fri
es!”
Dr.
Jade
chu
ckle
d an
d sa
id, “
If it’
s oka
y w
ith y
our d
ad.”
He
nodd
ed w
ith a
ppro
val.
Bryn
n an
d I w
ashe
d ou
r han
ds a
nd
each
gra
bbed
ano
ther
bow
l. W
e w
ere
not
goin
g to
pas
s up
the
off
er
to h
ave
frenc
h fri
es tw
ice
in o
ne d
ay. Th
at i
s unh
eard
of i
n ou
r hou
se!
I beg
an sc
arfi n
g do
wn
my
fries
and
Bry
nn a
sked
, “H
ow d
o yo
u be
com
e a
plan
t sci
entis
t?”
A v
oice
beh
ind
me
said
, “G
reat
que
stio
n, t
hat
is w
hat
I am
20Chap
ter
9:Th
e Co
nclu
sion
Reid
clic
ked
on a
few
mor
e th
ings
and
said
, “Lo
ok a
t thi
s!”O
n th
e co
mpu
ter
ther
e w
ere
a bu
nch
of n
umbe
rs a
nd a
bar
gr
aph.
“I
just
ran
the
anal
ysis,
and
we
are
getti
ng re
ally
clo
se to
a n
ew
varie
ty w
e ca
n us
e! Le
t’s p
lant
thes
e an
d co
llect
ano
ther
roun
d of
da
ta,”
said
Rei
d.
Dr.
Jade
agr
eed
and
said
, “W
e ca
n sta
rt se
tting
up
that
rese
arch
to
mor
row.
I th
ink
we
are
getti
ng re
ally
clo
se to
a n
ew v
arie
ty th
at
will
solv
e yo
ur p
robl
em, R
eid.
”
5
Book
Tit
le V
ocab
ular
y:
Vibr
ant
[adj
ectiv
e]: h
avin
g or
giv
ing
a se
nse
of st
rong
life
Vari
ety
[nou
n]: t
hing
s tha
t diff
er fr
om
each
oth
er
High
ligh
ted
Care
ers:
Plan
t Sc
ient
ist:
Som
eone
who
stud
ies a
nd
does
rese
arch
on
plan
ts
Prod
uce
Buye
r: A
per
son
that
buy
s fru
its
and
vege
tabl
es fo
r a b
usin
ess
6Chap
ter
1:
Wel
com
e to
Cam
pus!
“Th i
s is
goin
g to
be
AWES
OM
E!”
I th
ough
t to
mys
elf
as I
lo
oked
out
the
win
dow
of o
ur fa
mily
van
, as w
e dr
ove
dow
n th
e in
ters
tate
. H
i, I’m
Jona
h an
d I h
ave
been
look
ing
forw
ard
to th
is da
y fo
r a
long
tim
e. T
oday
, my
fam
ily is
goi
ng to
visi
t the
col
lege
that
my
dad
wen
t to
whi
ch al
so h
appe
ns to
be h
ome t
o m
y fa
vorit
e col
lege
fo
otba
ll te
am, b
aske
tbal
l tea
m, h
ocke
y te
am…
wel
l, I l
ove a
ll th
eir
team
s. M
y da
d sa
id th
at w
hen
he w
ent t
o sc
hool
ther
e, h
e ha
d cl
asse
s w
ith p
eopl
e who
are n
ow in
the N
FL, N
BA, a
nd p
laye
d on
Oly
m-
pic
team
s. H
e sa
id th
at it
was
nor
mal
to se
e th
ese
peop
le o
n th
e sid
ewal
ks e
very
day
! I
aske
d m
y da
d fo
r the
hun
dred
th ti
me,
“So,
how
man
y fa
mou
s pe
ople
do
you
thin
k w
e w
ill se
e to
day?
” H
e re
spon
ded,
“W
ell,
you
will
see
a lo
t of
thi
ngs
toda
y. Ju
st ke
ep y
our e
yes o
pen!
Who
kno
ws w
hat c
ould
hap
pen?
”W
e fi n
ally
got t
o th
e cam
pus,
and
ther
e wer
e peo
ple e
very
whe
re.
How
wou
ld I
fi nd
Moo
se in
all t
hese
peo
ple?
Moo
se is
the n
ick-
nam
e of m
y fa
vorit
e bas
ketb
all p
laye
r. H
e is t
he o
ne p
erso
n I r
eally
w
ante
d to
mee
t tha
t day
. Th e
n I r
emem
bere
d th
at M
oose
is al
mos
t se
ven
feet
tall.
He
wou
ld p
roba
bly
stick
out
! So,
I b
egan
to sc
an
the
crow
d fo
r the
talle
st pe
rson
I co
uld
fi nd.
19
Chap
ter
8:
Anal
yzin
g th
e Nu
mbe
rsRe
id tu
rned
from
the
com
pute
r he
was
look
ing
at a
nd sa
id e
x-ci
tedl
y, “A
noth
er se
t of d
ata!”
“Y
up!”
said
Dr.
Jade
as
she
set
the
buck
et o
n a
tabl
e. “
Now
w
e ne
ed to
cou
nt h
ow m
any
we
have
. Jon
ah a
nd B
rynn
, can
you
co
unt h
ow m
any
are
in th
e bu
cket
?”
We
got r
ight
to w
ork
coun
ting.
“1
98!”
I sho
uted
. “R
eid,
can
you
add
tha
t to
our
dat
a ta
ble
on t
he c
ompu
ter?
” D
r. Ja
de a
sked
. “D
one!”
Rei
d sa
id.
18Chap
ter
7:
Coll
ecti
ng D
ata
On
a ta
ble
next
to th
e do
or w
ere
bask
ets f
ull o
f pot
atoe
s. D
r. Ja
de g
estu
red
at th
em a
nd s
aid,
“Th
ese
pota
toes
wer
e ju
st ha
rves
ted
and
need
to b
e m
easu
red.
You
wan
t to
help
me?
” “S
ure,”
Bry
nn a
nd I
said
. Al
thou
gh I
was
sta
rtin
g to
thi
nk I
wou
ld n
ever
hav
e tim
e to
fi n
d M
oose
if w
e w
ere
in a
gar
den
all d
ay!
Dr.
Jade
han
ded
us ea
ch a
box
and
said
, “Th
is bo
x is
exac
tly fi
ve
inch
es lo
ng a
nd th
ree
inch
es w
ide.
Pla
ce e
ach
pota
to in
the
box.
If
it is
too
big
and
does
not
fi t,
plac
e it
over
her
e.” S
he p
oint
ed to
a
buck
et. “
If it
is to
o sm
all o
r doe
s not
fi ll
mos
t of t
he b
ox, p
ut it
ov
er h
ere.
Th e
rest
go in
her
e.” S
he p
oint
ed to
oth
er b
ucke
ts.
We
wor
ked
thro
ugh
the
bask
ets o
n th
e ta
ble
quic
kly.
Dr.
Jade
said
, “G
reat
, fol
low
me!”
She
gra
bbed
the
buc
ket
of p
otat
oes
that
fi t
in t
he b
ox a
nd
head
ed b
ack
into
her
lab.
7
Chap
ter
2:No
t W
hat
I Th
ough
tM
eanw
hile
, my
dad
pulle
d in
to a
park
ing
spot
and
said
, “W
e’re
here
!” W
e w
ere
park
ed in
fron
t of a
larg
e br
ick
build
ing.
M
y sis
ter,
Bryn
n, sa
id, “
Whe
re is
‘her
e’?”
Dad
res
pond
ed, “
Th is
is H
ortic
ultu
re H
all.
I ha
ve s
ome
fond
m
emor
ies i
n th
is bu
ildin
g.”
“Wha
t’s H
ortic
ultu
re?”
I a
sked
. My
dad
thou
ght f
or a
sec
ond
and
then
said
, “It’
s the
scie
nce
of g
row
ing
plan
ts. W
hen
I was
at
scho
ol h
ere,
I sp
ent a
lot o
f tim
e in
this
build
ing
lear
ning
abou
t all
sort
s of p
lant
s. Le
t’s g
o in
! I th
ink
that
will
hel
p yo
u un
ders
tand
.” I
quic
kly
resp
onde
d, “
Dad
, whe
n ar
e w
e go
ing
to th
e fo
otba
ll
8fi eld
or b
aske
tbal
l are
na?”
H
e ass
ured
me w
e wou
ld c
heck
thos
e out
late
r. W
ell,
this
is no
t w
hat I
exp
ecte
d, I
thou
ght.
How
wou
ld I
fi nd
Moo
se in
her
e?
Bryn
n an
d I h
oppe
d ou
t of t
he v
an a
nd fo
llow
ed D
ad in
to th
e bu
ildin
g. O
utsid
e th
e do
or w
as a
big
sign
that
said
, “W
elco
me
to
Hor
ticul
ture
Hal
l! O
pen
Hou
se T
oday
! Com
e in
and
mee
t ou
r Pl
ant S
cien
tists.
” H
mm
, I d
idn’t
wan
t to
mee
t a p
lant
scie
ntist
. I
wan
ted
to m
eet M
oose
!
17
“Th i
s is
a pa
ir of
for
ceps
, or
big
tw
eeze
rs,
like
the
ones
you
m
ight
use
to re
mov
e a
splin
ter f
rom
you
r han
d. I
am
usin
g it
to
harv
est t
he p
olle
n ov
er h
ere,”
she
said
as s
he b
egan
wal
king
acr
oss
the
gree
nhou
se, “
to b
reed
with
the
plan
ts ov
er h
ere.”
As
she t
ook
the p
olle
n in
the f
orce
ps an
d ru
bbed
it o
n th
e fl o
w-
er o
f ano
ther
pla
nt.
“Th i
s pla
nt w
ill n
ow c
reat
e se
eds t
hat a
re a
mix
of b
oth
pare
nts
whi
ch a
re d
iff er
ent
varie
ties.
Hop
eful
ly c
reat
ing
a ne
w o
ne w
ith
the
char
acte
ristic
s w
e w
ant.”
Dr.
Jade
pau
sed
and
stepp
ed b
ack
from
her
pla
nt.
“How
do
you
know
the
se t
wo
varie
ty w
ill c
reat
e w
hat
you
wan
t?” B
rynn
ask
ed.
“Let
me
take
you
to th
e te
st pl
ot a
nd I
will
show
you
.” W
e le
ft th
e gr
eenh
ouse
and
wal
ked
dow
n th
e ha
ll an
d ou
t a
back
doo
r of
the
bui
ldin
g. I
t lo
oked
like
we
just
wal
ked
into
a
huge
gar
den.
D
r. Ja
de sa
id, “
Th is
is ou
r tes
t plo
t. It’
s whe
re w
e gro
w th
e pot
a-to
es an
d co
llect
dat
a to
mak
e sur
e the
y ar
e the
size
we w
ere h
opin
g fo
r.”
16to so
lve
his p
robl
em.”
“And
that
is w
hy h
e cam
e to
you,
bec
ause
you
are a
pla
nt sc
ien-
tist!”
said
Bry
nn.
“Exa
ctly
righ
t!” re
plie
d D
r. Ja
de.
My
dad
chim
ed in
exci
tedl
y, “Th
is l
ab h
as ac
cess
to a
lot o
f var
i-et
ies o
f pot
atoe
s. W
hen
I was
at sc
hool
her
e, I
wor
ked
in a
lab
like
this
one!
We
wer
e br
eedi
ng d
iff er
ent v
arie
ties o
f pot
ato
to c
reat
e a
new
var
iety
that
whe
n fri
ed w
ould
mak
e a cr
unch
ier p
otat
o ch
ip.”
“Wha
t do
you
mea
n by
bre
edin
g po
tato
es?”
I as
ked.
D
r. Ja
de sm
iled
and
said
, “Le
t’s g
o ou
t to
the
gree
nhou
se a
nd I
will
show
you
.” W
e fo
llow
ed D
r. Ja
de in
to a
larg
e gl
ass b
uild
ing
that
was
real
ly
war
m. Th
e s
un w
as s
hini
ng a
nd it
was
brig
ht! I
t was
also
full
of
buck
ets w
ith p
lant
s gro
win
g in
them
. “Th
ese
are
the
pare
nt p
otat
oes w
e ar
e us
ing
for b
reed
ing,
” D
r. Ja
de sa
id.
“Pot
atoe
s hav
e pa
rent
s?”
I rep
lied.
M
y da
d sa
id, “
Yeah
, it’s
a lit
tle d
iff er
ent t
han
mom
and
me,
but
a
plan
t will
hav
e a
pare
nt to
o. A
par
ent p
lant
is a
ble
to m
ake
new,
lit
tle p
lant
s, I g
uess
you
cou
ld c
all t
hem
bab
y pl
ants…
.” D
r. Ja
de c
him
ed in
, “Yo
ur d
ad is
righ
t. A
plan
t nee
ds a
par
ent.
Th es
e are
mat
ure,
or a
dult,
pla
nts o
f tw
o va
rietie
s of p
otat
oes.
You
see
this
fl ow
er?”
Dr.
Jade
said
as s
he re
ache
d ou
t to
grab
a sm
all
purp
le fl
ower
. “Th
is
is w
here
the
bre
edin
g ha
ppen
s. W
e w
ill t
ake
the
polle
n fro
m th
e fl o
wer
s on
this
side
of th
e gr
eenh
ouse
and
bre
ed th
e po
-ta
toes
on
that
side
of t
he g
reen
hous
e.”
She
pulle
d ou
t a sm
all t
ool f
rom
her
jack
et p
ocke
t and
pul
led
som
ethi
ng o
ff th
e fl o
wer
. “W
hat i
s tha
t?” I
aske
d.
9
Chap
ter
3:
The
Rese
arch
Lab
Whe
n w
e w
alke
d in
the
doo
r, I
was
ins
tant
ly s
truc
k by
the
str
ong
smel
l of m
y fa
vorit
e fo
od, f
renc
h fri
es!
A la
dy in
a w
hite
lab
coat
, lik
e the
one
s doc
tors
wea
r, w
alke
d up
to
us a
nd sa
id, “
Wel
com
e to
Hor
ticul
ture
Hal
l! D
o yo
u tw
o lik
e fre
nch
fries
by
chan
ce?”
Sh
e w
as lo
okin
g rig
ht a
t Bry
nn a
nd m
e.
We
both
shou
ted,
“Ye
s!”
“Gre
at! C
ome
on in
to m
y la
b, I
wan
t to
show
you
som
ethi
ng.”
We
both
look
ed a
t Dad
. H
e sm
iled
and
nodd
ed, s
o w
e fo
llow
ed th
e la
dy in
to th
e ro
om
whe
re th
e fre
nch
fry
smel
l was
com
ing
from
. Sh
e sa
id, “
I am
Dr.
Jade
, and
this
is m
y pl
ant s
cien
ce la
b.”
Bryn
n he
sitan
tly a
sked
, “So
, you
’re a
doc
tor f
or p
lant
s?”
Dr.
Jade
smile
d an
d sa
id, “
Yes,
but p
roba
bly
not w
hat y
ou a
re
thin
king
. I a
m c
alle
d a
doct
or b
ecau
se I
am a
n ex
pert
in m
y fi e
ld
of st
udy:
pla
nts.
Pota
toes
to b
e sp
ecifi
c!”
10Chap
ter
4:Po
tato
es…
I Lo
ve F
renc
h Fr
ies
“So,
you
take
car
e of
sick
pot
atoe
s?”
I ask
ed.
“Som
etim
es, i
f th
e pl
ant
gets
sick,
but
tha
t is
rare
,” D
r. Ja
de
resp
onde
d.
“I a
m w
hat i
s cal
led
a pl
ant s
cien
tist,
and
I res
earc
h an
d stu
dy
pota
toes
.” D
r. Ja
de g
rabb
ed a
pot
ato
off t
he ta
ble
and
hand
ed it
to
Bry
nn.
“How
do
you
study
a p
otat
o? Th
ey
don’t
do
anyt
hing
,” I s
aid.
Br
ynn
adde
d, “E
xcep
t mak
e del
icio
us fr
ench
frie
s, po
tato
chip
s, or
mas
hed
pota
toes
.”
15
Chap
ter
6:
An E
xper
imen
tD
r. Ja
de c
ontin
ued,
“W
e fo
llow
a p
roce
ss w
hen
we
do a
ny so
rt
of re
sear
ch. Th
e fi
rst t
hing
is to
iden
tify
a pr
oble
m th
at n
eeds
to
be fi
gure
d ou
t whi
ch R
eid
brou
ght t
o us
.” “W
hat w
as R
eid’
s pro
blem
?” I
aske
d.
“Rei
d ne
eded
to
fi nd
a w
ay t
o bu
y po
tato
es t
hat
wer
e al
l the
sa
me
size.
He
coul
d ha
ve s
orte
d th
e po
tato
es, b
ut th
en w
hat d
o yo
u do
with
the
ones
that
are
too
smal
l or t
oo b
ig? H
is co
mpa
ny
wou
ld n
ot h
ave a
ny u
se fo
r the
m. S
o, h
e fi g
ured
, if w
e cou
ld cr
eate
a
varie
ty o
f pot
ato
that
whe
n a
farm
er p
lant
ed th
em th
ey w
ould
al
l gro
w t
o ne
arly
the
sam
e siz
e th
at w
ould
be
the
easie
st w
ay
14diff e
renc
es, ‘
varie
ties’.
” D
r. Ja
de h
eld
out f
our p
otat
oes i
n he
r han
ds. O
ne w
as b
ig a
nd
yello
w, o
ne w
as sm
all a
nd re
d, o
ne lo
oked
bro
wni
sh, a
nd o
ne w
as
purp
le!
She
said
, “Th
ese
are
all v
arie
ties
we
have
hel
ped
crea
te in
this
lab!
” I fi n
ished
eat
ing
my
last
frenc
h fr
y an
d se
t th
e bo
wl o
n th
e ta
ble.
“Th
ose
wer
e go
od fr
ench
frie
s! W
ere
they
mad
e fro
m th
e ne
w
pota
to v
arie
ty?”
I w
as p
retty
pro
ud o
f mys
elf f
or u
sing
that
wor
d co
rrec
tly!
Dr.
Jade
said
, “Th
ey su
re a
re!”
Bryn
n as
ked,
“H
ow d
id y
ou c
reat
e a
new
var
iety
?”
“Let
me
show
you
,” sa
id D
r. Ja
de.
11
“Exa
ctly
!” sa
id D
r. Ja
de. “
My
wor
k he
lps
food
pro
cess
ors
and
resta
uran
ts cr
eate
all
thos
e fo
ods
mad
e fro
m p
otat
oes
that
you
en
joy!
How
wou
ld y
ou li
ke s
ome
frenc
h fri
es m
ade
from
pot
ato
varie
ties w
e he
lped
cre
ate
in th
is ve
ry la
b?”
I am
ass
umin
g th
e ex
cite
men
t on
our
fac
es a
nsw
ered
the
qu
estio
n, a
s D
r. Ja
de h
ande
d us
eac
h a
bow
l of
stea
min
g ho
t fr
ench
frie
s!
12Chap
ter
5:Id
enti
fyin
g a
Prob
lem
As m
y da
d re
ache
d ov
er to
snea
k a f
renc
h fr
y fro
m m
y bo
wl,
he
said
, “D
r. Ja
de, c
an y
ou ex
plai
n w
hat y
ou m
ean
by a
pota
to va
riety
an
d w
hat y
our l
ab d
id to
hel
p cr
eate
it?”
“A
bsol
utel
y!”
said
Dr.
Jade
. Ju
st th
en, a
man
wal
ked
into
the
lab
with
a c
lipbo
ard.
D
r. Ja
de sa
id, “
Perfe
ct ti
min
g, R
eid!
” As
we l
ooke
d to
see w
ho R
eid
was
, Dr.
Jade
cont
inue
d, “I
wou
ld
like
you
to m
eet R
eid.
He
is a
prod
uce
buye
r, sp
ecifi
cally
a p
otat
o bu
yer,
for a
com
pany
that
mak
es p
otat
oes i
nto
frenc
h fri
es. R
eid
cam
e to
my
lab
six y
ears
ago
and
tol
d m
e ab
out
a pr
oble
m h
is co
mpa
ny w
as h
avin
g as
they
wer
e cut
ting
the p
otat
oes i
nto
frenc
h fri
es. R
eid,
can
you
tell
them
abo
ut th
at?”
“S
ure!”
said
Rei
d, a
s he
set t
he c
lipbo
ard
dow
n an
d tu
rned
to-
war
d us
. “Le
t m
e as
k yo
u th
is, h
ave
you
ever
eat
en f
renc
h fri
es
from
a fa
st fo
od re
staur
ant?”
“Y
eah,
” Br
ynn
and
I ans
wer
ed.
“Wha
t do
you
alw
ays l
ook
for i
n th
at p
acka
ge o
f frie
s you
get
?”
he c
ontin
ued.
I q
uick
ly re
spon
ded,
“Th
e lo
nges
t one
!”
13
“Exa
ctly
!” sa
id R
eid.
“M
y co
mpa
ny w
as h
avin
g pr
oble
ms w
ith
pota
toes
bei
ng a
ll di
ff ere
nt s
izes.
We
wou
ld h
ave
som
e fri
es th
at
wer
e sev
en o
r eig
ht in
ches
long
, and
som
e tha
t wer
e abo
ut an
inch
lo
ng b
ecau
se th
e pot
atoe
s we w
ere b
uyin
g to
cut
into
frie
s wer
e so
diff e
rent
in si
ze.”
He g
rabb
ed a
smal
l and
larg
e pot
ato
off t
he ta
ble a
nd sa
id, “
Do
you
thin
k th
ese
two
pota
toes
wou
ld c
reat
e fre
nch
fries
that
wer
e th
e sa
me
size?
” Br
ynn
and
I bot
h sh
ook
our h
eads
no.
Re
id co
ntin
ued,
“W
hich
one
wou
ld y
ou ch
oose
to m
ake f
renc
h fri
es fr
om a
nd e
at th
em?”
W
e bo
th p
oint
ed a
t the
big
one
. “E
xact
ly!”
said
Rei
d. “
Resta
uran
ts w
ere
aski
ng m
y co
mpa
ny to
pr
ovid
e th
em w
ith f
renc
h fri
es t
hat
wer
e ni
ce a
nd lo
ng b
ecau
se
that
is w
hat
thei
r cu
stom
ers
wan
ted.
I a
m t
he o
ne in
cha
rge
of
buyi
ng t
he p
otat
oes
whi
ch m
akes
me
the
prod
uce
buye
r. Th
at
mak
es it
my
job
to fi
nd p
otat
oes t
hat w
ere a
ll sim
ilar i
n siz
e, so
we
coul
d cu
t the
m a
ll to
the
sam
e le
ngth
.” D
r. Ja
de c
him
ed in
, “An
d th
at is
whe
n w
e m
et! R
eid
knew
my
lab
had
crea
ted
som
e new
var
ietie
s of p
otat
o th
at w
ere r
eally
goo
d fo
r fry
ing.
” Br
ynn
inte
rrup
ted
by a
skin
g, “
Wha
t is a
var
iety
?”
Dr.
Jade
resp
onde
d, “
Gre
at q
uesti
on! I
t is a
spec
ifi c
type
of p
o-ta
to w
ith u
niqu
e ch
arac
teris
tics.”
Br
ynn
and
I bot
h lo
oked
at D
r. Ja
de w
ith b
lank
star
es.
My
dad
said
, “Th
ink
of it
this
way
, are
all
dogs
the
sam
e?”
Bryn
n sa
id, “
No.
” D
ad c
ontin
ued,
“R
ight
! Th e
y ca
n be
big
, litt
le, h
ave
diff e
rent
co
lors
, or h
ave s
hort
or l
ong
nose
s. W
e cat
egor
ize th
ese d
iff er
ence
s in
to b
reed
s. W
ith p
otat
oes,
they
cal
l th
ose
cate
gorie
s ba
sed
on