MEN WHO HAVE SUCCEEDED. 



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berries, as near as could be judg^ed, were at 

 least as large, earlier, sweeter, and more 

 tender and melting throughout, though as 

 firm as Lawton is when ripe." 



Nor is it alone in fruits that this success 

 is apparent but in flowers also many sur- 

 prises have been brought about, and more 

 are in expectation. For example the new 

 Clematis, a hybrid of C. coccinea and C. 

 crispa is a beautiful production. It is a 

 vigorous grower and produces flowers in 

 abundance from June until frost, with a 

 blending of colors and shadings not else- 

 where found in the Clematis family. 



Another and still more recent is the 

 Shasta Daisy, which is very popular. It is 

 a hardy plant, and blooms for several 

 months ; the flower is large, fully three 

 inches in diameter, and has three or more 

 rows of petals of remarkable whiteness. 

 This plant is a cross between the weedy 

 American species of Chrysanthem Leucan- 

 themum with the European and Japanese 

 species, followed by a long period of rigid 

 selection. Our engraving shows this Daisy 

 reduced very much, with one of its insignifi- 

 cant looking parents in the background. 



BURBANK'S "SHASTA DAISIES." 



He took the little daisy 



By the dusty roadside growing; 

 He touched it with his magic wand 



And Get its petals blowing. 



From the dingy, ragged blossom, 

 (A weed of the weeds that grow) 



He made a stately flower, 

 As white as the drifting snow. 



No longer by the roadsides. 



But in garden and mansion and hall, 

 It sheds its queenly beauty, 



Admired and praised by all. 



It crowds each great occasion , 

 To the fair bride lends its g^ace ; 



And its delicate purity softens 

 Even the dead, cold face. 



O, matchless Wizard, a lesson, 



We would learn of your patience and art, 

 Then we, too, may make flowers 



From the weeds of the human heart. 



Taking the weeds of inaction 

 That crowd in the dusty glooms, 



By loving thoughts and words and deeds 

 Make character's snowy blooms. 



Santa Rosa, June 21. 



— Press Democrat. 



Fig. 2350. BuRBANK Plum. 



