NEW CREATIONS IN PLANT LIFE 



stock the first season, and I offered to furnish 

 the trees to fill his orders. Mr. Burbank, 

 however, replied that he had left the nursery 

 business some time ago, and was now drop- 

 ping the tree business, as he had not a moment 

 to spare to attend to such things, but it 

 would give him the greatest pleasure to turn 

 over any customers he might have to me. 

 Subsequently many different people bought 

 sugar prune trees of me who had been 

 recommended to me by Mr. Burbank. This 

 incident made a great impression on me, 

 because I knew that Mr. Burbank could make 

 good use of the money. Is it not inspiring to 

 know that a scientist of Mr. Burbank's fame 

 is so free from the frailties that are induced 

 by a love of money? Luther Burbank is a 

 man who could be rich, but he will not 

 consider the object as worth attaining. He 

 is wholly devoted to making the world more 

 beautiful with flowers, and more pleasant 

 with new and wonderful fruits." 



While many thousands of dollars have 

 been invested in the production of the new 

 plums, and while they have but barely begun 

 their commercial course both here and in 



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