NEW CREATIONS IN PLANT LIFE 



at a banquet which he attended in San 

 Francisco : 



"The flowers and fruits of California are 

 less wonderful than the flowers and fruits 

 which Mr. Burbank has made. He is a great 

 and unique genius. The desire to see what 

 he has done was the chief motive of my 

 coming to America. He has carried on the 

 breeding and selection of plants to definite 

 ends. Such a knowledge of Nature and such 

 ability to handle plant-life would be possible 

 only to one possessing genius of a high order." 



That which distinguishes Luther Burbank 

 is four-fold in its bearing 



1. He is unique in his knowledge of 

 Nature and in his physical manipulation 

 and interpretation of her forces. 



2. He has already accomplished in his 

 chosen line of life more than any other man 

 who has ever lived; indeed, when the full 

 sweep of all his achievements shall finally 

 come into view, it may not be unfair to say 

 that not all the plant-breeders who have pre- 

 ceded or accompanied him have done so much 

 for the world. He has done more in a gener- 

 ation in creating new and useful types of 



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