AND HIS PLANT SCHOOL 



Burbank's childhood home in New England. 



he watered and cherished when he was so small that he 

 could scarcely carry the little pail of water up the steep hill. 

 The daisy faces became brighter because of his love and 

 care. 



Luther was a timid child, shrinking from strangers. 

 When there were guests at the home that he thought 

 might be at the dinner table, he would count the plates, 

 before he learned the numerals, by designating them as 

 "papa's," "mama's/' and so on through the family. If 

 more places were found than he could count thus, he 

 would say, "I don't want any dinner," and quietly slip 



