AND HIS PLANT SCHOOL 



See their "little white ties." 



breeze, and to most people were not unlike their brothers 

 and sisters in the field. The master came again with the 

 badge of honor, white neckties. Many of the pupils were 

 like their ancestors and waved their saucy yellow heads 

 as if to say: "The Spanish fathers called me Copa de oro.* 

 I represent the great gold fields of California. I am the 

 State's adopted flower. I have stood for centuries weav- 

 ing the golden sunshine into the meshes of my gown. 

 I'm not going to change my beautiful dress of gold.'' 

 Burbank, however, passed these saucy ones by and found 

 some more obedient; they had crimson in their petals. 

 These were chosen and promoted. 



* Copa de oro Cup of gold. 



