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LUTHER BURBANK 



New single dahlias. 



happy guest of most flowers, but the dahlia was not at- 

 tractive to them, though she waved her bright banners 

 as they hummed by. 



There was a touch of pride in the single dahlia, for it 

 had heard Burbank say to a visitor one day, "I like single 

 dahlias better," and touching the long, graceful stem, he 

 added: "See this stem; it is three feet long. I have worked 



