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LUTHER BURBANK 



if sly Jack Frost found the south side of the house too 

 warm for his icy fingers, large bunches of purple grapes 

 were gathered, and some were carefully placed in a cool, 



California grape. 



dry room, where they remained as fresh as the apples of 

 the orchard into the early spring months. 



When Burbank came to California this friend of his 

 childhood was not forgotten. He studied grapes grown 

 on the coast, but found few among them which had come 

 from New England. Many varieties from Europe and 

 Asia were raised, and the Missions brought to the State 



