216 LUTHER BURBANK 



All the characteristic larkspur colors are rep- 

 resented among the new varieties, and in addi- 

 tion there are combinations of color that have 

 never before been seen, I think, in the larkspur. 

 Some of the individual flowers are considerably 

 over two inches in diameter, and some of the 

 largest are very double. 



The color yellow is not common with the 

 larkspur, its characteristic colors being red, blue, 

 and white. There is one yellow species, a native 

 of southern Asia. From this I have developed 

 varieties with pale yellow flowers. The best o 

 the selected varieties, as descended from the 

 original one chosen among the first five thousand, 

 is known as Burbank's hybrid, and has been 

 given full recognition by seedsmen, florists, and 

 gardeners. There is still opportunity for fur- 

 ther development among the larkspurs, how- 

 ever, and improvements may be expected which, 

 if not spectacular, have at least a fair measure 

 of interest. 



No plant is ever so fully developed that it does 

 not hold possibilities of improvement. 



A rare lemon yellow larkspur has been lately 

 discovered near Bodega Bay, California. How 

 this should have been so long overlooked is a 

 mystery, even though it occupied only a small 

 space in its native location. 



