LUTHER BURBANK 



ried from one place to another and placed on tem- 

 porary stakes or movable stands. 



A modification of the system is to have the pipes 

 underground, just at the surface. This has the 

 advantage of having the pipes out of sight, but 

 the system is more costly to install. The fact that 

 the iron pipes last for many years should be taken 

 into account, however. The part of the ordinary 

 sprinkling system that deteriorates most rapidly 

 is the rubber hose. The permanency of the iron 

 pipe system soon compensates for the initial cost. 

 Moreover, the saving in both time and water is 

 notable, and the lawn is given a much more evenly 

 distributed supply of moisture. 



The same system may advantageously be util- 

 ized in the flower garden and vegetable garden. 

 A single line of pipe may be arranged so that it 

 will water the beds on either side. Where the 

 prevailing winds come from one direction through- 

 out the summer, it is advantageous to place the 

 irrigating pipe on the windward side of the lawn 

 or garden to gain the aid of the wind in spraying 

 the water over a wider surface. 



OENAMENTAL FLOWEE BEDS 



There are few other lines of plant experiment 

 to which Mr. Burbank has given greater attention 

 than that having to do with the production of 

 ornamental flowers adapted for massed display 

 in beds on the lawn or in the dooryard. 



He has introduced, for example, half a dozen 

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