Luther Barbank at Sixty-four 



This direct color snapshot of Mr. Burbank was 



made on his sixty-fourth birthday, March 7th, 1913. In 



California, by an act of legislature, Mr. Burbank's birthday is a state 



holiday, called "Burbank Day" taking the place of Arbor Day 



in other states. On Mr. Burbank's birthday the school 



children of the State plant trees and celebrate 



the occasion with appropriate exercises. 



