LUTHER BURBANK 



From these two lines of hybrids I have ob- 

 tained the only seedlings that have been thought 

 worthy of introduction. 



The paragon of these is a plant of vigorous 

 growth which makes just the right number of run- 

 ners, and which has a healthy, thick, dark green 

 foliage. The fruit is borne in clusters well up from 

 the ground, and is delicious in quality, I confidently 

 believe, beyond any strawberry before known. 



This has been the universal verdict of those 

 who have tasted the fruit of this complex hybrid. 

 When John Burrows visited my garden, for ex- 

 ample, he unhesitatingly pronounced this straw- 

 berry the finest in the world. So great was his 

 enthusiasm that he wrote to eastern seedsmen, 

 advising them to secure this strawberry, as every- 

 one would soon be wanting it. 



The fruit of this hybrid is not extraordinarily 

 large, but it is firm in texture, of a fine crimson, 

 and unlike most other strawberries it has a yellow 

 flesh. Its lusciousness and deliciousness of flavor 

 will give it a place apart even among the most 

 select varieties of the fruit. 



But quality of the fruit is not the only merit of 

 the new hybrid. The plant has also, as just inti- 

 mated, the singular and important quality of 

 bearing fruit throughout the summer. 



The main crop comes at the usual time for 



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