LUTHER BURBANK 



To produce races of flowers of such varied and 

 entrancing hues from parent forms that had no 

 exceptional distinction except for the whiteness of 

 one variety, is to experience in full measure the 

 best rewards that await the patient plant experi- 

 menter. 



It chances also that these wonderful blossoms 

 are not only individually delightful, but they are 

 produced in such profusion as is not approached 

 by the uncrossed races of Watsonias. And to cap 

 the climax, these profusely borne and gorgeously 

 colored blossoms are put forth throughout the 

 season, early and late. 



All in all, then, the new hybrid Watsonia must 

 be given high rank among the aristocrats of the 

 flower garden. They now lack nothing but an 

 element of hardiness that will adapt them to grow 

 in regions of the country where the climate is 

 doubtful and the conditions are less favorable than 

 those that prevail in California. 



Somewhat earlier, the species Watsonia coc- 

 cinea was introduced into the combination. It had 

 smaller and more scattered flowers, long and tub- 

 ular, and it was of doubtful value, and introduced 

 with trepidation. 



Some of the new hybrid forms presently devel- 

 oped long slender tubes, while the flowers sit close 

 to the main stalk. Some have star-shaped flowers 



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