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SANTA. ROSA, CALIF. 

 U. S. A. 



In these modern times a man must confine his 

 efforts to a single occupation if it is to be well 

 done . 



To be an extensive and successful producer of 

 new forms of plant life and a successful merchant 

 on a large scale is perhaps beyond the limit of 

 any one man and I have found it necessary either 

 to confine myself wholly to selling my new 

 varieties of plant life or discontinue development 

 work . 



Greatly preferring to devote my entire energies 

 to the production of new varieties, I have 

 disposed of the sales department to a corporation 

 which will manage, market and carry on exclusively 

 the business of selling the various new forms of 

 plant life which I have evolved. 



MANY HUNDREDS OF THESE PRODUCTIONS, ABSOLUTELY 

 NEW TO MANKIND AND MORE USEFUL AND VALUABLE THAN 

 THOSE NOW KNOWN, ARE ALREADY COMPLETE AND AWAIT 

 INTRODUCTION. 



This corporation, The Luther Burbank Company, 

 is the sole distributer of the Luther Burbank Hor- 

 ticultural productions, and from no other source 

 can any one be positively assured of obtaining 

 genuine Luther Burbank Production. 



To give each purchaser a guarantee of receiv- 

 ing original Burbank creations, this corporation 

 has originated a trademark. The name "Burbank" 

 has been so indiscriminately and fraudulently used 

 that it has been in danger of losing, in a measure, 

 its true significance. Every package of seed and 

 every plant sent out from this corporation will 

 have this trademark on it for your protection. 

 All fraudulent uses of the same will be vigorously 

 prosecuted and any information that will give 

 knowledge of its misuse will be welcome. 



Signed , 



THIS BOOK COPYRIGHTED 1913 BY THE LUTHER BURBANK COMPANY 



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