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The Weekly Horists' Review. 



NOTBUBBB 15, 1906. 



15,000,000 sq.ft 

 of Glass Area 



Tells the Stary 



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THIS RKPRKSENTS THB TOTAL GRKKBTHOUBX ARKA SSRVED BT '. 



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BURBANK AS A PLANT BREEDER 



We take the following extract from 

 the pages of Nature: "The review of 

 Luther Burbank 's work, written by Prof. 

 H. De Vries in the Biologisches Central- 

 blatt, September 1, gives the opinion of 

 the foremost scientific plant breeder on 

 the work of one of the most successful 

 practical plant breeders. While fully 

 recognizing the remarkable acumen of 

 Burbank 's judgment, and the practical 

 value of his work, Prof. De Vries finds a 

 marked contrast between the aims and 

 methods of the two types of worker. 

 Careful experiment in the cultivation of 

 crossing on a limited scale of pure types 

 with definite characters is the task of 

 the scientific investigator; the hope of 

 the nUi-seryman lies in the chance possi- 

 bilities arising out of the production and 

 selection from a vast number of varia- 

 tions; for instance, Mr. Burbank selected 

 his plums from 300,000 hybrids. One of 

 the most important features of Mr. Bur- 

 bank's work has been the cultivation of 

 remote species with possibilities that 

 have escaped the consideration of less 

 [f more] conventional cultivators. The 

 stoneless plum was obtained from cross- 

 ing some plants, 'Prunes Sans Noyau,' 

 at one time cultivated in France. An 

 intuitive genius for selection of promis- 

 ing varieties is the key to Mr. Bur- 

 bank's success." 



East Axtkora, N. Y. — Capt. O. J. 

 Gardner, who has been the townspeople 's 

 florist for half a century, has leased his 

 property for a term of years to Elbert 

 Hubbard, who will make extensive im- 

 provements and additions to the glass. 



WILKS GREENHOUSE HEATERS 



The Wilks Gh-eenhouse Heaters 

 are all Steel Self-Feeders. 

 Will run 16 hours at a time 

 without attention. 



HO WIGHT FIREMAN REQUIRED 



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MiSHAWAKA, IND. — I. M. Powell has 

 completed an addition to his range of 

 greenhouses. 



Detkoit, Mich. — John Breitmeyer 's 

 Sons have issued invitations to their an- 

 nual chrysanthemum show, to be held 

 November 13 to 17 in their new store. 



MoBEKLY, Mo. — Mrs. H. v. Estill is 

 building a greenhouse southwest of 

 town. She has a store on Reed street. 



Bloomsburq, Pa. — The business of the 

 late J. L. Dillon will be continued under 

 his name by his executors, Lonise H. Dil- 

 lon and Alice D. Furman. 



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