NEW CREATIONS IN PLANT LIFE 
at a banquet which he attended in San 
Francisco: 
“The flowers .and fruits of California are 
less wonderful than the flowers and fruits 
which Mr. Burbank has made. He is a great 
and unique genius. The desire to see what 
he has done was the chief motive of my 
coming to America. He has carried on the 
breeding and selection of plants to definite 
ends. Such a knowledge of Nature and such 
ability to handle plant-life would be possible 
only to one possessing genius of a high order.” 
That which distinguishes Luther Burbank 
is four-fold in its bearing — 
1. He is unique in his knowledge of 
Nature and in his physical manipulation 
and interpretation of her forces. 
2. He has already accomplished in his 
chosen line of life more than any other man 
who has ever lived; indeed, when the full 
sweep of all his achievements shall finally 
come into view, it may not be unfair to say 
that not all the plant-breeders who have pre- 
ceded or accompanied him have done so much 
for the world. He has done more in a gener- 
ation in creating new and useful types of 
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