Foreword to Volume IX 



Of all the hours Mr. Burbank has put in among 

 his plants, the best, to him, are those spent with 

 his flowers. 



Here, in this volume, we see not only his flower 

 masterpieces and a clear portrayal of the methods 

 used in their production — ^but a close view portrait 

 of Luther Burbank, the man. 



We see him in the very act of increasing the 

 size, changing the scent, remodeling the shape, 

 bringing forth a new color — we see him trans- 

 forming weeds into glorious flowers — always doing 

 what others have said was impossible. 



Coupled with the definite method explanation, 

 there is ever present an entrancing interest, 

 abounding in helpful suggestions, the crystallized 

 essence of a rich experience, to every lover of 

 flowers. 



THE EDITORS. 



