NEW CREATIONS IN PLANT LIFE 



ings; some deliriously fragrant, others faintly 

 so; some with upright, others with nodding 

 flowers; some with dark green, woolly leaves 

 in whorls, or with polished, light green, lance- 

 like, scattered leaves. 



"As the fresh, dew-laden petals of these 

 new creations, which had never been spread 

 out to the light of day, were unrolled before 

 me, a new world of beauty seemed to have 

 been found and a full recompense for all the 

 care bestowed upon them. 



"The bulbs are a study, and had not some 

 of them been in value ten times greater than 

 their weight in gold, photographs would have 

 been obtained to show their peculiar forms. 

 Nearly all these new lilies are crosses from 

 parent species selected for vigor, hardiness, 

 easy management and rapid multiplication, as 

 well as fragrance, beauty of coloring, grace 

 and abundance of flowers. In these hybrids a 

 broad foundation has been laid for endless 

 variations which will reward lovers of flowers 

 for ages to come." 



The development of the various lilies is 

 going on under Mr. Burbank's direction upon 

 a still more extensive scale. 



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