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Burbank Has New Flower He Calls '^Molten Fire'' 



Saxta Rosa^ Cal., Oct. 8. — On the occasion of a 

 visit this afternoon of Jan Ignace Paderewski, famous 

 musician^ to the gardens of I.uther Burbank, noted 

 plant creator, announcement ^vas made for the f.rsi 

 time of a new Burbank flower creation. 



The new creation which Burbank had named "^lol- 

 ten Fire/' is a gorgeouslv colored flower of the poin- 

 setta type, its brilliance eclipsing anything heretofore 

 produced in the flower kingdom^, according to those 

 who have seen it. 



Paderewski pronounced it the most wonderful 

 flower he had ever seen. The **new amaranthus" is 

 the botanical name given the creation bv Burbank. 



Lincoln Star, 



Large Hulless Oats Perfected 



Saxta Rosa, Cal._, Jan. 13. — Xew^ white hulless 

 oats that thresh out like wheat and weigh approxi- 

 mately 60 pounds to the bushel instead of 45 pounds, 

 is one of the chief new horticultural productions of 

 Luther Burbank. ''plant wizard," just announced. 



Pittsburgh Leader. 



Thousands of Lives Reported Saved by 

 Burbank Cactus 



Santa Rosa, Cal.. Nov. 16.^ — Lives of thousands 

 of persons in Lutye,, the farming regions of India, 

 have been saved by the Luther Burbank spineless 

 cactus, according to Booth Tucker. Commissioner in 

 the Salvation Army, who recently visited Burbank at 

 his home here. 



Tucker, who was formerly a judge in India, de- 

 clared that the planting of the spineless cactus in 

 regions that previously had been periodically ravaged 

 by famine and disease^ had solved the problem for 



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