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Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, Cal. 



Other New Plants. 



A seedling Ampelopsis Veitchi may be mentioned which has dark-red 

 leaves throughout most of the season, turning very dark in the fall. 



A Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera) which produces a surprising amount of 

 berries which grow in great clusters or balls, are easily gathered, and have an 

 unusually thick coat of wax. 



Some charming, cross-bred, seedling Tigridas, NewCannas, Arums, Amy- 

 rillis, Brodiaes, Aquilegias, Asters and a multitude of other things not yet near 

 enough to perfection to merit a special description ; yet some of the hybrids 

 which I have obtained are worthy of much study. Among which I will men- 

 tion : 



Peach X Almond, Chickasaw X Japan Plum, 



Peach X Japan Plum, Apricot X Peach, 



Peach X Chickasaw Plum, Japan Plum X Peach, 



Peach X Apricot, Japan Plum X Chickasaw, 



Almond X Peach, Myrobolan X Japan Plum, 



Almond X Japan Plum, Domestic X Wild Goose Plum, 



Apricot X Japan Plum, Crab X Common Apple, 



P3'rus Japonica X Quince, Pyrus Japonica X Chinese Quince, 



Chinese Quince X Common Quince, Quince X Apple, 



Quince X Crab Apple, Chinese Quince X Apple, 



Japan Quince X Apple, Crab X Common Apple, 



Potato X Tomato, etc., and hundreds of others, which will be mentioned later. 



Not only one of each of these is growing, but many, in some cases several 

 hundred each, and, of some, thousands. 



Same. (Life Size.) 



" Our interest iu your work and the new things you have produced is in no way 

 decreased." H. E. Vax Deman, Pomologist, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



" Careful and conscientious and devoted to his calling, in which he is a master, he 

 works and deals in a thorough manner, and merits the good name and increasing business 

 which the people award to him. An hour in his grounds is an hour deHghtfuUy passed." — 

 Santa Rosa Republican. 



