" There is nothing which could be so interesting to one horticulturally inclined, as 

 this brief account of your wonderful work in training the forces of Nature toward the 

 greater benefit of man." — J. Horace McFarland. Penn. 



THE — 



1899 



SUF»F»LE7V\E:iN'r TO 



NEW CREATIONS 



FRIITS AND FLOWERS 



"sultan." "potawotamie." 



TWENTIETH CENTURY FRUIT NINETEENTH CENTURY FRUIT, 



" I wish I could express in words, the great work you have done and are doing for 

 humanity. Men may come and men may go, but your good work will go on forever, and 

 forever, and forever. 



" May the years be many for you to enjoy the high honors and deserved emoluments 

 of your study. You have won your way to the top of the ladder of fame; rest and view 

 the world ais no man before has ever had the opportunity to do." — Edward W. Davis, 

 University of California, Berkeley. 



" His knowledge of plant variation is so excellent, and his actual experience so wide, 

 that the production of a novelty, instead of a chance in thousands, obtained by haphazard 

 methods, is a matter of definite aim, approached with a wide knowledge of the constituent 

 elements and with a very encouraging probability of success." — Carl Purdy in London 

 Garden. 



" Whenever humanity calls, Mr. Burbank stands ready to respond, and it may be said 

 for his work that his best introductions are yet to come. It requires much time and close 

 attention to properly segregate, classify, test and propagate, and after having secured the 

 desired improvement the work increases in value and results in geometrical ratio as time 

 progresses, one life affording only a good beginning for others to build upon." — American 

 Florist. 



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BURBANK'S EXPERIMENT FARMS, 



LUTHER BCRBAXK, 

 Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, U. S. J\, 



Office and Residence, 204 Santa Rosa Avenue. 



