LIBRARY OF THE 
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NEW YORK 
Entrance to Broadmoor, where Burbank seeds are grown 
How to Judge Novelties 
Look to Their Source 
The greatest inconvenience and injustice is not misunderstanding, prejudice, 
envy, jealousy, ignorance or ingratitude, but that purchasers are so often deceived 
by various unscrupulous dealers who, taking advantage of the name "Burbank," 
hoist on the public green carnations, hardy bananas, half wild, thorny cactus for 
Burbank thornless ones, blue roses, seedless watermelons, cigars, soap, real estate, 
magazine articles, obtaining money or positions under false statements of having 
been in my employ, and a thousand other similar schemes; and by outrageous mis- 
representations or the change or addition of a word or two from the correct 
descriptions, deceiving purchasers even when a genuine product of real value may 
happen to be offered. 
Wise planters procure their seeds and plants from the original source. Great 
quantities of seeds and plants have been sold to unsuspecting customers as "Bur- 
bank's" or "just as good as Burbank 's" by dealers who well know that they are 
not in any respect what they claim for them. 
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