New Burbank Fruits and 
Vegetables 
Ornamental and Useful 
The True Burbank Improved Sweet 
Sunberry 
(Sometimes called Wonderberry) 
The sunberry is a new fruiting plant 
which was originated by Mr. Burbank sev- 
eral years ago. This new fruit was not in 
existence anywhere on this planet before 
its creation on Mr. Burbank 's grounds at 
Santa Eosa. Is of scientific interest, hav- 
ing been produced by the combination of 
two very distinct wild species. Solanum 
Guinense of West Africa and Solanum 
Villosum of West Coast of America. 
Neither of these wild species bear edible 
berries, but this new species bears a most 
delicious wholesome and healthful berry 
(like blueberries) about three-eighths of 
an inch in diameter, in the utmost pro- 
fusion and always comes exactly true 
from seed. The Burbank Sunberry has 
been much abused by the sale of various 
so-called sunberries which are unlike the 
true plant and greatly inferior. This berry 
is a blue berry especially valuable for cook- 
ing purposes and superior in many re- 
spects to wild blackberries, elderberries or 
huckleberries as a pie berry. It grows 
from seed on a thornless creeping vine and 
is especially adapted to sandy soil. It 
requires a considerable amount of sun 
for its proper ripening. Those who have 
grown the True Burbank Sunberry are un- 
qualified in their endorsement and enthusi- 
astic support of it as a great vegetable and 
garden food, producing an abundant sup- 
ply of berries unexcelled for household 
purposes. It is very important that the 
plants be grown in the direct rays of the 
sun, and after the berries are apparently 
ripened and of a rich blue-black color, 
they should then be left on the vines for a 
matter of two or three weeks, or even 
longer, before they are harvested. 
The sunberry introduced a number of 
years ago has been greatly improved by 
Mr. Burbank, who has continued to work 
unceasingly upon it and as a result this 
season we are offering varieties which are 
superior to the old — or original sunberry. 
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A field of Sunberry 
The True Burbank Sunberry 
This is the Sunberry which is noted for 
the great amount of fruit which it pro- 
duces. Twenty-five cents the packet. 
Burbank 's Upright Sweet Sunberry 
(An Absolute Novelty) 
This type of the Sunberry is noted for 
its more upright growth and ease of pick- 
ing due to such characteristics of growth. 
It is a very superior berry and as it is not 
as much of a spreading habit as the older 
type it conserves the garden area. 
Twenty-five cents the packet. 
