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Burbank Honored 
"By honoring Luther Burbank, of Santa Rosa, the California Academy 
of Sciences this week honored itself and the State (in awarding him the first 
Semi-Centennial Great Cold Medal)'. Wherever civilized man tills the soil, the 
name of Burbank is know n as that of a benefactor of his kind. He is easily 
the greatest Californian of to-day, if service of the race is to be the test. He 
has improved nearly every vegetable that finds its way to the market: he 
has created new fruits and given new value to the old ones; and he has added 
beaut}', size, and fragrance to nearly every flower in the garden. 
"He has led a strenuous life of the better sort. He has been great with- 
out engaging in war, and without wrecking other businesses to increase his 
own. California does not yet appreciate him, but time will come when the 
memory of the man who made the pitless prune, the giant plum, the Shasta 
daisy and the best potato ever raised will be held far dearer than that of any 
merely successful politician or military leader." — Star, San Francisco, Cal. 
"March 7 has been made a legal holiday and Arbor Day in the State of 
California, in honor of Luther Burbank, who was born on that day. The 
honor is a well deserved one, for Burbank will certainly take rank, not only 
as a man of wonderful attainments, but as a man whose life work has been 
of great and undying benefit to the human race. The growing custom of 
honoring such men' by holiday observances rather than by the erection of 
monuments ol pulseless marble or bronze is to be commended as a modern 
departure from a custom of pagan origin." — Prescott, Ariz. Courier March 
15, 1909. 
"I have a sample of your Phenomenal berry the past season and T must say it 
is a gem; people came for miles to see it in fruiting and everyone who saw it pro- 
nounced it a grand creation."— H. T. M., Grangeville, Idaho. 
"The Climax plum does exceedingly well in this locality and is becoming more 
and more in demand." — P.. Bros., Vacaville, California. The great shipping point of 
deciduous fruits. 
Bell Flower, Los Angeles Co., California, December 5 1910 
"The cherry trees and strawberry plants were packed better than any that 1 have 
ever before receivd. Thank you for promptness and for extras."— R. G. 
., , . June 24, 1910. 
I have been trying many kinds of potatoes here in this hot climate, but none 
do as well as the California 'Burbank,' originated by yourself." — E. S [< Hacienda de 
Kio Claro, Papantla, Estado de Vera Cruz, Mex. 
... . Nov. 10, 1910. 
Have been growing your Crimson Winter Rhubarb for live years I sold 
$765.00 worth of stems from one acre in one season, in spite of a good deal of bad 
luck. — W. A. L„ Mgr. L. Bros. Produce Co., Gardena, Cal. 
"I consider that Mr. Burbank's work has been of very great value to hybridizers. 
I know that trom my personal acquaintance with Mr. Burbank 1 received more points 
ol value than from all other hybridizers put together, and as I have sold from the new 
varieties Ol carnations, which 1 have produced, over $100,000 worth of plants and 
flowers since Mr Burbank advised me, [ feel that any effort to injure or discredit 
Mr. Burbank will be taken by successful hybridizers as not justifiable. Mr. Burbank 
has cone an immense amount of practical work at a -real personal sacrifice and I do 
not think that be deserves to be hammered because the newspapers have been improvi- 
dent m the way ol Writing sensational articles about his great work."— C W W 
Queens, L. I., Aug. 19, 1910. ' '' 
