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BURBANK'S 1920 OFFERING OF FRUITS, FLOWERS, ETC. 
the seedlings vary in size and quality. Some of the one and two-year-old trees lie 
flat on the ground with their weight of burrs well filled with nuts. Each, 40c; 
fen, $3. 
Wichita, Kan., April 24, 1919. — All of the trees and bulbs I recently got from 
you are doing fine. I have not lost one. The "Miracle" Chestnut is a wonder. 
W. II. R. 
Clinton, Conn., June 10, 1919. — All of the "Miracle" chestnut trees have blos- 
somed and I expect to gather chestnuts this fall if the blight does not affect them. 
If they prove to be blight-proof, I want to plant several thousand of them, and 
would like to know the price of the nuts. All of the fruit trees you sent this 
year are doing fine. J. J. K. 
Wilton, Cal., April 25, 1919. — I am much pleased to tell you that the seedling 
chestnut we bought of you this spring, called the "Miracle," is proving true to its 
name — blossoms are coming with the leaves — the leaves are few, but there are lots 
of blossoms. F. C. T. 
A New Grape (Vitis davidi) 
During the fall of 1909 I received from an American missionary stationed in 
Shantung, China, seeds of a native grape which was said to be an unusually 
vigorous vine with very large leaves, bearing long clusters of grapes which were 
superior for jelly making. During the years intervening, thousands of seedlings 
have been grown and fruited, and I now offer Mew species of grape, whTcTT'wi-11 
in some respects revolutionize grape crilture. The vines are strong growers like 
the American grapes, and like them, thrive best when pruned long and trained on 
trellises. The abundant fruit of medium size is borne loosely in very long clusters, 
nfhpn .1 font or i»nr^jnJjF>.ng>h ; comparing yVy favorably in weight per vine with 
