BURBANK'S 1920 NEW CBEATIONS IN SEEDS 
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about three and one-half pounds on something like one-tenth of an acre in the middle of October, 
1918. It was cut on the 28th of July and looks like a sixty bushel per acre crop at least. The 
land is good bottom land, but not what you might call extra good. Last winter was a bad one 
for wheat. Very little snow and alternate frosts and thaws. Twice the leaf disappeared alto- 
gether. It is marvelous how it stooled out. We counted several stools with twenty-three straws 
from one seed. Nowhere could we find a stool with less than eight, and the average would be 
from twelve to fifteen. We would be obliged to you for letting us know what you think of the 
sample. Please send your catalogue of new wheats as soon as ready. If you have anything better 
than "Quality" we would like to see it. j. c. B. H. 
Ci-ARKSBUHG, W. Va^, Junc 21, 1919.— Notwithstanding hailstorm and English sparrows the wheat 
bought ol you promises a better crop than any winter wheat I have before seen. E. G. S. 
Ghanada, Gai,., June 14, 1919. — It does me good to see what a wonderful growth the wheat 
which I bought from you in August, 1917, has made. I planted it after corn as you advised and 
all of those who have seen it say it is the best tlicy have ever seen. Everything I raised from 
your grounds has grown well. 5. j 
DuNLAP, Iowa, August 5, 1919. — Enclosed please find $23 in exchange for five pounds of your 
"Quality" Wheat. I want to get a winter wheat of your breeding such as I saw on Mr. W. L. V.'s 
farm at Moline the last of May. It was the best wheat that I ever saw growing. Not only that, 
but very few blighted heads. Your "Quality" Wheat certainly has them all sitting in the back 
row when it comes to milling, quality and yield. M. B. B. 
Marshall, Texas, June 1, 1919. — On May 2fth I harvested a nice little crop of "Quality" Wheat 
planted in checks C inches by 10 inches December 1, 1918, from pound purchased of you. It 
seems to mature ahead of the rust, wheat's great enemy here, and is exciting considerable local 
interest. * * * Such success as I will owe to your name I am willing to pay you a just 
royalty for, ])ut your wheats, Mr. Burbank, commend themselves. B. L. 
Las Crucls, N. M., June 1, 1919. — In 1917 I purchased five pounds of your "Super" Wheat, 
and from three pounds harvested 360 pounds of seed. About Novcml)er lotli we planted seven 
acres, lorty pounds to the acre. Part of the land was in very poor condition from the heavy 
sod of water grass, and will not yield more than 30 busliels, but the better land will yield sixty 
Imshels or more if it matures. Many visit here every day and it is attracting a great deal of 
attention throughout the valley. The Project manager was here yesterday aiui pronounced this 
the best held of wheat he had seen in liis life and will return soon to take pictures of it. 
iMrs. W. H. p. 
A New Barley "Pearl" There need be no longer the old complaint of 
"black barley bread." "Pearl" is an improved, 
beardless, hulless, white barley of unusual yielding qualities, bearing absolutely 
unifoi-m, large, fat, pearly, white grain, threshing out clean like the best wheat. 
Growers, millers and consumers will appreciate the real "Pearl" Barley. Half 
pound, $1.25; pound, $2; live pounds, $9. Prepaid by mail or express. 
An Improved Rye "Paraeon" "Paragon" Rye is a tall growing, heavy 
yielding variety with large, light colored 
grain. I have been making selections for some years, and while this is not the 
perfect white rye which I expect to produce, yet it is better, I think, than any 
other rye now grown. It will please you. One-half pound, 80c; pound, $1.40; 
live to ten pounds, -151.25 per pound. Prepaid by mail or express. 
Flower Seed Department 
Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) "'-yw dwarf large nowcring Snapdragons are 
becoming the popular llower both for the garden 
and for cutting. We offer this season a splendid strain in various brilliant colors 
"Daphne" — soft blush pink; "Defiance" — orange red; "Golden Queen" yellow 
"Mont Blanc" — white; "Rose Queen" — rose color; "Ambet- Queen" beautiful 
amber; "Rosy Morn" — pale rose, and many others. 
All the above mixed, packet, 10c; three, 25c. 
Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile) .V"^^^ ^"^'^ ^-^tely only a small blue Agapan- 
thus was known. I now offer for the first 
time seed which grows very readily, of one of the most beautiful and perma- 
nent of all decorative plants. 
A new gigantic pure white Agapanthus, bearing immense heads of snow-white 
fiowers on strong stems, nearly four feet in height. The flowers last for months 
and have a most unusual decorative value. A distinct new florists' llower which 
will become popular everywhere. This is quite hardv throughout most of Cali 
forma and may be grown in tubs in the cold eastern states. Packet 25c- ounce $3 
