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work rich wilh the spoils from a noble and devoted life." — GEORGE P. HALL, Ilorliciilliiral 
Jonrnalisl, San Ysidro, Calif. 
"The hooks arc magnificent and a great honor to our country; and they liave tlic place of honor 
in niy lihrary." — T. J. J. SEE, Astronomer, Mare Island, Calif. 
"I have not been required to read any sentence a second time in order to get the meaning 
It is, without doubt, 'crystal clear.' " — JOHN P. D. JOHN, Ex-PresidcnL DePaiiw Universilij', 
Grecncaslle, Ind. 
"I am New England manager for a firm that set the pace in publications de luxe, but I have 
never seen more artistic pages, better color reproductions, or more painstaking make-up, than 
that of the Burbank Books."— W/LBt/i? //. WILLIAMS, Writer and Crilic, Boslon, Mass. 
"I cannot half express the pleasure and gratification with which 1 have examined these volumes. 
The pictures are exquisite and recall vividly the beauty of the actual tilings once shown me by 
Mr. Burbank himself. The text is so simple and direct that anyone can follow the idea perfectly; 
indeed tlie text and pictures partake of the clarity and beauty of the lil'e and work of Mr. Bur- 
bank. I am greatly rejoiced that this beautiful lifework is to be preserved in these fine volumes 
where that work can serve mankind during all the coming generations." — SIMON II. GAGE, 
Professor of Ilislologij and Embrijologi] , Enierilus, Cornell Univcrsi li/ , Ithaca, N. Y. 
"They are perfectly exquisite. I am enthusiastic about them." — DR. MILLER REESE HUTCHIN- 
SON, Chief Engineer lo and Personal Represenlalive of Thomas A. Edison, Orange, N. J. 
"I am perfectly delighted with these volumes. They far surpass my expectations. In work- 
manship they are superl), and the text is simple and fascinating. I congratulate you with all 
my heart upon your achievement." — FRANK 0. LOWDEN, Sinnissippi Farm, Oregon, III. 
"So interesting have been these pages that I have reread them several times, sitting up until 
late hours of the morning in their perusal without realizing any passage of time." — THOMAS M. 
HOWELL, Insurance, Denver, Colo. 
"Thomas A. Edison has harnessed and conlrolled one, of Nature's forces, but Luther Burbank 
has harnessed even Nature herself and lias thereliy made men liaijpier." — C. A. GREEN, Inspector 
of High Schools far Slate of Missouri. 
"They are really splendid specimens of the printer's and booltbinder's art, and the Illustra- 
tions they contain are simply wonderful. The text is as entertainingly written as any novel 
of Thackeray's and becomes more absorbing the further one reads. To sav that I am deligliletl 
with the work is to put it very mildly." — ALFRED CREBBIN, Vice-Consul, Brilish Vice-Consulate. 
Denver, Colo. 
"As for the subject-matter of the books, I have wondered whether to class it with fiction 
because it is so interesting, or with school literature because it is educative, or with linaiice 
liecause it is certainly in that department, or with public charities, for it is a solution of 
many of the poverty cases of the nation, or with moral and religious books because it is so clean 
and ijure and high minded." — JAMES L. HILL, Clergijman and Author, Salem, Mass. 
"Its grace, its clarity and its cliarming simplicity have given to the iiooks a quality of attrac- 
tiveness that is indeed rare in works of this character." — CLIFFORD HOWARD, Author, Los 
Angeles, Calif. 
"My delight is in the clearness, the simplicity, the directness and the correctness, which prevent 
the balllement of any lay reader, and which compel the interest and admiration of the more 
learned student."— J /I C/v LONDON, Author, Glen Ellen, Calif. 
"I find them very interesting and very instructive; tliey meet the requirements in every degree. 
They will surely do untold good in the betterment of the human race. They not only give one 
a clearer view of wonderful nature that surrounds us, but also a nearer and more vivid concep- 
tion of the human plant. The wisdom and perseverance of this wonderful man cannot be 
expressed in words. The name of 'Luther Burbank' will go down through the ages as one of the 
wisest and most gifted of men. The fulfillment of his toils and cares will ever be developing and 
expanding as the world grows richer and more beautiful from his creations." — WM. VINCENT 
GOIN, Berkeley, Calif. 
"It is certainly a most interesting storv, and though I try to keep myself informed, many of 
the facts were new to mc."-~WILLIAM 11. PICKERING, Harvard College Observutorij. 
"The text matter of these books is the most simple, direct-to-tlie point, and instructive infor- 
mation that 1 have come across in horticulture. It is perfectly clear; an amateur, almost, can 
go and experiment on these lines and understand wliat he is doing. I do not see how it is 
possible lo describe the methods more clearly or lietter." — ALFRED TIIOM.IS, Manufacturer, 
Worcester, Mass. 
"I do not Jielicvc that I am competent to fuliy express myself, liut suffice to say that I am 
more than pleased with the character of the work, and its lessons, I am sure, will open to me a 
new view of the origin and development of vegetable, animal and human life. I am only sorry 
that tills work ditl not come into my hands forty years ago." — II. R. LEWIS, Columbia Supply 
Co., Portland, Oregon. 
"It could only have been written hy a scientific enthusiast, who, coming into harmony with 
Nature's methods, seems able to draw forth her wonderful secrets and present them for practical 
aijplication for the good of mankind. But he has made tlie SLdiject fascinating in the extreme." — 
WM. D. II. RROWN, Physiciaji, Chicago, III. 
"Luther Burbank has helped mankind by increasing enormously the economic values of plant- 
life. "--/J yl STARR JORDAN, Stanford University. Palo Alto. Cat. 
"Don't let this great benefactor die without willing his wonderful knowledge of plant life lo 
the world. Just to think of Burbank is an inspiration."— BOONE, College of Idaho, Cald- 
well, Idaho. 
"Luther Bnrbanli^'s discoveries touch the very foundations of modern civilization and poiiil 
the way lo still greater progress in tlie near future, 'flic maslery of the resources of Nature 
lieeonies more and more an assured acconipl isliment because of tlie life and labors of Lulhi'i- 
Burbank."—//. J. Kiekhocfer. Norlhiveslern College, N(ii)crville, III. 
"It may lie well doubled whether there is a man in America today who is doing moi'c for llie 
welfare and happiness of mankind than Luther Burbank." CLARK M. BRISK. Kansas Sl<itc 
Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kansas. 
"The publication and distribution of Lullier Burbank's methods will result in eonlrilmling 
more wealth direct to the people's purses than the gi-ealest invention of any age. it will he 
a blessing to mankind." — R. A. WILDE, President Luther College, Neiv Orleans, La. 
