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of practical application to my nursery work, and am convinced that no greater 
Biauuei aim yet simpler explanation of the laws that govern plant life — and also human nr 
animal life— Avas ever produced before. Mr. Burbank— the so-caTled 'Wizard'— and his method^ 
are so clearly explained that we wonder in mute astonishment at its simplicity."— L. C GAMMIIT 
Wetumka. Okla. f j • ^- '^^iniyiii^u. 
"I And much , 
grander and yet 
"The illustrations are perfect and the text is clear and concise and right to the point and in 
w"^^?.^*^ comprehended by anyone."— W. A. HARSIIBARGER, Department of Mathematics 
Wasftburn College, Topeka, Kans. ' 
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strong in character forming and broadening for the young American mind."— ROBERT STEWART 
Real Estate, Superior, Wis. 
■ "The books are magnificent and a great honor to our country; and they have the place of honor 
in my library."— T. J. J. SEE, Astronomer, Mare Island, Calif. ' y nonor 
"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-President DePauw Universitii 
Greencastle, Ind. 
"I am New England manager for a Arm that set the pace in publications de luxe, but I have 
seen more artistic pages, better color reproductions, or more painstaking make-up, than 
that of the Burbank Books."— WILBUR H. WILLIAMS, Writer and Critic, Boston. Mass. 
"I cannot half express the pleasure and gratification with which I have examined these volumes. 
V^^ exquisite and recall vividly the beauty of the actual things once shown me bv 
■ J Burbank himself. The text is so simple and direct that anyone can follow the idea perfectly 
indeed the text and pictures partake of the clarity and beauty of the life 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 H. GAGE 
Professor of Histology and Embryology, Emeritus, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 
"They are perfectly exquisite. I am enthusiastic about them." — DR. MILLER REESE HUTCHIN- 
SON, Chief Engineer to and Personal Representative of Thomas A. Edison, Orange, N. J. 
"I am perfectly delighted with these volumes. They far surpass my expectations. In work- 
manship they are superb, and the text is simple and fascinating. I congratulate you with all 
my heart upon your achievement." — FRANK O. LOWDEN, Sinnissippi Farm, Oregon, III. 
"So interesting have been these pages that T have reread them several times, sitting up until 
l?^JT,J^x?>'f^ morning in their perusal without realizing any passage of time. — THOMAS M. 
HOWELL, Insurance, Denver, Colo. 
"Thomas A. Edison has harnessed and controlled one of Nature's forces, but Luther Burbank 
has harnessed even Nature herself and has thereby made men happier."— C. A. GREEN, Inspector 
of High Schools for State of Missouri. 
"They are really splendid specimens of the printer's and bookbinder's art, and the illustra- 
, y 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 say that I am delighted 
with the work is to put it very mildly."— ALFRED CREBBIN, Vice-Consul, British 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 finance 
because 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 pure and high minded."— /AMES L. HILL, Clergyman and Author, Salem, Mass. 
"Its grace, its clarity and its charming simplicity have given to the books a quality of attrac- 
tiveness that IS indeed rare in works of this character." — CLIFFORD HOWARD, Author, Los 
Angeles, Calif. 
^J'^J ^'^^^^^^ clearness, the simplicity, the directness and the correctness, which prevent 
the bafflement of any lay reader, and which compel the interest and admiration of the more 
learned student."— /A LONDON, Author, Glen Ellen, Calif. 
"I find them very interesting and very instructive; they 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 story, and though I try to keep myself informed, many of 
the facts were new to me." — WILLIAM H. PICKERING, Harvard College Observatory. 
"The text matter of these books is the most simple, direct-to-the-point, and instructive infor- 
mation that I have come across in horticulture. It is perfectly clear; an amateur, almost, can 
go and experiment on these lines and understand what he is doing. I do not see how it is 
possible to de«cribe the methods more clearly or better." — ALFRED THOMAS, Manufacturer, 
Worcester, Mass. 
"I do not believe that I am competent to fully express myself, but 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 onlv sorry 
that this work did not come into my hands forty years ago." — H. R. LEWIS, Columbia Supply 
Co., Portland, Oregon. 
