The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-08-05
ASMAN IIO IxES FRUITS.
Luther sstill Busy Breeding fVarie.s
sSS ties. 81
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the hundreds off Of hort icaiturists in5
America who hay ihsye given years -of ]
study Ind labor 10 perSsoting various
fruits and =sfsssas sssiss has
ed the prominence oS Luther Bur-
bank, lthe massachusetts lad, Who
made fame in his native State, bpt ]
came finally to Calie0rpia to eatablish.
his life work That he has succeed
ed is eyidenced by the fact that the,
name 81 Burbank ID known all over
the world as q public benefactor.
Burbank ID The edihon oeS the yege-
table world and really deserves the
title of Niaard,' Whick is often
given. The term is extremely dis;
tasteful I'd him since he Is ID no sense
magician and he is sensitive as is5
any other scientist TO bearing q miss
homer suggestive of the charlatap.
Burbanl. succeeds By study and pains
taking caro- rather than by the magic
wand, bnt his sucoess at times seems
SO marvellous that the public naturally
falls into the habit Of dubbing him
the Wizard more as . tribute
than an unfair sug gestion. Even
more, such title comes handy to link
the names of Edison and burbank:
together. Either man is shonored BY
the comparison s.s
Busbnnk's home is sat! Santa Rosa,
tho county seat of Sonoma County,
City milesS north .o9 Z Frisco. About
seven miles west, near Sebastopol nc.
owns thirty aores.s It isS here that
days andEmonths have lengtheEsd into
seventeen years, given over solely 10,
experiments. The first ten years wan
given over 20 nursery work end7 the
art Of money.maling was not lacking,
since he cleared $40, 900 d year within
q few years Of his start. BE was net
ting ZIG, 600 . year uhenhe retired dand
turned his famous nurseries into ex-
perimsntal grounds. He had already
made fame and wealth, but, what was
more enduring, had mado others pros-.
porous through his generosity. The
orchardiat had found in Hurbank the
true nurseryman whose name behind
plant OF tree was equal 10 9 Govern
ment bond .sS.s; Z. B.
AllSof this changed !, however, when
Burbank, tiring of commercial life,l
retired to his study farm TO- create
new ffnits and vegetables. And il is
here that one finds the man at his
work an eager and determined to-day
ss he was in his youth ealthS he
hSs and fame, TOO but these: dosnot
stag hia hand nor his work : moment.
And little does he care for name. As
soon as he has perfected new flower
or fruit ~ seMs the prod notion nnt-
sighb usually unnamed The buyer
oftenSgiyes hiss ssown nnamet to the plant,
blind TO the fact9 Of Che value OF Bur-
bsnk;s namp. The name of Burbank
today lives only ID the potato, plum,
lily and rose and yet there ere hum
dreds of varieties of every fruit. foW.
er, nut, berry, tree and shrub which
never had being until the hands Of
Burbanksc sailed them forth. Isl s.
The Packer man who visited the
Burbank place but recently cannot
more ftly ta.s Of his visit than 10 use
the story of r. P P.s Tnomey. conceded
to be the cIeareat conception and most
interesting description over pnbliahea, /,
It was an interesting subject g hans
die, and needless To say Mr. Tuonney
does IL jnstios, .se that the State has
seen,ft republish itsin honor Of this
great citizen. & 81 -
The name aud work cff her Bur.
bank are far more generally honored
east og the Reok kies and Hui foreign
countries than here in California.
Heiia the least; known, personally of
anyof The greas scientific laborera sof
theSagss since be possesssa 20 an eIni-
neut degrs the malesty and gentle
humility Of the genuinsl great soul
and intalleets Edtosisfy ID offfanaivs
to him; stentation he despiaea; hs Is
void Of vanity and social ambition.
Heiathe acme 81 naurtssy and ami
ability toward al the world nsighbor
and stranger alike but being conat nt.
" occupied with though It's and slabora