The Democratic advocate., 1909-04-23

Public Exhibition Of His Wonderful
Work Being Planned.

Luther Burbanks many marvellous
creations are to be exhibited for the
I first time In q great exhibition hall,
at Santa Rosa, California. Hundreds
of wonderful fruits, flowers and grains
/ perfected by the wizard of the plant
world will be shown. Here are some
of the most surprising ones.
The primus berry, union Of the
raspberry and the blackberry; the
| first recorded instance Of a new
species, the phenomenal berry, COM
bination of the California dewberry,
and the Cuthbert raspberry; walnut
bred with no tannin In it's meat; glad
ioli of greatly enhanced beauty taught
to bloom around their entire stem like
hyacinth instead of the old way.
on one side; a dahlia with its dis
agreeable odor driven out and in its
place the odor of marigold: a lily
with the fragrance Of violet and the
scentless yerbena given the intensified
fragrance of the trailing arbutus.
He will show fruit trees which will
Withstand freezing in bud and flowers;
an amaryllis bred from three or four
inches to nearly foot In diameter; !;
a gum berry almost like fat, luscious
biueberry, which cah be grown In all
climates, blackberries without thorns:
an everlasting flower which may be
used for decoration Of women's hats;
improved varieties OF thousands OF
grasses and improved Towering to-
bacco.
Burbank has changed the chestnut
In marked degree. Originally II bore
nuts in ten to twenty-five years. He
has made II bear nuts In SIX months
after planting the seed.
In the creation Of big trees Burbank
has achieved wonders. Here rs an
instance: A common California black
walnut and an English walnut were
crossed by fertilization and seedlings
raised from these. The best of the
progency we're selected and bred for
ward, always selecting those witch
| approached nearest 10 Burbank's
| ideal, until az last he had a set OF
hybrid, rapid-growing seedlings.
/ Half a dozen trees were set out in
/ the hard earth at the curb in front
of the Burbanks place, were given no
cultivation and no irrigation. In n
years these trees stood more than
eight feet in height. their branch
spread being fully rs feet. their trunks
being six feet thick al height on a
mans head, the wood OF fine grain.
taking q splendid polish and with a
big commercial value for furniture.
Burbank has estimated that a siu-
gle kernel OF grain added 20 each
shear OF whent grown would be Auifl-
eient TO support the navy OF civil
tied country. II is well kuown that
he has done more than this; he has
In most OF his products generally
doubled their productions. In this
connection what makes HIS cactus
immensely valuable TO the stockman
II that II can be grown. and need not
be used for fodder for two or three
years and when cut Is just as good as
ever
Announcement OF the exhibition
planned has been made by Herbert u.
law. who, with his brother, DIR. Hart
land Law. and Oscar r. Binner, have
secured the handling OF Luther Bur.
banks creations. The building viii
be erected adjacent 10 the Burbank
experimental grounds. Visitors viii
be able 10 view hundreds OF mArveil-
Gus Burbank creations. those perfect
cd now and others as they are perfect.
ed The exhibit viii be In charge OF
a competent lecturer.
Hundreds OF people OF note from All
over the country and from bayond the
seas come 20 Santa Rose every year
I to see Burbank and come of tho re-
suits OF his great work.