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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-06-16

condecoracion. S; sus jefes son tan
entusiastas como TT, no Sc hara es-
perar, seguramente.
Sc lie dara 10 que t!ene merecldo
replica energlcamcnte Germania. Ha
sido heroe aun antes de hallarsc en-
frente de los chlnos.
-Es igual. Mas he ALI una briilan
te carrera interrumpida. eQue hara
el sin bienes de fortuna, caso de
uuedar mutilado?
La mujer que eliza cuidara de
endulzar toda su eXlstencla.
-Decididamente hija mia. este
acontecimiento ha trastornado tn
cabeza. iDonde hallar para 81 una
mujer modelo? Nunca han existldo,
nj entire los romanos.
-Si, padre mfo, las hay. He ALI
una delante de tt, en- tus brazos, $.
quicres abrirmelos! respondi6 ca
ycndo en- cllos Germania.
Una bomba lanzada por los CHI
nos sobre ell castillo no habria atur-
dido tanto al senor de Briancourt
como csta declaration de su hiia;
pero al contemplate en- sus brazos
suplicantc y con expression de indie
finible ternura hacia ell eXpatrlado
cuya causa acsbaba de defender,
sc siente subyugado.
-Pcro entonces 50 lim.t6 a OBJ
jetar cqu6 lie dijo al vizconde de Cla-
neral, q. cstaaguardando impacien
te tn respucsta?
-Esto lie servira de experlencia
por su apresuramiento. Creo que me
olvidara pronto.
-Plensalo blen, hija mia. tQuic-
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res convertlrte en- Hermana de Ia Ga
ridad?
No es poi,blc, papa. Ys no Las
adniiten en- Francia.
y isabes 81 Jorge te anna? Estoy
seguro que no te 10 ha declarado to-
davfa.
-Es precise no ser mujer para no
entendcr ese lenguaje SIN palabras,
respondio Germania, ruborlzandose
un POGO. No hay que Greer a esos que
; dicen Y repiten susprando: "iYo te
amo; vo te amo!" slno a los que ca
Ian para no hacer traici6n i su Sc
crcto.
Ell sehor Briancourt lntenta resis-
tlr todavia, pero al yer rodar una
lagrlma por las mejlllas de su hja a
qunen nunca habia hecho verter una
sola, concluye:
-Lo,quc Ia mujer qulere, DOS 10
qulere. Eoy a contestar a tu prlmlto
que Sc dlsponga camblar de am
bulancla. .....
--Gracias, padre mio, te da mi
corazon. Ahade que en- la segunda
ambulancla que lie espera. Ia cura-
cion cs segura y que el celibato de las
enferm ,ras no es obllgatorlo.
Tres meses despuGs, Jorge fue
oficlalmente declarado novlo de 81
bella prlma y juntos asplraron 81
suavc perfume de esa flor de amor,
oculta bajo la nieve.
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de dejarla mustiarse en- la soledad
como las flores de los campos.
Ha sido solicitada unicamente SUI
RIGA mano por pretendientes ambiclo
sos, holgazanes 9 calaveras a caza
de su patrrimonio, y nadie Sc ha
acordado de que esa infeliz criatura,
hecha a imagen divina, aspiraba a
aportar a la union de dos seres, mas
que bienes miserables, toda la noble
"a del verdadero amor.
Por ESQ reflexiona amargamente
en- la dorado jaula de SUI castillo la
gentil paloma arrebujandose en- su
abrigo de plumas, mas que contra el
frio de la noche contra el frfo moral
de sus helados recuerdos.
Ell dnico carifo que no habia de-
jado de gustar, el dnico que ha sa-
boreado en- su vida, es el de su padre
Para este NADIA mas hermoso que el
beso de su hija. Tocante a los dema-
sentimientos, no es possible inteligrn
cia alguna.
A ellie trae descorazonado Ia gla-
cia1 indiferencia de su hija. Quisiera-
lie menos reflexiva, menos formal,
mas sficionada & los placeres del lu-
10 que la rodean con tanto mayor
anhelo cuanto la We guarecerse en- su
solitario castillo, lejos de Paris, don
de no Sc resuelve 4 dejarla. Ansia
para ella I'm enlace fastuoso digno
de SUI range. y a todas sus tentati-
vas, corresponds Germania con una
negativa, cuya obstinacion lie deja
en- desolaci6n completa.
Acaba de hablarse de la petici6n
de su mano{ o{recien hecha por el viz
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FLOR DE NIEVE.---Por Luisa l. Ermilte

Y vacilando Sc deja caer en- SUI 81
! Hon, sin fuerzas para contlnuar s'1
lectura y mas blanca SUI tez que el
papel apenas sostenido por su
calda mano.
-Continda, papa, te 10 ruego; no
puedo llegar hasta elfin, dijo supli-
cante, alargandole ell papel.
-iHe ahi una emocion muy par
tlcular! murmuraba aquel recorrien-
do con los ojos la carta, seguidos por
los de su hija, q. parccen presa de la
fiebre.
-Tranquilizate, exclamo luego.
Una bala en- ell antebrazo. No sera
precise amputarselo. Va q darscle de
baja para que vuelva q sus lares.
-iAh, respiro! iMe habia dado un
mlcdo! iy como ha sido ESQ?
-Parece que su herida es cfccto
de I'm rasgo de valor. Ha habido I'm
lamentable error entire los ej6rcitos
aliados. Engahados por los abrigos
que llevaban para preservarse del
FRO glacial, ha empczado un tero-
teo entire rusos y franceses Gre
yendose enemigos. Jorge Sc ha Ian
zado en- medic de Ia pelea, con Ii
bandera desplegada para desvane-
Ger Ia funesta equiv ocaci6n: lalucha
ha cesado pero lie ha costado caro-.
No me sorprende. Mi primo en-
aras del deber es capaz detodas las
herolcidades y sacrificios incluso el
de su vida.
-iC6mo te exaltas exclama estu-
pefacto ell senior de Briancourt no ex
traf1o que el nombre de Jorge ande
en- todos los labios y Sc liable de una
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IL ERMANIA de Briancourt
~ esta sentada junte a la
~ baranda del balloon, pri-

esta sentada junte a la
~ baranda del balloon, pri-
morosamente labrada, de SUI cas-
tillo del Isle Adam rodeado de bos-
lues, donde resuensn repetidas We
ces los animados ecos de la caza.
Los primeros frfos han sacudido
las ramas, y las hojas secas y amari-
llentas alfombran las avenidas del
rastillo ordinariamente solitarias.
Sin ser muy joven, la castellana
conserva su hermosa fisonomia, lie
ma de indefinible encanto y viste con
elegante sencillez, LENA de atfacti-
VOs.
Va envuelta en- Tornado abrigo,
porque las nubes que Sc ciernen So
bre ella amenazan borrasca, pero no
parece preocupada por elestado del
tempo, ,en ell que no para atencion
entregada d meditation profund{si-
ma.
;En que piensa? SQue idea puede
suscitarle la estaci6n inclemente Y
de que pueden hablarle las sombras
que avanzan sorbiendo' Ia claridad
mortecina del crepdsculo para reu-
mir Ell espacio de las tinieblas de la
noche?
De su propia vida sin duda, cuyas
ilusiones va perdiendo; de SUI juven
tud, cuyos ardores van entibiando-
Sc sin haber hecho palpitar SUI cora
z6n 4 impulses de una passion COM
partida; sin haber hallado en- su ca
mino un tierno obstdculo, en- lugar
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(conde de Clameral, elegante, dist;n
guido, figurando en- primer lugar er
ell gran mundo. -.
No lie ha dicho que ell nuevo pre-.
tendiente acudia subyugado por los
r2splandores de los lindos ojos de ST.
pretendida, y esta dice para sus
adentros, mientras Sc dibuja en- sus
labios amarga sonrisa:
IFS mi dote el que ha operadc
el prodigio!
Y, levantandose, vuelve q apo
yarse en- la balaustrada del balloon,
contemplando inm6vil los copos
de nieve que caen lentamente olvi-
dando el peligro con que la amenaza
el cambio brusco de temperature.
iQue busca SUI mirada lanzada al
horlzonte, como 81 en- lontana MA
creyese adivinar algo que lie interesa
y enagena en- 10 rec6ndito de su al.
ma?
Descubramosle.
Esta siguiendo con la imagina
Lcion los paseos de un joven reengan
chado voluntariamente para Ia ex
pedici6n de China, su primo Jorge
a Aries, que ha huido del egoismt
y della inacci6n, Ia conquista de l.
gloria y al servicio de una causa reli
glosa y humanitaria.
No flgura en- ell lndmero de sus pre-,
tendencies y adoradores. lOh, no
No trataba ciertamente de dorar
sus blasones con la fortuna de su pri-
ma. Por este precisamente piensa en-
el, y recuerda que parecia muy fe-
liz cada vez que las circunstancias
y relaciones de familia les ponian
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Elerna Juypnind.- JJIEIlLIXA.
FL GRAN TINIE P0R EXCELENC,A.

ve-da dern 6vi:o conseguido con una
formula mu-:cr.a- No contieae nj
.-ato !. Plata. ii sales de plomo.
yieoTisa (! cabeilo. evita su caf,la,
y esti r.otiiO ser un antiseptico
Ge result s los maraviiloSos- Bastan
aieuHns r1i7"tos nara Que el cabe-
Loo "a ua-.o v;:oivan su primi-
two co.1.. Tgu6Delo y sc conven-
cera de - eiclcia. De venta 81
todas las :armacias de Ia isla. D.
p6sito al pnr mayor. THE IT
tENILINA COMP. p. o. Box
loI. Ponce. ?. R. 30 v. d
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! en- contacto. Como ha partido tan
lejos? Al venir al castillo a despedir-
| Sc estaba muy triste, v en- su iadios!
lie parece adivinar algo misterios O
;; y muy distirto del simple afan de la
,, gloria militar.
isl fuese verdad! piensa a menu
do Germania, ,recordando v juntando
pequefios detalles que lie parecen
una revelation completa. mo ha-
bria sido nuestra diferencia de for
tuna un candado para SUI delicado
coraz6n?
Luego Sc dice a 81 misma con reso-
luci6n:
-Yo he de penet1ar ese secreto,
,porque, lie conozco al fin, ahi esta mi
felicidad verdadera.
Entonces brillan sus oios con los
radiantes fulgores de Ia esperanza,
| y siente algo asf como 81 dos almas
Sc tocaran al traves del espacio. :.
-Hola! Germania, exclama su pa
Dire yendo a su encuentro. iHe ahf
una carta de tn primo! Quizas su lex
,, tura te distraiga un POGO.
-iDame, dame! dice con viveza
Flor de Nieve.
-iCaramba! cuanto te interests
por ese pohre diablo, til que no pa.
| reces tener apego q NADIA.
-Es que P. ..se halla en- circuns-
tancias extraordinarias, replica
Germania rompiendo precipitada-
mente el s6bre y devorando mas q.
leyendo su contenido.
-,Dios mfo, herido! exclam6 tenn
blando. les un amigo que escri-
be en- su lugar!
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AUTOMOvIL,

Ma-ca Rainier americana, de cua-
uo ciiindros Y con capacidad para
siete personals. incluso ell chauffeur
Su valor es de cuatro mil quinientos
re,os Sc vende con rebaia de uu
tIeintiCinoo por cierto. Tiene POGO
uso. lnformsrzn Zalducndo V Mier.
San Jus,o l3 y15. .Apartado oorreo
So, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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9osndo los obetos de La emua
genero erao eo de nuestra vida espen
dda naraeza que Do pgo dar nuesa patia dao
los autre que condcin tomen
trabs vida puertoqueha bao todo los
tos que ella puede ofrecer.
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En- esta !mprenta Sc yende
papel de periodicos vieios a
,S2 auintal.
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En- esta imprenta Sc vende
papel de periodicos viejos 4
80 quintal.
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L|kEA FERREA DEL OESTE

1tinerario de trenes = vapores que
empezara regir desde e. 10 de- Sep.
tiembre de 1908!
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P|LDORAS lu1|BAC|lAaEl

pntor s.kee0n~ 4 ne~ansoss
Las hrcouha iasfs agads adai hsppah
puhDonH cda psoesssss d p1doraA
~ hs nod snssoAh b n. .hnao9bei
k6s bslss uospan tnDasJ osguxns a -
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"El primer cuentista puertsrriquehs. :

entendo estabece por La Correspondence de Puerto
Rico unante sera por ella considerable defenddo
puertoqueho Sendo de advertr
primer puesto rA eonservado
satisfaction de "a Cosspondencia sea
arebatado por otro campe6n-
Correspondence pubcrs msds que los recbisads
euentos Que Temtidos campeonaso.
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Coespondenca a6rma que Puerto Rico
dpoucy produdo bas obras a todos los geneo
llama cunto deses probar Que pleden produc
gran meo h obcto hs decdo ab por medic d.
estas neas ab mpeonato de unto decda cu
autor del cuento de meto escrto pueorqueho
Los cuentos deben ser nedtos
a Correspondence" orece puma de vencedo
peonato esabece evs adean msmo guiente bases
Los que redos La Correspondence para toma
pe deben nos ezcritas estas ae
"Pard canpeondto de LA Cores poadehcd"
2oos dben nobrs,
pbados Pero desean aqueo publo nombre
advern ndcando que ean la pubciiad
r6dco debe de odos modos ell nombre del autor
Cuando termina ell plazo del campeonata
campeonato empeza ontarse dsde ell 10 de Julio de 1902
terminara el 10 de Noviembre de 1910
Ls deoen conteher mas dc 1000 palsbas tex
puedn c RESIDENCES en- la a fuers de ella
Un mo pede varios cuentos tai
De cue pasen de cuatro
Formation del jurado
ecE No,iemb Correspondence a5rird pei
ormac6n urado quo de los cuenos dda
eual sea de md mfro ttadOr 81 empsoaao La Coepon-
denc pubEcara Is anticipation ehs a de %
80 nomb de residences a capaces forma
peten.e urado 6cador de phso consa gu,
doce nombes de agrado formation
del do Esta voacn determnaa que nombres de la
para uado la degnsra
los ndmero hsyan obsdo
dsrz tornado rad cacador del la Co
pondenei. de Puerto Rico FL urado onstudo rebs Is ds
Dontre de 1910 oOniunso de- euensOs hyan ooncuo
peonaoy 6 de de 1911 dcho urso
pondencia enegara pllma de que Ia
tenda
"E primer cuentista puerterriquehs
enenddo esablece por "La Correspondence
Rico que e suo tunane po considerable denido como
primer cuents puertoqueho Sendo advert que
primer puesto campeonaso i eonservado
oo concrso de de IL" Coespondenc sea
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AGENTES IN FOScE
yssIe { IG Ilasl
Co.

lntructores de toda clase de maquinarias para Cen
traes contratistas de factoras compesa incuyendo
edi6cCs
Para iuformeS presupuestos pianos etc diriiirse
Agentes Generates para Puerto Rico
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Wales EXTRAORDINARIOS
7.15 9.15l0.3O
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BASES DEL CAMFE0NAT0

Bases generates del concurso in
telectual que fu6 recibido
con entusiasmo por numero-
sos y distinguidos escritores.
Mas de ochenta cuentos remitidos; muchos,
esperanto turno de publication.
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Esnts ceia Capital y Bayamon simu!tinssm.
E(as ahnfahlps DaS fpSliyn
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-07
PerilS of ProvinciaIiSm

A we'll known and careful writer on
current problems has recently said
that one of the greatest perils of tho
country today is 'the peril OF pro-
vincialism, involving the superficial
handling of great subjects and great
questions. says the Milwaukee Senti-
mel.
Each age has it's problems Tho
twentieth century will have possibly
more and greater problems than any
preceding century of history. The ages
of the past have prepared mankind
for its highest development in the CEN
tury now nearing the close of it's first
decade
The problems now pressing upon
thought and consideration are not only
those that affect the weH being of tho
individual. but society in all it's varied
aspects and relations. Every sphere
in which. man moves and every voca-
tion to which he devotes himself af-
fects and is affected by these problems.
They are not superficial. The ills they
seek to remedy are not surface erup-
tions on the body polite. They are
deep seated. They are grounded in
the very nature of man himself.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-07

and limbs with alcohol. giving them
stimulants and food The place was
sitting hot and the dancers were tho
pictures OF utter physical and mental
WEAKNESS. The orchestra. unable to
keep the pace. had divided in half early
in the night. each half taking turns at
playing while the. other rested BY 1
o'clock in the afternoon the dance hall
was filled with OnlOokers. There was
then but half an hour more to break
the record, but every step. it seemed,
would be the last
Within 20 minutes of the requisite
time Miss Finnigan began to faint and
her fngers clutch nervousIy at the
shoulders of her partner. AS her head
dropped Doctor Bracket administered
strychnine and the next instant she
drew up again with smile and danced
or
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-07
Record Is Broken

There seemed TO be peculiar fascina-
t1on in the slowly moving figures auto
matfcally stepping to the music. and
the crowd watched in silence AS the
last few minutes began to pass the
Whispering and talking ceased. and
when finally the record was broken and
the dance halted wild cheerings broke
out The dancers. limp, tagged pale,
with glazed eyes land feverish brows,
were thrown on benches for a momen-
tary respite and then rushed across TO
the German hospital, there TO be ex-
amined and placed into steam baths.
Not single dancer said Dr.,
Brackett. suffered any serious injury,
All are in fine shape and in a day or
two will be able to continue their reg
ular duties"
The prize of $40 was divided among
the twelve winners equally.
At no time during the dance did the
competitors leave the ffoor-except
when they collapsed or quit. No time
was allowed for refreshment Food
was given TO them as they danced. this
consisting chiefly of eggs and sand
wiches. The competitors ranged in
years from Is to 6S, the oldest on the
floor being ]. West. 6S years old He
danced for IL hours and minutes
and only quit when his partner. Miss
Welch, collapsed
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-07

has been planted successfully and
$3.50, 600 was paid here for plants
which were purchased here for a few
thousand dollars General Booth of
the Salvation Army has undertaken the
introduction of the thornless cactus
into India. have received communica-
tions concerning the plant from the
governments of England, for British
Africa; Germany, for its colonies;
France, Turkey, Egypt. China, Japan,
Mexico and other governments. The
United States government has devoted
much attention to it,
In far corner of the nursery yard
were a group of the cumbersome look
ing plants, and on the fieshy leaves
were brilliant red fruit, about the size
and somewhat the shape of. a 16 can
dlepower electric light globe. Bur-
bank demonstrated how the fruit
should be cut. With his knife he re-
moved the thick rind and disclosed the
rich purple pulp. But it was not the
season for thornless cactus fruit-or
Burbank has not developed IT yet to
bear ripe fruit at all months of the
year. 1t could not be tasted.
The cactus, from what Burbank
says. is the most versatile plant in the
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-07
The WOnderberry War

From this starting point other
would be horticulturists, envious of
Mr.. Burbank, took up the cry
against him and the wonderberry,
and the most malicious and un-
truthful reports about it became
current all over the world. Never
in the history of horticulture was
such a well organized and SO per-
. sistent a crusade against man
ever launched. and all based abso-
lutely upon false assertions. Not
one of these envious and jealous
men had any personal knowledge
of the wonderberry whatsoever, but
seed was procured from us early
and started under glass. BY April
some small seeding plants, three
or four inches high, had set and
ripened a few fruits AS might be
expected under such conditions the
berries were small and tasteless
Here then was proof positive that
the thing was worthless. and all of
Mr. Burbank's enemies and rivals
were happy They met to felieitate
one another, 10 pass resolutions and
to write press notices condemning
the wonderberry and kept il up un-
til the middle OF summer, inducing
tens of thousands of people who
had plants of it to pull them up
apd throw them away, thus helping
along the crusade against Bur-
bank.
BY the end of July plants grown
under proper conditions in the open
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-07
Women Are COnquering

Women are conquering slowly. Paris
has its lady cabbies, lady lawyers. lady
billposterS, and now comes the an
nouncement of lady cyclist letter car
Tier or postman, says the London
Globe.
1t is the custom in state departments.
in regard to porterS, when the head of
the family is laid aside or incapaci-
tated, to install the wife either tempo
rartly or permanently in the position
similar custom, we believe. obtains
on the duke of Bedford'S estate in re-
gard to the porters. The lady post
man. is Madame Faizy-L' Aumonier. and
she is attached to the postoffice at La
Chapel sur -Aveyron.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-07
Among the Beds

There were the cactus beds.
Nearest TO the road were several
rows Of bristling. squatty, cone shaped
cactus. the sort that were popular in
the flower pots at home, tantalizingly
prickly, forcboding, pernicious.
Beyond stood some ungainly hedges
OF cactus, with dark green leaves,
larger than elephants ears, thick and
fbrous Thin points darted from the
dark green TANKS Of the leaves. There
were not many spines, but there were
some.
..This is the government cactus" said
Burbank, the government 'spineless'
cactus.
lie rushed ahead. He bent over a
bottle green plant and affectionately
rubbed il with his cheek, just as a
lion tanner would rub his cheek across
the laws Of a subdued, harmless beast
see. there is not a spine, not a
thorn" he cried in triumpf-delighted
10 show his innocuous creation tanned
but sprouting with all the Vigor OF
its ancestors.
IT took me seven YEARS to get the
tlorns off" said Burbank, caressing the
great smooth leaves. Now / am
working to make the plant more hardy
SO that il can grow in any locality.
have one variety which grows in its
native state IN the northern part of
the United States, in Minnesota and
Maine, and in other states. 1t viii
grow in Alaska. There should be no
misconception," Burbank continued
cautiously. about where the thornless
cactus viii grow. IT win only grow in
q narrow border skirting the United
states south from the middle Atlantic
states. throughout the whole of Florida,
i'm the gulf states. Texas Arizona and
--in all parts. Of California, practically,
except the mountains. 1t win grow
for five years without water in trop-
ical climate, but not in a torrid climate.
It viii produce heavy foliage or fodder
FOR stock ] have produced $4,000
pounds Of cactus leaves from one
eighth and $4,000 pounds to the acre
the second year.
Their Wide Distribution
THE plants have been distributed TO
Al r,a,.fe of sxVOr1d In kuSfraIso IL
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SpineIess BIackberries

Not content with drawing the teeth
Of the cactus, Burbank has performed
a like operation on blackberry and
raspberry bushes. Ia his hothouse were
boxes of. berry shoots Burbank stuck
his bare hands into the mass of leaves.
There was no sting. Il have acres of
them growing" said Burbank. Near
them were sprouting hardy cotton
plants which are intended to grow in
any equable climate.
Next to his Cactus, Luther Burbank
is most interested in his wonderberry
for it is over that plant that the
great controversy of last summer
waged. Burbank now feels vindicated.
John Lewis Clilds, we'll known
seedman, has written an. able review
of this controversy, (which he has
called ~The Crime of the Wonder
berry, He says:
1t is said on good authority that
a certain man connected with
certain horticultural publication,
himself a creator of plant novel
ties and an aspirant for fame, tried
TO associate himself with Luther
Burbank and his work. Mr.. Bur-
bank declined; since when this GER
tain publication has gone out of its
way to discredit Mr. Burbank and
his work in every manner possible.
When we introduced the wonder
berry last year no horticulturist of
note had seen il or knew anything
about it. 1t had been carefully
guarded, as all such valuable novel
ties are and had been grown only
by Mr.. Burbank in California and
by us here al Floral park The pub
lication referred to Immediately at
tackled it as worthless, though the
editors had never seen it and knew
nothing about it. It was called
many things-all bad-and finally
it was alleged to be the black
nightshade CSolanum nigrum) and
(rThp rnfaf0 the
plant the tomato and wonderberry
are all SolanumS.)