. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. th the florists, all he has to do is to pro-duce a good blue rose and they will say: Comeback, everything is forgiven. The lost flower—the tragedy in plant life. Atiny pinkish white blossom upon a brilliant greenvine. But one morning a workman discovered thatin the night every plant had died. The flower couldnever be recovered because the conditions underwhich it had been created would never occur again. There is a prophet; if he had said they nevercould occur again, it would
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. th the florists, all he has to do is to pro-duce a good blue rose and they will say: Comeback, everything is forgiven. The lost flower—the tragedy in plant life. Atiny pinkish white blossom upon a brilliant greenvine. But one morning a workman discovered thatin the night every plant had died. The flower couldnever be recovered because the conditions underwhich it had been created would never occur again. There is a prophet; if he had said they nevercould occur again, it would show that he had somewell grounded reason for it in his mind, but he saidthat they would never occur again, which is a verydifferent thing as I view it. But the description re-calls the Dolichos lignosus orAustralian pea vine,which is one of the most beautiful things in theCalifornia country. I think somebody must havebeen handing out a joke to Mr. Harwood and hedidnt know it. Another thing: He took a French plum, un-known in America, and grafted it upon a Japanesenlum. The graft bore no bloom, but the tree was. Chip and Fiber Baskets for I,ily of the Valley and Roses Bayerrdorfcr & Co. recreated if you will; its seedlings took on a whollynew life and became hybrids, its vital essence waschanged through the medium of the graft. I do not say that Mr. Burbank is responsible forthis except by indirection. It is an old theory sincemen began to think of the influence of the graftupon the stock. It is useless to thresh it out hereand I have no intentions of doing it, but I merelywant to show the kind of mental pabulum that hasbeen handed out from Santa Rosa to the bodypolitic and the horticultural public at large. It would not be fitting, I think, after all I havestated, to close without paying my tribute to , as far as I can honestly do it. I believethat Mr. Burbank is a sublime enthusiast. I be-lieve that he has sacrificed much in his efforts toimprove plant species. I
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