. The Burbank seed book / Luther Burbank Nursery Catalogue. " We gladly reprint an editorial which appeared in the Vacaville Reporter November 20,1897, as it expresses more forcibly than anything we have seen, the estimate in which lyUther Burbauk is entitled to be held by his iellowmen : " 'If we were asked who, of all the citizens of California, is the most prominent in the eyes of the world, and who has done most to deserve the thanks of his fellow-citizens, we should make haste to speak the name oi Luther Burbank. Moreover, when the average man stops to think of what he
. The Burbank seed book / Luther Burbank Nursery Catalogue. " We gladly reprint an editorial which appeared in the Vacaville Reporter November 20,1897, as it expresses more forcibly than anything we have seen, the estimate in which lyUther Burbauk is entitled to be held by his iellowmen : " 'If we were asked who, of all the citizens of California, is the most prominent in the eyes of the world, and who has done most to deserve the thanks of his fellow-citizens, we should make haste to speak the name oi Luther Burbank. Moreover, when the average man stops to think of what he has done, he cannot but be surprised that so great a benefactor of the human race should not be more honored. We do not remember that he has ever figured among any list of "prominent citizens," nor do we recall any effort to interview him and find out his opinion on any one of the thousand questions the newspapers permit the "prominent citizen " to talk to the people about. If a man secures a fortune, honorably or not, he is at once in the public eye, and continues there until he dies. He is generally mentioned for political honors, and, if he be very rich, is pretty certain to have a chance to see his name figure as a candidate for the United States Senate. Luther Burbank has done more than all of the rich men of California, added to the infinitesimal quantity representing the accomplishment of the workers in the political vineyards. He is unknown to many of the people of the State, nevertheless, and possessing qualities which rank him with Stevenson, Howe and Kdison, and which have given him fame in all parts of the world, we will wager that in the county of Sonoma a pretty good percentage of people can be found who do not know of any particular reason why he should be possessed of any reputation. If Burbank was living on the Continent the highest honors would be his. Living in America, he has been appointed Vice-President of the American Pomological Soci
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