. Complimentary banquet in honor of Luther Burbank. Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926; Plant breeding. Complimentary Banquet to Lather Bwrbanfc gation of our own people. The next toast of the evening will be: "What We Know About ; Colonel John P. Irish, to whom the response to this toast has been assigned, has been a citizen of the State for more than twenty years. From his earliest residence here he has given the State the benefit of his broad experience, his com- prehensive observation and his high intelligence. He has devoted his very best energies to the development of the
. Complimentary banquet in honor of Luther Burbank. Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926; Plant breeding. Complimentary Banquet to Lather Bwrbanfc gation of our own people. The next toast of the evening will be: "What We Know About ; Colonel John P. Irish, to whom the response to this toast has been assigned, has been a citizen of the State for more than twenty years. From his earliest residence here he has given the State the benefit of his broad experience, his com- prehensive observation and his high intelligence. He has devoted his very best energies to the development of the ma- terial resources of California, and being gifted with the power of statement, his expressions always illuminate any subject which he treats. In addition to the response which he makes to this toast, as a Director of the California State Board of Trade he will extend the congratulations of the Board to Mr. Bur- bank. I felicitate this company on the address he will deliver, and take high pleasure in introducing Colonel John P. Irish. Response by Colonel John P. Irish. The State Board of Trade has for nearly twenty years devoted itself to making known the apparent and latent re- sources of California. In that time the State has achieved its pre-eminence in horticulture. That industry here ranks with the learned professions, requiring study and skill and a close scrutiny of the working of Nature. Man is mighty, but he does not know it all. A small insect, desiring a special fruit for its sustenance, operates upon the limb of an oak tree, and at the point of operation the fruit is produced. Another insect, requiring a different fruit, operates upon the same oak . 35 . .. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. State board of trade. [from old catalog]. [Speeches. San Francisco]
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