THE ECHO OF THE SANTA ROSA HIGH SCHOOL An Afternoon with Mr. Burbank We found Mr. Burbank in one of his seed-houses sorting and planting seed. He came up to us smiling; and, before greeting us wiped his hands, grimy with the soil with which he had been working, upon his working suit, which was worn but neat. This in- stantly warmed the atmosphere and put us all at ease. Mr. Burbank then remarked, “I suppose you came up to see what kind of a critter I was?” At this we laughed, and Daisy remarked, “You have many important visitors coming to interview you, do you not?” “Yes, but they hardly ever get past the door, because I am always too busy to see them.” We thought at that that we would soon have to leave: but when. we left! the afternoon was spent. As it was very warm outside Mr. Burbank invited us into his house. Here we enjoyed looking over some framed pic- tures of Burbank’s work, which were piled on the floor in front of us. Burbank knelt beside these pictures in a most informal way while he showed them to us, and told us about them. We also met Mrs. Burbank who proved to be a very charming hostess. Later on we were shown around the experimental gardens, where we saw hundreds of plants under experiment, repre- senting many years’ labor. Before we left Mr. Burbank showed us his strawberry beds, and laughingly remarked, “I guess they don’t interest you now, but you must be sure and come again when the strawberries are ripe.” Now the strawberries are ripe and we are heartily consid- ering another visit. Alex Trachman, ’20. i
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