Show I I I I FRESNO YOUTH IS FOLLOWING FOLIO WINO BURBANK IDEAS Experiments Started to Produce New Type Flowers and Grapes By fly WM W C XEA NEA Staff Matt Writer FRESNO Calif Dec Dee Tim In 23 his own gardens hero here a possible second Luther Burbank is at work worl today carrying on with Dill Bun Bur bank bank specimens the tho work at whIch the famous plant wizard was en- en engage engaged en engaged gage l at the time of his death The worker is VIII William lain II lien lien- Hen Hen-derson 21 who for four years was an assistant to Burbank and his most promising pupil At the tho ranch homo home of his mother and stepfather Mr and Mrs II H T Logan young oung Henderson has las cr- cr crated atod a II veritable wilderness ot of plant life from which ho be hop hopes to erect new horticultural structures ures urell Here are some of ot the tho ends on which he already has some ex- ex experiments ex experiments well under way Development De of a highly per per- per perfumed turned fumed gladiolus l Propagation of seedless Muscat grapes Domestication of California VIII wi Id flowers Clowers particularly lilies Improvement of size texture and fragrance of roses Production of ot new and Improved varieties of almonds peaches and oranges and development of ot size flavor lavor and texture of existing varieties exceedingly mod moll mollest modest est eat Im only 21 21 he protests Dont you OU think It would bo be rather of ot me to pose pOKe as a wonder worker I have o hopes but yes yes but I have yet et to prove myself Henderson has imas er c every advantage right might right training right light viewpoint and right tools with which to work Perhaps his Ills greatest hope Is founded upon the need of this section his section his hometown borne hom town country This Is a seed seed- seedless seedless less Muscat His Ills experimental il plot contains vines from froni which he will like Burbank se ce select lect lo possibly a dozen that show traces of the quality which he hopes to perpetuate Already 11 partial success has been achieved in the time creation of ot a gla- gla glad gladiolus with with perfume perfume One Ono with a faint intriguing scent awaits further development One ot of the most striking fea- fea tea tu of his Ills grounds i is a large plot devoted to chrysanthemums Including 25 23 varieties from the minute pompom del eloped by Burbank to varieties measuring six si Inches across possesses In marked markel degree the quality that assisted Burbank in h success he has mon mon- mon monumental patience and Is undaunted undaunted ed cd by apparent failure |