Field of Burbank's Rosy Crimson Escholtzia, April 13, 1908
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California legislators named Eschscholzia californica (the California poppy) as the state flower in 1903. Luther Burbank, an American horticulturalist who gained a reputation for his commercially successful plant creations, believed he could improve on the state flower. He selectively bred the native plant and introduced The Burbank (1909), a consistently crimson poppy, though the postcard text misspelled the genus.
California legislators named Eschscholzia californica (the California poppy) as the state flower in 1903. Luther Burbank, an American horticulturalist who gained a reputation for his commercially successful plant creations, believed he could improve on the state flower. He selectively bred the native plant and introduced The Burbank (1909), a consistently crimson poppy, though the postcard text misspelled the genus.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
13 April 1908
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.9.6.112
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Chromolithography
Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 5.375 in
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