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Luther Burbank. His Methods and Discoveries. Vol. X.

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Luther Burbank. His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application. Vol. X.

Author:

Luther Burbank

Editors:

John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams

Printer:

Luther Burbank Press

Place of Printing:

New York and London

Date of Printing:

1914

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Author and Commentators

Luther Burbank (1849-1926). Botanist and horticulturist. Born in Massachusetts, Burbank moved to Santa Rosa, CA where he created hundreds of varieties of plants.

Henry Smith Williams (1863-1943). Physician, lawyer, author.

The Book

This set of books were prepared from Burbank’s original field notes covering more than 100,000 experiments made during forty years devoted to plant improvement, with the assistance of the Luther Burbank Society and its entire membership.

Contents

1. Foreword.
2. I. Getting the Most Variations Out of a Flower.
3. II. Improvements in the Much Improved Iris.
4. III. The Trigridia and Some Interesting Hybrids.
5. IV. Four Common Dooryard Flowers – And Their Improvements.
6. V. The Everlasting Flower and Some Common Exotics.
7. VI. The Hybrid Larkspur – and Other Transformations.
8. VII. Ornamental Palms and Climbing Vines.
9. VIII. Lawns and Their Beautification.
10. IX. Field and Flower Garden.
11. List of Direct Color Photographs.

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SpineCoverFrontispiece & TitleTitleCopyright & ContentsChp 1 Getting the Utmost Variation Out of a FlowerBallon FlowerDouble Ballon FlowerSingle & Double Ballon FlowersDouble Trending to TriplenessAnother Step Towards TriplenessWork with CalendulaEducating the CalendulaBed of Burbank CalendulasPromising PupilAnother Stage of ProgressAnother Calendula VariationCalendula of Real DistinctionExtreme DevelopmentThe IrisGraceful and AttractiveBroad-Petalled IrisSpectacular IrisRound-Petalled IrisIris with Pointed PetalsDifficult to Cross PolinateIngenious MechanismLuxurious TypeJapanese IrisSeedling Japanese IrisMore Japanese VisitorsUnnamed Flowers from ChinaSelected Chinese IrisImproved Evening Primrosepages 74-75Spray of Goldenrodpages 78-79Hybrid TigridiasAnother Hybrid TigridiaVariant HybridsSeedling TigridiasAnother Bunch of SeedlingsBulbs of the TigridiasBlue TigridiasTigridia Seeds WholesaleNameless Missionary Flowerpages 104-105Chp 4 Four Common Dooryard FlowersBurbank Hybrid VerbenasMore Burbank Hybrid VerbenasBurbank Fragrant VerbenaBed of Burbank VerbenaSome Burbank PetuniasMore Burbank PetuniasLarge, Graceful, ArtisticChinese PinksBed of Chinese PinksSelected Chinese PinksAustralian Star FlowerSingle Australian Star Flower PlantBurbank CrinumImproved Burbank CrinumHybrid CrinumSeed Pods of the CrinumChines Opium PoppiesAnother Specimen of Chinese Opium PoppyHybrid PoppyGiant Oriental PoppyBed of Oriental PoppiesJapanese OphiopogonImproved Hybrid LarkspurColor Variation in Hybrid LarkspurBrillant SpecimenDistinctive ClusterFlower Cluster of Many ColorsHybrid Larkspur VariationsVariable ClustersCalifornia Morning GloryBed of Hybrid Morning GloriesNew Burbank Morning GlorySeedpod of MilkweedSeedpod of Milkweedpages 196-197Chp 7 Ornamental Palms and Climbing VinesDecpratove PalmsBurbank ProtegeFamiliar AmpelopsisBottle-Brush BushBlossom of Bottle-BrushJapanese MapleLeaves of Japanese MapleThe Summer LilacFlowers of the TecomaGolden Chile SisyrinchiumClematispages 232-233Chp 8 Lawns and their BeautificationThe LippiaSpanish Broom BrushAlfalfa SeedBouquet of Campion FlowersHydrangiaSouth American FlowerSouth American GrassSouth American ThistleSiberian LilyJapanese MagnoliaChilean Wild FlowerScotch BroomImproved Crown VetchAcanthusCalifornia Wild FuchsiaBlossom of Night Blooming CereusBeautiful Flowering CactusSea Urchin CactusCamelliaCactus BlossomPink BordersList of PhotosList of Photos