Luther Burbank. His Methods and Discoveries. Vol. I.
Dedication Page

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- Title:
- Luther Burbank. His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application. Vol. I.
- 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
- I. How the Cactus Got Its Spines – and How It Lost Them.
- II. Twenty-three Potato Seeds – and What They Taught.
- III. No Two Living Things Exactly Alike.
- IV. The Rivalry of Plants to Please Us.
- V. Let Us Now Produce a Pink Daisy.
- VI. Short-cuts into the Centuries to Come.
- VII. How Far Can Plant Improvement Go?
- VIII. Some Plants Which are Begging for Immediate Improvement.
- IX. Piercing the Fragments of a Motion Picture Film.
- List of Direct Color Photograph Prints.
Gallery
Cover
Dedication Page
Luther Burbank
Title Page
Foreword
Copyright
Cactus Spines
Chapter I
Cactus Spines
Cactus Seedling
Cactus Leaves
Cactus Leaves
Cactus
Cactus Leaf
Cactus Flower
Monkey-Puzzle Tree
Spineless Cactus
Chapter II
Eucalyptus
Dahlia
Sensitive Plant
Plant Folds Up
Ice Plant
Pitcher Plant
Potato Seed Ball
Potato Seedlings
Burbank Potato
Geranium
Chapter III
Geranium
Geranium
Carnation
Carnation
Pollen Laden Bee
Chinese Carion Lily
Orchid
Orchid's Pollen Bundles
Hummingbird Flower
Corn
Coconut
Devil's Claw 1
Devil's Claw 2
Devil's Claw 3
Chapter IV
Snowball
Violet
Violet
Pansy
Chinese Lily
Orange
Corn
Corn
Wild Lettuce
African Orange Daisy
Chapter V
White Daisy
Daisy Variations
White Daisy
White Daisy
Whtie Daisy
Orange Yellow Daisy
Orange Daisy
Daisy
Daisy
Pink Daisy
Pink Daisy
Pink Daisy
Pink Daisy
Planting
Chapter VI
Verbenas
Watsonias
Cactus Seedlings
Cactus Seedlings
Burbank at Work
Tulips
Apple Graft
Chestnut Graft
Burbank Bonfire
Burbank Records
Cherry Tree
Chapter VII
Plumcot
Amaryllis
Amaryllis
Amaryllis
Hybrid Poppies
Primus Berry
Tigridias
Potato Seedlings
Blackberry Canes
Burbank Plum
Walnuts
Chapter VIII
Plum's Bloom
Indestructable Bloom
Asparagus
Gladiolus
Thornless Blackberry
Apple Enemy
Cherry
Aster
Sunflower
Sunflower Stalk
Burbank Plum
Chapter IX
Snow on the Mountain
Rainbow Corn
California Poppy
Crimsom Poppy
White Poppy
Poppy
Poppy
Poppy
Poppy Variation
White & Crimson Poppy
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