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

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Title:
Luther Burbank. His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application. Vol. III.
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. Planning a New Plant.
  3. II. Plant Affinities.
  4. III. Practical Pollination.
  5. IV. Quantity Production.
  6. V. Grafting and Budding.
  7. VI. Letting the Bees do their Work.
  8. VII. Fixing Good Traits.
  9. VIII. Recording the Experiments.
  10. IX. Final Selections.
  11. List of Direct Color Photograph Prints.

Gallery

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