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

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Title:
Luther Burbank. His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application. Vol. V.
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. Note: Some pages of this book are unopened due to a printing error and cannot be easily read.

Contents

  1. Foreword.
  2. I. How the Plum Followed the Potato.
  3. II. Four Burbank Plums and How They Were Made.
  4. III. The Greatest Plum of All – the Prune.
  5. IV. Four Burbank Prunes and How They Were Made.
  6. V. Plums and Prunes Without Stones and Seeds.
  7. VI. Planning an Ideal Plum or Prune.
  8. VII. New Plums and Prunes in the Process of Making.
  9. VIII. What the Burbank Plums and Prunes Have Earned.
  10. IX. Accomplishing the Impossible – the Plumcot.
  11. List of Direct Color Photograph Prints.

Gallery

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