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

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

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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 printing error and thus cannot be easily read.

Contents

1. Foreword.
2. I. How to Get the Most Out of the Garden.
3. II. Some Common Garden Plants and Their Improvements.
4. III. Peas and Beans as Money Crops.
5. IV. The Tomato- and an Interesting Experiment.
6. V. Pink Chives and Other Foods for Flavor.
7. VI. Artichokes and Some Garden Specialties.
8. VII. Winter Rhubarb.
9. VIII. The Camassia- Will It Supplant the Potato?
10. IX. The Potato Itself – Who Will Improve It Further.
11. List of Direct Color Photographic Prints.

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SpineCoverFrontispiece & TitleFrontispiece of Artichoke BlossomsTitleCopyright & ChaptersCopyrightContentsForewordChapter IThe Important Root HairsBaby PlantsIllustrating Leaf StructureLeaves by the AcreWhere the Tree is AliveMr. Burbank's Ideal SoilTransplanting Selected SeedlingsSelected SeedlingsInspecting Root DamageArtificial RainA Beautiful Thiefpages 36-37Chapter IIAn Attractive MelonThe Familiar CucumberA Visitor from PatagoniaTwo Squashes in OneSome Experimental GourdsToo Much SeedSome Gourds from AustraliaThe Freakish MartyniaThe Familiar BeetAnother Old FriendA Universal FavoriteA Bunch of ParsnipsChapter IIIThree Kinds of Burbank PeasPeas in a PodShowing Variations in BeansA Burbank Perennial BeanBurbank Lima BeansA Stripling from the TropicsGiant HorsebeansRoots of the Mammoth Soy BeanCow Peas Under CultivationSoy BeansA Hairy Vetchpages 106-107Chapter IVThe Burbank TomatoVigor Through CrossbreedingFruits of a Tomato HybridAnother Intetesting HybridTomato Leaf VariationCollected for SeedTropical SolariumPotatoes with Strange HistoryOdd Cousins of the TomatoSome Selected TomatoesChapter VChilean Garlic on the StalkAn Improved GarlicBurbank Onions Grown for SeedSouth American AlliumA Burbank AlliumPink and Yellow ChivesHorse Radish PlantsImproved MustardA Basket of PeppersGiant Mexican PeppersArtichoke in Burbank's Back Yardpages 176-177Chapter VIAnother Burbank Dooryard ViewMore ArtichokesArtichoke HybridsRound as a BallMuch Modified in a FormAn Ideal HybridAn Aberrant TypeA Wild ArtichokeAn Improved Burbank ArtichokeA Field of HybridsMore Material for SelectionSwiss Chardpages 206-207Chapter VIIBurbank RhubarbAnother Bed of Burbank RhubarbsBurbank AspargusAnother View of South American PeanutSouth American PeanutA Field of CeleryA Cousin of the CabbageThe Egg PlantPassion Flower in BloomFlower and Fruit on the Same Plantpages 236-237Chapter VIIIA Bed of CamassiasIndividual Camassia BlossomsHybrid CamassiaThe Wild CamassiaA Contrast in BulbsA Wide Range of VariationsSome Almost EdiblesBlossoms of the BrodiaeaThe Chilean AlstromeriaAnother Type of Alstromeriapages 264-265Chapter IXPotato Seed BallsBodega Red PotatoesSprouting BodegasSnake PotatoesChilean Wild PotatoesMexican PotatoesSelecting Seedling PotatoesSalinas BurbanksRusset BurbanksSome Selected SeedlingsThe Early RoseSelected Early RoseThe Burbank and its ParentsThe Burbank Potato as it GrowsA Typical Hill of Burbank PotatoesThe Perfect BurbankList of PhotographsList of Photographs