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

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

Author:

Luther Burbank

Editors:

John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams

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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. What to Work for in Flowers.
3. II. Working with a Universal Flower – The Rose.
4. III. Accomplishing the Impossible with the Amaryllis.
5. IV. Bringing Forth an Entirely New Color.
6. V. A Daisy Which Rivals the Chrysanthemum.
7. VI. Making the Gladiolus Surpass Itself.
8. VII. Experimenting with the Responsive Dahlia.
9. VIII. The Canna and the Calla.
10. IX. The Purest White in Nature.
11. List of Direct Color Photographs.

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