Luther Burbank (Volume 2) his methods and discoveries and their practical application [(Volume 2)]

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Shasta Daisies by Mr. Burbank's Porch Mr. Burbank took what the farmers of New England had always considered a troublesome weed the daisy and transformed it into a flower of wondrous beauty. Every step in this transformation is explained in detail in the opening chapter of this volume. The direct color photograph print above, of Mr. Burbank's door-yard, shows how the Shasta daisy may be employed in lawn beautification.

LUTHER BURBANK HIS

METHODS AND DISCOVERIES AND

THEIR PRACTICAL APPLICATION PREPARED FROM HIS ORIGINAL FIELD NOTES COVERING MORE THAN 100,000 EXPERIMENTS MADE DURING FORTY YEARS DEVOTED TO PLANT IMPROVEMENT

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF

The Luther Burbank AND

Society

ITS

ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP

UNDER THE EDITORIAL DIRECTION OF

John Whitson and Robert John AND

Henry Smith Williams, M. D., LL. D.

VOLUME 105

II

ILLUSTRATED WITH DIRECT COLOR PHOTOGRAPH PRINTS PRODUCED BY A NEW PROCESS DEVISED AND PERFECTED FOR USE IN THESE VOLUMES

NEW YORK AND LONDON

LUTHER BURBANK PRESS MCMXIV

Copyright, 1914, by

The Luther Burbank

Society

Entered at Stationers' Hall, London All rights reserved

Volume

II

By

Chapters

Foreword I

Page 3

The Shasta Daisy How a Troublesome Weed Was Remade

II

Into a Beautiful Flower

I

The White Blackberry How a

Color Transformation

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Was Brought About

HI

The Scented

Calla How Fragrance Was

Instilled

in a Scentless Flower

IV

The

Stoneless

Plum

An Experiment in Teaching a Plant Economy

V

The Royal Walnut Speeding the Growth of a Leisurely Tree

VI

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The Winter Rhubarb Making a Crop

for

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s-(\

J-O"

a High Priced Market

VII