Luther Burbank: his methods and discoveries and their practical application
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Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926. Whitson, John; John, Robert; Williams, Henry Smith, 1863-1943, Editor
Luther Burbank: his methods and discoveries and their practical application
Volume VII
New York: Luther Burbank Press, 1914
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Contents
[Frontispiece] Artichoke blossoms
[Title page] Luther Burbank: his methods and discoveries and their practical application
[Contents] Volume VII -- by chapters
[How to get the most out of the garden -- a preliminary outline], pp. [unnumbered]-[38]
Some common garden plants and their improvement -- half hour experiments with many plants, pp. [39]-72
Peas and beans as money crops -- improvements which promise much, pp. [73]-[108]
The tomato -- and an interesting experiment -- a plant which bore potatoes below and tomatoes above, pp. [109]-144
Pink chives and other foods for flavor -- some successful work with the onion family, pp. [145]-177
[Artichokes and some garden specialties -- finding new food plants wild in the woods], pp. [178]-[208]
Winter rhubarb -- and other interesting exotics -- the possibilities when plants are brought from the tropics, pp. [209]-[237]
[The camassia -- will it supplant the potato], pp. [238]-[265]
[The potato itself -- who will improve it further? -- no plant is ever a finished product -- potato suggestions], pp. [266]-302 ff.
[Index] List of direct color photograph prints in volume VII
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