Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926

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Burbank, Luther

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Luther Burbank

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Luther Burbank

Luther Burbank

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Luther Burbank, 1849-1926

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Burbank, Luther.

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Burbank, Luther Jr.

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Burbank, Samuel Walton.

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バーバンク, ルーサー

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Бербанк, Лютер 1849-1926

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Berbank, Lûter.

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Burbank, Samuel Walton 1849-1926

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Botanist, horticulturist, and naturalist.

From the description of Luther Burbank papers, 1830-1989 (bulk 1880-1926). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981669

Luther Burbank began his work in horticulture in his birthplace, Lancaster, Massachusetts, where he raised seeds and vegetables for market. He moved to Santa Rosa, California in 1875 in order to pursue his work in a warmer climate. Burbank became world famous for his timesaving methods of plant breeding and grafting, especially orchard stock. In 1928, Burbank's garden office was moved to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, a gift of his widow Elizabeth Waters Burbank.

From the description of Luther Burbank papers, 1883-1938. (The Henry Ford). WorldCat record id: 19092631

"Laura Harlan was Mrs. Warren Harding's secretary."

From the description of Luther Burbank letter to Laura Harlan : Santa Rosa, Calif., and related material : LS, 1923 Apr. 11. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 25528881

Burbank was an American plant breeder.

From the description of Autograph, ca. 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83960107

Burbank was a horticulturist.

From the description of Signature, ca. 1927. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 23239272

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1849, Mar. 7 Born, Lancaster, Mass. 1871 Opened plant nursery in Lunenburg, Mass. 1871 1875 Developed the Burbank potato 1875 Moved to Santa Rosa, Calif. 1890 Married Helen Coleman (divorced 1896) 1893 Published first descriptive seed catalog, New Creations 1904 1906 Visiting lecturer, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. 1905 1910 Awarded $10,000 annual stipend by the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. 1914 1915 Published Luther Burbank, His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application (New York: Luther Burbank Press. 12 vols.) 1916 Married Elizabeth Waters 1926, Apr. 11 Died, Santa Rosa, Calif. 1927 Posthumous publication with Wilbur Hall of The Harvest of the Years (Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 296 pp.) From the guide to the Luther Burbank Papers, 1830-1989, (bulk 1880-1926), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Luther Burbank was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, on March 7, 1849. He arrived in San Francisco in 1875, and settled in Santa Rosa Valley. In 1878 he purchased 4 acres of land in Santa Rosa, and later purchased 16 acres of land near what is now Sebastopol, where he established Burbank’s Experiment Farms. He became highly successful in growing and modifying thousands of types of plants. He died on April 11, 1926. Source: History of Sonoma County, California: Its People and Its Resources. (Santa Rosa, CA: Democrat, 1937.), 412-19.

From the guide to the Burbank, Luther Correspondence, March 17, 1904, (Society of California Pioneers)

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