Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926
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Burbank, Luther
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Burbank, Luther
Luther Burbank
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Luther Burbank
Luther Burbank
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Luther Burbank
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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Burbank, Samuel Walton.
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.
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.
"Laura Harlan was Mrs. Warren Harding's secretary."
Burbank was an American plant breeder.
Burbank was a horticulturist.
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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.
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Santa Rosa (Calif.)
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