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Burbank’s Value of Large Scale Plant Selection in Berry Bush Breeding
A historic account describes Luther Burbank’s extensive breeding program. He reportedly burned 65 000 berry bushes in one year to test variation, grafted hybrids onto hundreds of trees, and cultured 2 800 species including thornleaf ramblers and spineless cacti. Collectors in Chile and Australia supported his work, while the text cites De Vries on plant breeding and intersperses a dialogue on baldness. The passage also notes hunting regulations and license fees from 1917.
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Burbank
South America
Australia
California
Chile
Anatralia
Santa Rosa
Hugo de Vries