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020 _a9781594202094 (alk. paper)
020 _a1594202095 (alk. paper)
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050 0 0 _aSB63.B9
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100 1 _aSmith, Jane S.
245 1 4 _aThe garden of invention :
_bLuther Burbank and the business of breeding plants /
_cJane S. Smith.
260 _aNew York :
_bPenguin Press,
_c2009.
300 _a354 p. :
_bill. ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [337]-343) and index.
505 0 _aNature in an age of invention -- The lucky spud -- The second gold rush -- Faster, better, sweeter -- A personal interlude -- Marketing the new creation -- The philosopher in the orchard, the scientist in the pea patch -- California boosters and the ivory tower -- The Carnegie Institution seal of approval -- The training of the human plant -- Learning from Luther Burbank -- The Corn Palace and the empire of the prickly pear -- The meeting of the masters -- The garden of beautiful thoughts -- Transplanting the legacy -- The creator's art -- The garden as intellectual property.
600 1 0 _aBurbank, Luther,
_d1849-1926.
650 0 _aPlant breeders
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 0 _aPlant breeding
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
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