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January 14, 2021 Leave a Comment

Human Caused Evolution

Today's installment concludes Luther Burbank's Accomplishments,the name of our combined selection from Garrett P. Servtss and David Starr Jordan.

January 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

Luther Burbank’s Methods

The process of formation of new types may be grouped under four heads: selection, crossing, hybridization, and mutation (or saltation).Continuing

January 11, 2021 Leave a Comment

Artificial Pollination

It may have occurred to the reader that there is something like wizardry in the rapidity with which Mr. Burbank brings his new kinds of plants to

January 10, 2021 Leave a Comment

How Is It Done?

But the reader may naturally ask : “How can Mr. Burbank, or any other human being, cause nuts to thicken or thin their shells at his

January 9, 2021 Leave a Comment

New Plants Such as the Plumcot

It is absolutely a new kind of fruit. The very flavor and taste of it have hitherto been unknown to the human palate.Continuing Luther Burbank's

January 8, 2021 Leave a Comment

Luther Burbank’s Accomplishments

This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: What Did Burbank Do?.IntroductionLuther Burbank was a pioneer

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