Stories of Luther Burbank and his plant school

by Effie Young Slusser

Publisher: C. Scribner"s sons in New York, Chicago [etc.]

Written in English

Published: 1920 Pages: 194 Downloads: 695

Subjects:

Burbank, Luther, -- 1849-1926,
Plant breeding

Edition Notes

Library"s copy imperfect: Lacks t.p.

Classifications
Statement	by Effie Young Slusser, Mary Belle Williams, Emma Burbank Beeson; ed. by Lillian McLean Waldo, with an introduction by Luther Burbank.
Contributions	Williams, Mary Belle., Beeson, Emma Burbank., Waldo, Lillian McLean.
LC Classifications	SB63.B9 S6 1920
The Physical Object
Pagination	xi [1], 194 p.
Number of Pages	194
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL23055653M
LC Control Number	2000008588

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