. Luther Burbank, his methods and discoveries and their practical application;. Plant breeding. A Freak Calla This Calla Lily, found on Mr. Burbank's grounds, gives a clear idea of the relation of the spalhe to spadix. It will be seen that while the spadix bears the blossoms, the spathe is, in point of fact, a modified leaf twisted into a sort of cornucopia around it. Through some lack of balance in the heredity of the plant shown above, the spathe took back to the days, evidently, when this trans- formatiori, was in the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page im


. Luther Burbank, his methods and discoveries and their practical application;. Plant breeding. A Freak Calla This Calla Lily, found on Mr. Burbank's grounds, gives a clear idea of the relation of the spalhe to spadix. It will be seen that while the spadix bears the blossoms, the spathe is, in point of fact, a modified leaf twisted into a sort of cornucopia around it. Through some lack of balance in the heredity of the plant shown above, the spathe took back to the days, evidently, when this trans- formatiori, was in the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926; Whitson, John; John, Robert; Williams, Henry Smith, 1863-1943; Luther Burbank society. New York, London, Luther Burbank Press


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