. Luther Burbank, his methods and discoveries and their practical application;. Plant breeding. Horse Radish Plants The horse radish belongs to the small company of plants that have given up the habit of producing seed. It is propa- gated solely bw division, and therefore is not subject to improvement by selective breeding. Mr. Burbank once facetiously offered to give a thousand dollars an ounce for horseradish seed. He received many packages of seeds in response to this offer; but none of them pro- duced horseradish plants. Mr. Burbank says the offer is still open, but there is small probabit
. Luther Burbank, his methods and discoveries and their practical application;. Plant breeding. Horse Radish Plants The horse radish belongs to the small company of plants that have given up the habit of producing seed. It is propa- gated solely bw division, and therefore is not subject to improvement by selective breeding. Mr. Burbank once facetiously offered to give a thousand dollars an ounce for horseradish seed. He received many packages of seeds in response to this offer; but none of them pro- duced horseradish plants. Mr. Burbank says the offer is still open, but there is small probabitity that any one will win the prize, for the horseradish seems to have perma- nently abandoned the habit of seed 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
Size: 1264px × 1977px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorburbankluther18491926, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910
