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Luther Burbank's Spineless Cactus 09/17/2024 Books Luther Burbank's Spineless Cactus

To give each purchaser a guarantee of receiving original Burbank productions this corporation has originated a trade mark. The name “Burbank” has been so indiscriminately and fraudulently used that it has in a measure lost its true significance. Every package of seed and every plant sent out from this...
Cactaceæ of the Boundary 09/15/2024 Books United States and Mexican Boundary Survey: Cactaceæ of the Boundary

Plantæ simplices seu crespitostæ, tuberculatæ, aculeigeræ.
George Engelmann 09/15/2024 Person George Engelmann

George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, was a German-American botanist. He was instrumental in describing the flora of the west of North America, then very poorly known to Europeans; he was particularly active in the Rocky Mountains and northern Mexico, one of his constant companions being another German-American,...
09/13/2024 Video Feeding cactus to cows in large farming operations

Feeding cactus (Opuntia) to cows in Brazil. Author: José C. Dubeux, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), 2011
Luther Burbank 09/13/2024 Person Luther Burbank

Luther Burbank was an American botanist, horticulturist and pioneer in agricultural science. He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 55-year career. Burbank's developments included those of fruits, flowers, grains, grasses, and vegetables. He developed a spineless cactus and the plumcot.
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