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	Luther Burbank - MSN Encarta
		Burbank was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, and was educated at local schools and at Lancaster Academy.
		In 1875 Burbank moved to Santa Rosa, California, and established a nursery garden and a greenhouse that were the site of his experiments for the next 50 years.
		However, Burbank was influenced by certain scientific theories, such as the formerly accepted theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics affirmed by Jean de Lamarck and others.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761554303/Luther_Burbank.html (303 words)

	SPECTRUM Biographies - Luther Burbank
		Luther Burbank was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts on March 8, 1849.
		Luther was the 13th of 15 children, and he loved the plants he discovered in his mother's large garden.
		Burbank's father died when he was 21 years old, and Burbank used his small inheritance to purchase a piece of land to breed plants.
	www.incwell.com /Biographies/Burbank,Luther.html (327 words)

	Luther Burbank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Luther Burbank (March 7, 1849–April 11, 1926) was an American botanist, horticulturist, and pioneer of agricultural science.
		Burbank's most successful strains and varieties include the Shasta daisy, the Fire poppy, the July Elberta peach, the Santa Rosa plum, the Flaming Gold nectarine, the Burbank plum, the Freestone peach, and the Russet Burbank potato.
		Burbank was criticized by scientists of his day because he did not keep the kind of careful records that are the norm in scientific research and because he was mainly interested in getting results rather than in basic research.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luther_Burbank (1120 words)

	Mr. Luther Burbank \| Burbank Middle School
		Luther Burbank, was born on March 7, 1849 in Lancaster, Massachusetts.
		In 1871 he produced the Burbank potato which was a blight resistant species used in Ireland to combat the potato epidemic which had effected that nation's potato crops and which had results in the emigration of half of that nation's people.
		Luther Burbank's discoveries of new varieties of plants were based on careful and time consuming experiments.
	burbank.nrsd.net /luther.php (331 words)

	Luther Burbank –Horticulturist and Plant Breeder
		Luther Burbank was never satisfied with the berries, fruits and flowers growing around him.
		Luther Burbank was born in 1849 on a farm in Massachusetts.
		Luther Burbank, His methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Applications was published in 12 volumes in 1914-15.
	www.quasar.ualberta.ca /edse456/apt/vignettes/lutherburbank.htm (684 words)

	Luther Burbank Papers (Library of Congress)
		The bulk of the Burbank manuscripts pertains to plant descriptions and what is supposed to be a complete series of his published seed catalogs, but there are also a few copies of statements he made on personal and social issues and a small folder of lectures given at Stanford University between 1904 and 1906.
		Transferred Material: Burbank made extensive use of photography to record the course and results of his plant breeding, and a large quantity of prints and negatives, including glass plates, has been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress.
		Burbank, Alfred (brother), 1909-1913 Centennial of birth, 1949 Condolences on Burbank's death, 1926 Divorce settlement, 1896 Legal documents, 1899-1934 Luther Burbank Christmas Memorial, 1947-1948 Proposed Luther Burbank Foundation at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1926-1928 Box 2 School and youth, 1865-1949 Spanish documents from South America, originals, copies, and translations, ca.
	www.loc.gov /rr/mss/text/burbank.html (2038 words)

	Luther Burbank High School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		All students at Luther Burbank High School take the majority of their classes within their SLC, staying with the same group of teachers and peers for the duration of their academic years.
		Graduates of Luther Burbank High School will be prepared to meet the highest academic standards in California, and the nation, and be able to successfully compete in the modern workforce.
		The focus of Luther Burbank High School is to prepare students to be successful on whatever course they take in life.
	www.lutherburbankhs.com /overview.htm (576 words)

	Luther Burbank Middle School
		Luther Burbank Middle School was first designated a California Distinguished School in 1985 and again in 1994 for its overall excellence and commitment to middle school education.
		Luther serves about 1,100 students and provides a high quality academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular experience for all students.
		The school is air conditioned, attractively maintained, and located in a residential area in the northwest area of the City of Burbank.
	www.burbank.k12.ca.us /schools/middle/luther/luther.html (371 words)

	Invent Now \| Hall of Fame \| Search \| Inventor Profile
		During a lifetime devoted to plant breeding, Luther Burbank developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants, including 113 varieties of plums and prunes, 10 varieties of berries, 50 varieties of lilies and the Freestone peach.
		In 1871 he developed the Burbank potato, which was introduced in Ireland to help combat the blight epidemic.
		Burbank carried on his plant hybridization and selection on a huge scale.
	www.invent.org /hall_of_fame/21.html (299 words)

	Luther Burbank Signature - Fadedgiant Online Author Autograph Guide - Books, Links, Quotes
		Burbank was born in Massachusetts in 1849 and died in Santa Rosa in 1926.
		Burbank was not connected with a learned institution and indeed had little scientific training.
		Like Thomas Edison, Burbank was a self-made man. In the 1850’s and 1860’s he attended the village schools and, for one year, the Lancaster Academy.
	www.fadedgiant.net /html/burbank_luther.htm (471 words)

	Inventor of the Week: Archive
		Luther Burbank had only an elementary education, but was always an avid reader.
		Conducting as many as 3,000 experiments at once, Burbank painstakingly crossbred foreign and native species of plants, cultivated the resultant seedlings, and used grafting to arrive at new and better breeds.
		One hundred years after their invention, Burbank's July Elberta peach, Santa Rosa plum, and Flaming Gold nectarine (to name a few) were still on the market.
	web.mit.edu /invent/iow/burbank.html (299 words)

	The Forgotten Story of Luther Burbank
		Luther Burbank was widely known as a botanist and scientist.
		Those who had read his writings and attended his lectures on evolution knew that he was a "naturalist," in both the scientific and philosophical usages of the word; but the general public, loving him for his work as a gentle horticulturist, knew nothing of his iconoclastic opinions.
		Luther Burbank had a philosophy that actually works for human betterment, that dares to challenge the superstition, hypocrisy, and sham, which so often have worked for cruelties, inquisitions, wars and massacres.
	www.ffrf.org /fttoday/back/burbank.php (2831 words)

	Gold Ridge Luther Burbank's Esperiment Farm
		Luther Burbank bought his 15 acre farm on Gold Ridge in 1885.
		Burbank established an apple orchard on a portion of the Farm and leased the rest to Stark Bros. Nursery.
		Luther Burbank was born on March 7, 1849, on a farm near Lancaster, Massachusetts.
	www.wschs-grf.pon.net /bef.htm (1159 words)

	Luther Burbanks's Story (Home and Gardens in Santa Rosa, California) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		During Burbank's career, his four-acre garden in Santa Rosa was an outdoor laboratory where he carried out his horticultural experiments.
		A permanent pictorial exhibit describing Luther Burbank's life and work is located in the central garden.
		The Luther Burbank Property is a Registered National, State and City Historic Landmark.
	www.parks.sonoma.net /burbstory.html (352 words)

	Burbank, Luther - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Besides the Burbank potato, he produced new tomato, corn, squash, pea, and asparagus forms; a spineless cactus useful in cattle feeding; and many new flowers, especially lilies and the famous Shasta daisy.
		Grow-It-All: Luther Burbank never met a plant he couldn't improve.
		Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Officially Becomes Wells Fargo Center for the Arts.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-burbankl1.html (321 words)

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		Burbank was a friend of both Thomas Edison and Henry Ford and both men visited at the Burbank home.
		It was Burbank's legacy that cast the City of Santa Rosa as the City Designed for Living and inspired the annual Rose Parade which celebrates Burbank's memory and showcases the people and talents of the community.
		Burbank's home and garden are located in downtown Santa Rosa, and have been certified as Registered National, State, City and Horticultural Historical Landmarks.
	ci.santa-rosa.ca.us /default.aspx?PageId=229 (245 words)

	Luther Burbank bio, Freethought Today, August 1993
		In the article, which was reprinted around the world, Burbank expressed his doubts about an afterlife: "A theory of personal resurrection or reincarnation of the individual is untenable when we but pause to consider the magnitude of the idea.
		Most of the Christians, and many clergy, had hoped that Burbank had either been misquoted or that he had been thoughtless in choosing the word "infidel." But in a follow-up interview, Burbank indicated that he had checked with the dictionary.
		Luther Burbank will rank with the great leaders who have driven heathenish gods back into darkness, forever from this earth.
	www.ffrf.org /fttoday/back/burbankbio.html (2806 words)

	Positive Atheism's Big List of Luther Burbank Quotations
		She is the compound of all these processes which move through the universe to effect the results we know as Life and of all the ordinances which govern that universe and that make Life continuous.
		-- Luther Burbank, after rejecting agnosticism as being ignorant of the beginning of things and the power behind them and atheism as denial of the existence of God, and then having found, in Webster's New International Dictionary, that an infidel is: "1.
		Burbank, in a time when the youth of the land are jazz crazed and breaking away In large numbers from religious teachings, has voiced foolish utterances," quoted from Edgar Waite, "Luther Burbank, Infidel"
	www.positiveatheism.org /hist/quotes/burbank.htm (1871 words)

	Luther Burbank Home and Gardens in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The historic Burbank home property was given to the City of Santa Rosa by Burbank's widow, Elizabeth, upon her death in 1977.
		After Burbank's death in 1926, Elizabeth moved into this charming old cottage where she lived until her death in 1977.
		The tour includes a brief description of Luther Burbank's life, an overview of his best-known plant developments, a look inside his green house, and a walk through the Burbank home with its original furnishings and memorabilia.
	www.parks.sonoma.net /burbank.html (373 words)

	Burbank, California Luther Burbank Middle School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Dear Internet Visitor, Luther Burbank Middle School is a California Distinguished School serving slightly more than 1000 students and providing a high quality academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular experience for all students.
		A variety of special programs, including Gifted and Talented Program and special education classes, are offered in addition to the regular school program.
		The school is air conditioned and attractive and located in a residential area in the north west area of the City of Burbank.
	www.burbank.acityline.com /schools/main_lbm.html (355 words)

	Luther Burbank House and Garden - USA - Gardens, Parks, Squares and Open Spaces - Presented by PlantsGalore.Com
		Luther Burbank House and Garden - USA - Gardens, Parks, Squares and Open Spaces - Presented by PlantsGalore.Com
		On this garden site and in nearby Sebastopol, Burbank conducted the plant-breeding experiments that brought him world renown.
		In his working career Burbank introduced more than 800 new varieties of plants including over 200 varieties of fruits, many vegetables, nuts and grains, and hundreds of ornamental flowers.
	www.plantsgalore.com /gardens/us/US_Luther_Burbank.htm (200 words)

	City of Mercer Island - Luther Burbank Park
		Located on the northeast end of Mercer Island, Luther Burbank Park features spectacular views of Lake Washington, and has facilities for several water-based activities, including swimming, boating and fishing.
		Luther Burbank is a large park of 77 acres with three-quarters of a mile of Lake Washington waterfront.
		Much of the park has been left undeveloped to foster a variety of wildlife, including 135 species of birds, 50 species of waterfowl, raccoons, beaver, muskrats, tree frogs and rabbits.
	www.ci.mercer-island.wa.us /page.asp?navid=1138 (316 words)

	Luther Burbank
		To meet the needs of our diverse community, Luther Burbank High School offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, the Advanced Diploma, and IB Honors Certificates.
		In addition to these remarkable achievements, Luther Burbank High School offers an award winning NJROTC program.
		As one of the most diverse schools in the United States, the staff and administration of Luther Burbank High School look forward to meeting your son or daughters’ unique educational goals.
	www.scusd.edu /high_schools/lutherburbank/index.htm (356 words)

	Luther Burbank Biography - Biography.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Turning to farming to support his widowed mother, by 1870 he was experimenting with improving the varieties of vegetables.
		In 1875 he went to Santa Rosa, CA, where he began what proved to be a prosperous nursery business which he later sold (1893) to concentrate on his own experimental farm at nearby Sebastopol.
		He published many catalogues of his plants as well as the multi-volume Luther Burbank, His Methods and Discoveries (1914–15) and How Plants Are Trained to Work for Man (1921).
	www.biography.com /search/article.jsp?aid=9231360 (234 words)

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		Welcome to the official website for the Home, Greenhouse, and Gardens where the famed horticulturist, Luther Burbank, experimented with plants for most of his 50-year career.
		This unique city park is located at the corner of Santa Rosa and Sonoma Avenues in Santa Rosa, California - across the street from City Hall and Juilliard Park.
		Burbank's Greenhouse was refurbished in 2005 thanks to contributions from people like you!
	www.lutherburbank.org (164 words)

	Top Students from Luther Burbank Middle School Are Recognized for Academic Excellence on College SAT
		Top Students from Luther Burbank Middle School Are Recognized for Academic Excellence on College SAT
		California’s top middle school students were honored by The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY), in a special ceremony celebrating their academic abilities.
		Honored at the ceremonies for being among the highest scoring participants in the State of California were Misho Galbo, Jean Lee, Liz Seward and Maxwell Stern.
	www.burbank.com /luther.shtml (254 words)

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