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The garden of invention : Luther Burbank and the business of breeding plants / Jane S. Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2009.Description: 354 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781594202094 (alk. paper)
  • 1594202095 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB63.B9 S635 2009
Contents:
Nature in an age of invention -- The lucky spud -- The second gold rush -- Faster, better, sweeter -- A personal interlude -- Marketing the new creation -- The philosopher in the orchard, the scientist in the pea patch -- California boosters and the ivory tower -- The Carnegie Institution seal of approval -- The training of the human plant -- Learning from Luther Burbank -- The Corn Palace and the empire of the prickly pear -- The meeting of the masters -- The garden of beautiful thoughts -- Transplanting the legacy -- The creator's art -- The garden as intellectual property.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB470.B9 S65 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800048910
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-343) and index.

Nature in an age of invention -- The lucky spud -- The second gold rush -- Faster, better, sweeter -- A personal interlude -- Marketing the new creation -- The philosopher in the orchard, the scientist in the pea patch -- California boosters and the ivory tower -- The Carnegie Institution seal of approval -- The training of the human plant -- Learning from Luther Burbank -- The Corn Palace and the empire of the prickly pear -- The meeting of the masters -- The garden of beautiful thoughts -- Transplanting the legacy -- The creator's art -- The garden as intellectual property.

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