"Luther Burbank" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Luther Burbank, in his little book, "The Training of the Human Plant," says: "There is not a single desirable attribute which, lacking in a plant, may not be bred into it. Choose what improvement you wish in a flower, a fruit, or a tree, and by crossing, ...
— Parent and Child Vol. III., Child Study and Training • Mosiah Hall
... Luther Burbank creating new species of plant life, Max Standfuss doing the like with insects, make the Arabian Nights commonplace and dull. Think of the Roentgen rays! Think of the achievement of the wonderful young Italian! Marconi's invention seems uncanny, so impossible does it appear even when you watch ...
— The Young Man and the World • Albert J. Beveridge |
