A Gardener Touched with Genius

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A Gardener Touched with Genius: The Life of Luther Burbank (Author: Peter Dreyer) This striking biography of the legendary horticulturist is captivating reading for the garden lov er and the botanical specialist. Historians, too, will appreciate the portrait of this famous man who exerted a far-reaching influence on agricultural productivity and plant experimentation. Published in 1993 by Luther Burbank Home & Gardens, this expanded edition provides the best biography of Burbank in print; it also includes “Another Mode of Species Forming” by Burbank (1909), “The Training of the Human Plant” by Burbank (1906), and “Luther Burbank’s Plant Contributions” by W. L. Howard (1945). 230 pages + appendices, some illustrations, 6 x 9″, softcover. Show more