Mr. Lanham Revisited: April 12, 1926
'Plant wizard' Luther Burbank dies
As Mr. Lanham again reveled in the beauties of spring flowers, he no doubt caught a front-page story in the Atlanta Constitution announcing the death of Luther Burbank, the famous botanist and “plant wizard” who had spent his life developing hybrids of flowers and food-producing plants, including roses and peaches.
“Roses and spirea are doing wonderfully…
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