What is Luther Burbank?
[[File:Luther Burbank cph.3a00184.jpg|thumb|200px]] '''Luther Burbank''' (March 7, 1849 – April 11, 1926) was an American botanist, horticulturist and pioneer in agricultural science. He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 55-year career. Burbank's varied creations included [[fruits]], [[flowers]], [[grains]], [[grasses]], and [[vegetables]]. He developed (but did not create) a spineless cactus (useful for [[cattle]]-feed) and the [[plumcot]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burbank, Luther}} [[Category:1849 births]] [[Category:1926 deaths]] [[Category:American botanists]] {{bio-stub}}