RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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He was a scientist who developed new and better plants.
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He hammered in the golden spike.
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He was one of the Big Four.
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He discovered electricity.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Burbank developed more than 800 new strains and varieties of plants, including 113 varieties of plums, 20 of which are still commercially important, especially in California and South Africa; 10 commercial varieties of berries; and more than 50 varieties of lilies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Born in Lancaster, Massachusetts, Burbank received only an elementary education. At 21 he began a 55-year plant breeding career. In 1871 he developed the Burbank potato, which was introduced in Ireland to combat the blight epidemic.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some of the most well-known species invented by Burbank include the Flaming Gold peach, the Paradox walnut, the Santa Rosa plum, and the July Elberta peach.
Detailed explanation-5: -’Tis the Season to Graft Your Fruit Trees! I’m sure most of you are familiar with the story of the 20, 000 prune trees Mr. Burbank delivered to Warren Dutton in 1881, earning Burbank the nickname of “The Plant Wizard.” To accomplish this task, Mr.