INDEX 



395 



Bronco (jumping bean), repro- 

 duction by insect, I, 141 



Brunsvigia, used in producing 

 new amaryllis, VI, 261 



Brussels sprouts, thickened 

 buds, V, 117-119 



Bryant, Walter, sends seed of 

 ground cherry, V, 251 



Bud, mystery of the, IV, 142- 

 145 



Bud, of plum tree, IV, 154-158; 

 structure of, IV, 158-160 



Budding, multiplication by, II, 

 322-326; methods of, II, 323; 

 of orange, III, 294-295 



Budding and grafting, applied 

 to apples, III, 209-211 



Buds, manner of growth, IV, 

 154 



Bud sport, on a peach tree, III, 

 190 



Buffalo berry, IV, 383-384 



Bulb, edible, VII, 57; propaga- 

 tion by, VII, 150-154; de- 

 stroyed by insects, VII, 316 



Bullace, French stoneless plums, 

 II, 43-47; used to develop 

 stoneless plum, III, 204; why 

 developed, IV, 83, 85, 93 



Bunting, Isaac, ships Japanese 

 plums, III, 319-321 



Burbank, Emma Louisa, VIII, 

 222 



Burbank, Levi Sumner, VIII, 

 223 



Burbank, Luther, birthplace of, 

 VIII, 175; birth of, VIII, 

 178; early love of flowers, 

 VIII, 178-179; childhood ex- 

 periments, VIII, 179; adven- 

 ture with a crow, VIII, 181; 

 brickyard on his father's 

 farm, VIII, 182; industries 

 at Lancaster home, VIII, 182; 

 pottery manufactory at his 

 childhood home, VIII, 182; 

 father of, VIII, 183; mother 

 of, VIII, 183; ancestors of, 

 VIII, 185-187; childhood at 



Lancaster, Mass., VIII, 189; 

 love of flowers, VIII, 190-191; 

 character in childhood, VIII, 

 191-192; interest in chemistry 

 and mechanics, VIII, 191-192; 

 knowledge of plant and ani- 

 mal life, VIII, 192; early 

 education of, VIII, 192-194; 

 at Lancaster Academy, VIII, 

 194-195; with Ames Manu- 

 facturing Company, VIII, 

 195; studies human nature, 

 VIII, 196; begins plant ex- 

 periments, VIII, 197; begins 

 study of medicine, VIII, 197; 

 moves to Santa Rosa, VIII, 

 197; his father's death, VIII, 

 197; produces Burbank po- 

 tato, VIII, 197; brothers of, 

 in California, VIII, 198; early 

 trials in California, VIII, 

 200-203; sells nursery, VIII, 

 203; buys farm at Sevastopol, 

 VIII, 204; receives plants 

 from many lands, VIII, 205? 

 experiments with native 

 plants, VIII, 207; makes ar- 

 rangement with Carnegie 

 Institute, VIII, 209; ideals 

 of, VIII, 210-211; home life 

 of, VIII, 211; personality of, 

 VIII, 213-214; autobiography, 

 VIII, 217-308; marries 

 Elizabeth Waters, VIII, 222; 

 sister, VIII, 222; relatives 

 of, VIII, 223; heredity, VIII, 

 225; inspiration in love of 

 nature, VIII, 225; childhood 

 environment, VIII, 226-227; 

 life at Lancaster Academy, 

 VIII, 228; takes drawing les- 

 sons, VIII, 229; with Ames 

 Manufacturing Company, 

 VIII, 229; helps construct 

 tractor, VIII, 229; patronizes 

 public library, VIII, 230; on 

 New England Sabbath, VIII, 

 230-231 ; influenced by "Origin 

 of Species," VIII, 232-233; 



