Luther Burbank (1849–1926) American botanist, horticulturist and pioneer in agricultural science
p, 125
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“For me it is always the colour, first and foremost.”
Conversation with Christian Geter, http://luxembourg.um.dk/fr/actualites/actualites/newsdisplaypage/?newsid=fe6684ff-f0cd-4ff4-aaec-d6de78b2801a (19 January 2012). <br class="br">As an Artist
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