Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, California, USA (March 7, 1849 Lancaster, Mass. - April 11, 1926 Santa Rosa, Ca.), breeder of fruit, vegetables and flowers.
[From By Any Other Name, December 2013, p. 13:] The most prolific and most original of California nurserymen to develop new roses during these early years was Luther Burbank. Arriving from the East Coast, he bought four acres in the Santa Rosa area where he set up a nursery garden, a greenhouse, and an experimental farm.
