4th Summer Horticulture Trivia Contest

Congrats to Amanda M. who correctly identified the man in the photo as Luther Burbank and provided the following description:

Luther Burbank is an American botanist, born March 7, 1849, who grew up on a farm in Lancaster, Massachusetts. He is best well known for developing the Burbank potato and the Russett-Burbank potato, which is the most widely cultivated potato crop in the US today. Burbank developed over 800 different varieties of fruits, grains, grasses, vegetables , and ornamentals, including the Shasta Daisy, the Freestone peach, the nectarine, a spineless catus that is of use in cattle feed. He also wrote numerous books documenting his experimental horticultural practices and methods. Burbank's fifty-five years of work in agriculture and horticulture inspired the passing of the 1930 Plant Patent Act, allowing for the patenting of new plant varieties.

For her efforts she has one a $5 gift certificate to the Coffee Cup Cafe. Kudos again to Don S. for correctly identifying the photo.

NEW CONTEST:

Lets give the history a break for a while :-)

This contest has two parts. (1) You must identify the common name, genus, and specific epithet of the plant in the image and (2) correctly name the unusual characteristic this plant is displaying in the image. This particular characteristic can also cause economic losses in tomato and some types of citrus.The prize this week is a $5 gift certificate to the Coffee Cup Cafe. The first correct entry by a student in the Horticulture Technology Program wins the contest.