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Luther Burbank

Burbank Potatoes

Burbank Potatoes are long potatoes, with smooth white skin. Marketed as all-purpose potatoes, they are the parent of Russet Burbank potatoes. History Notes Burbank Potatoes were developed by Luther Burbank between 1872 and 1875 in Massachusetts, from a cross between Early Rose potatoes and another unknown parent. Though potato plants flower, we rarely think of…

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James John Howard Gregory

James John Howard Gregory ran an important seed catalogue business which helped introduce vegetables now considered heirloom stock such as the Hubbard Squash and the Burbank potato. He also wrote several books.

Luther Burbank

Life and Times Luther Burbank was an American botanist and scientist, most remembered in the food world for the potato named after him. He was a self-promoter, but his hype about some of his plant creations didn’t live up to reality when they were grown elsewhere in the world outside of the idyllic California environment,…

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Russet Burbank Potatoes

Russet Burbank Potatoes are long, slightly flattened on the top and bottom, with russetted skin. The potato sizes are not uniform. The flesh inside is white. The plant delivers a late harvest. These are floury potatoes, excellent for baking, though they are usually marketed as all-purpose for both direct to consumer market, and processing. The…

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Russet Potatoes

Russet Potato © Denzil Green Russets is a term used in North American to describe a family of floury potatoes. They tend to be oval and large, some weigh up to a 500 g (a pound) each. They have a rough brown skin. In North America, the best known variety in this family is the…

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Wonderberries

A Wonderberry bush grows up to 2 feet (60 cm) tall, with leaves about 6 inches (15 cm) long. It has berries just a bit larger than peas, that ripen from green to very dark blue. Wonderberries are somewhat sweet, and certainly far better tasting than Garden Huckleberries, with which the berries are often confused….

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