New Luther Burbank ...horticulturist, with specimens of plants: flowers, trees, etc., 1951

14 images. New Luther Burbank ...horticulturist, with specimens of plants: flowers, trees, etc., 04 December 1951. Herbert Swim, in laboratory, at microscope, with "Bucaneer" rose with picture of hybrid dwarf peach tree, etc.; Hybrid tea rose, showing development of plant; "Bucaneer" bud and open blossom, and picture of tree; seedlings from 6 weeks to 3 1/2 months; plants, showing stem elongation and root growth; hybrid dwarf peach tree.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Olmo. Date: 1951-12-04. Reporter: Baker. Assignment: Herbert Swim -- Rose and fruit tree breeder. 13-14: Development of a hybrid peach tree. Left to right: 1) Culture bottle with embryo. 2) Embryo newly transplanted from sterile culture. 3) Root growth from stage (2). 4 & 5) Two successive stages in stem elongation and root growth. 15: Story of development of a hybrid-tea rose. Left to right: 1) 6-weeks old seedling. 2) month older. 3) 2 months older (3 1/2 months old) from stage (3) vine is planted in field. 16: Herbert Swim with one of his hybrid dwarf peach trees. 19: 2 1/2 months after hybrid tea rose planted in field. 20: 'Buccaneer' yellow rose fully grown. 21: Herbert Swim with his 'Buccaneer' yellow rose. 22: Closeup of Herbert Swim with 'Buccaneer'. 23: Herbert Swim with bud and open 'Buccaneer'. 24-26, 27: Herbert Swim at microscope examining embryo of rose seed. 28-29: Herbert Swim placing embryo of seed in bottle culture of agar-agar".