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livestock : farm animals
bring up : to raise
devote : give over oneself to a particular purpose
early rose potato : a variety of potato plant
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rich : fertile
hesitate : show indecision or uncertainty
pursuit : The act of continuing or proceeding on a
course of action.
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plentiful : abundant, sufficient quantity or number
hardy : tough
variation : a thing that differs from one type
variety : different plants of a species, ªÉÊ«zsÀåvÉ
seedling : a young plant especially raised from
seed and not from a cutting
pile : heap of things laid up over one another, UÀÄqÉØ, ¨ÉuÉ
efficiency : the quality of being capable
graft : take a piece of living material from one
plant and grow it plant or animal
thorns : a stiff sharp pointed projection on a plant, ªÀÄļÀÄî
bear : produce, yield [fruit] etc.
commercial : related to market
cross : an intermixture of varieties of plants
shiny : having a shine
tunnel : a way underground ¸ÀÄgÀAUÀ
automobile : related to vehicles
remarkable : uncommon
twig : small shoot on or at the end of a branch of a tree
freezing weather : very cold weather, temperature reading below 0 C.
0
delighted : felt happy
Santa Rosa : a place near San Francisco
Shasta Daisy : a kind of flower
c1 answer the following questions and share your responses
with your partner :

1. Name the fields in which Luther Burbank’s influence prevails
2. When was Luther Burbank born?

3. What was Luther Burbank’s goal in life?
4. Name the book that helped Burbank to decide on his goal of life.

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