AdvertisementThe Strange, Twisted Story Behind Seattle's BlackberriesAugust 29, 2016Ann DornfeldfacebookEmailThomas Edison (from left), Luther Burbank and Henry Ford. Two are still world-famous; the guy in the middle brought us many crop experiments, including the Himalayan blackberry that's now inescapable in Seattle. (New York Botanical Garden/LuEsther T. Mertz Library/Biodiversity Heritage Library)