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2. Burpee Seeds and Plants - Wikipedia

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   A seed-counting machine at the W. Atlee Burpee company in 1943. The direction of the company began to change with the death of its founder in 1915, when his son, David Burpee, inherited the company. [7] David was interested in victory gardens and was an early promoter of the concept during World War I. [8]

3. Washington Atlee Burpee - Wikipedia

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   Burpee's move to photography changed the whole industry and the hand-drawn illustrations in catalogs disappeared. In another break with tradition, Burpee eliminated cultural information and put in testimonial letters and plant descriptions. At Burpee's death in 1915, the company had 300 employees, and it was the largest seed company in the world.

4. List of seed packet companies - Wikipedia

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   Burpee Seeds, established in 1876; D. Landreth Seed Company, established 1784; Fedco Seeds, established in 1978; Ferry-Morse Seed Company, established in 1856; Gurney's Seed and Nursery Company, established in 1866; Harris Seeds, established in 1879 [5] [6] [7] Hudson Valley Seed Company, established in 2009 [8] [9] J.W. Jung Seed Company ...

5. George Ball (American businessman) - Wikipedia

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   George Carl Ball Jr. is an American seedsman who has served as chairman of W. Atlee Burpee Company since 1991. After studying at Bard College and DePaul University, he joined Ball Seed in the late 1970s. He later worked as a marketing executive at Pan American Seed, [citation needed] where he was named president in 1984

6. Maureen Heffernan who transformed Myriad Gardens, opened ...

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   Heffernan is set to leave on Aug. 31. After getting engaged in April, she married George Ball, owner of the Burpee Seed Company. He is a Horticultural Society of New York trustee and from 1990 to ...

7. David Burpee - Wikipedia

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   David Burpee (April 5, 1893 – June 24,1980) was a seedsman and president of the W.A. Burpee Company from 1915 until 1970. He was known for his experimentation and hybridization of vegetables and flowers that were for the general population.