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Charles Copeland Morse (1842–1900 [1]) was an American businessman known as the "American Seed King". He co-founded the Ferry-Morse Seed Company, which became the world's leading flower and vegetable seed producer. [2] Born in Thomaston, Maine, Morse came to California originally in 1859, lured by the California Gold Rush.
Called the "Flower Wizard of California," [3] and "The Pioneer Seed-grower," [4] Shepherd was the first woman in California, and possibly the first woman in the United States, to hybridize flowers. [3] [5] The Theodosia B. Shepherd Company, her seed and bulb business, [6] is considered to be the foundation of California's seed industry. [7]
The company was founded in 1926 by Armenian-American David Der Hairabedian of Fresno, California. [1] Der Hairabedian first roasted sunflower seeds in his grocery store and packaged them in individual servings for a nickel.
By 1930, Ferry was growing most of its seed in California, and the two firms had complementary businesses. [8] A merger made sense for both companies, and in 1930 they combined to form the Ferry-Morse Company. [5] The combined firm became the largest seed distribution company in the world. [8]
A small store opened on Gay Street a decade after the Civil War and ultimately sprouted into a Knoxville fixture, Mayo Garden Centers. How a seed company became one of Knoxville’s oldest ...
New York City (found.) Chewing tobacco [55] [56] Now a brand of the American Snuff Company. 1783 Rawle & Henderson LLP: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Law firm [57] 1784 D. Landreth Seed Company: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (found.) Seeds [58] [59] [60] 1784 Bank of New York New York City: Bank [61] [62] Merged 2007 into The Bank of New York Mellon ...
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The new leadership diversified the business by selling new and unusual varieties; more plants than seeds; opening its own retail stores in 2000; and utilizing its web store to boost business. Jonathan Burpee, the founder's grandson, was the last Burpee family member to work for the company. [11]