The W. Atlee Burpee Co., affectionately known as “Burpee seeds” to millions of American gardeners, is the nation’s largest home seed and plant company and was founded in Philadelphia in 1876, at the ...

The seed trade catalogs document the history of the seed and agricultural business in the United States; they also provide a history of botany and plant research such as the introduction of plant ...

W. Atlee Burpee is a name that many gardeners will recognize quickly, and a name that all gardeners should know. The “W” stands for Washington. The seed company he started in 1878, when he was only 20 ...

Iceberg lettuce was developed in 1894 by the Burpee Seed Co. It may have been around a long time but doesn't always keep that way in the fridge.Store iceberg unwashed in a plastic bag in the ...