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Friday, May 11, 2018
Old Photo - Time to Plant Seeds
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They are in such a hurry to grow up.
1887 - Melissa (Lemon Balm): #11 of Root's Bee Plants
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This year, the first spring I have been retired from teaching, I filled the porch with seed trays. I stole the shop lights from the baseme...
Thursday, May 10, 2018
1876 - Giant Potato at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition
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Will you look at that monster tuber on the barrel!! Bliss, B.K. & Sons, Seedsmen, 34 Barclay Street, New York, N.Y., Exhibit ...
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
1940 - Nice Seed Store Photo
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The Library of Congress has extraordinary photos if you poke around to find them. This one was taken in Grayville, Illinois 78 years ago i...
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
1892 - Lithography Dots from Mastodon Corn; W. W. Barnard & Co
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Litho Dots I have to recover from my last poor choice in seed articles. Here is a selection of my beloved dots from a back cov...
Monday, May 7, 2018
Seed Selling - Part 3 - THE GROWTH OF SEED HOUSES, EXPORT TRADE and SEED FARMS
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Y ou know, this article might be useful, but it is boring (unless you are really into it today). There is no gossip, or any details that ...
Sunday, May 6, 2018
2018 - Did you See This New Yorker Article?
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I would like beans just for their looks, but I like to eat them, too. Double blessed! Go to the New Yorker to read this article.
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