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W. Atlee Burpee Co.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Distributor)

W. Atlee Burpee Co. (now Burpees Seeds) was the eponymous company founded by Washington Atlee Burpee (1858–1915) in 1878, first as a livestock wholesaler and then as a plant seed company. By the 1880s, the W. Atlee Burpee Company was the fastest growing mail-order seed company in the world. Burpee insured that his company’s products were well-advertised through catalogues and advertising postcards. David Burpee (1893–1980) became head of the firm in 1915, following his father’s death.

W. Atlee Burpee Co. Advertising Information
W. Atlee Burpee Co. Advertising Information

David Burpee (1893–1980)
David Burpee (1893–1980)