One hundred and sixty years ago-——eight years 
after the founding of our Country—D. Landreth 
Seed Company was established and started on its 
illustrious career. D, Landreth Seed Company is 
America’s oldest seed house. 
Our first place of business was located on High 
Street—in those days “well out in the country’— 
now identified as 1210 and 1212 Market Street, 
Philadelphia. The original Landreth farm was in 
a section known as “The Neck” in South Phila- 
delphia. In those days it was a showplace of 
Philadelphia. 
* A school house stood on the Landreth farm and 
provided education for many who later became 
distinguished citizens of the City. John Wana- 
maker was among them. 
Subsequently, the old school was sold to the 
Philadelphia Board of Education. Today, a new 
Landreth Public School stands on the site and 
provides schooling to over 2,000, many of whom 
will be our distinguished citizens tomorrow. 
In other parts of Philadelphia today, notably 
Independence Square and Washington Square, 
trees are still growing which were planted by 
the old Landreth farm nurseries, 
Early customers of the Landreth Company in- 
cluded George Washington who ordered our seeds 
for Mt. Vernon, and Thomas Jefferson who planted 
our seeds at Monticello, and Jerome Bonaparte~ 
who planted them at Bordentown. 
The Landreth Seed Company grew and pros- 
pered, Its name and fame spread throughout the 
world. Soon the High Street location was not 
enough. A branch was opened in Charleston, 
South Carolina, another in St. Louis, Mo., both 
of which operated until the Civil War. Retail 
stores were opened in Chicago and Peoria, Mli- 
nois; in Washington, D. C., and in Jamaica, New 
York. 
Philadelphia the City grew, and farming oper- 
ations had to move farther out. D. Landreth Seed 
Company went to Bristol, Bucks County, Penn- 
sylvania and started its now famous Bloomsdale 
Farms. These were the first seed trial grounds 
in America. 

In 1904 our offices followed from Philadelphia 
to Bristol. Then, we concentrated our efforts to 
growing seeds for the wholesale trade. Now gar- 
deners throughout the Nation may enjoy seed 
‘quality always synonymous with the name 
Landreth. 
The story .of D. Landreth Seed Company is a 
glorious one filled with great contributions to gar- 
dening. 
All gardeners love the Zinnia, but few know 
that we were the first to introduce this flower to 
the gardens of America. We were the first to im- 
port Rhododendrons from England and to intro- 
duce them here, The Landreth Company developed 
many of the Camellia types found in Charleston; 
planted Dutch bulbs in America, and planted 
Kentucky Bluegrass in Pennsylvania, 
All gardeners know the familiar Bloomsdale 
Spinach developed on our Bloomsdale Farm at 
Bristol. Landreth Stringless Green Pod beans and 
Landreth Top Notch Golden Wax beans are 
strains listed in nearly all seed catalogs, Landreth 
Money Maker Corn and the splendid Landreth 
Pennsylvania Certified tomatoes are a delight to 
any planter. These tomatoes are far superior to 
the first American tomatoes we introduced back 
in 1820. Landreth offers now the only State Cer- 
tified Pepper seed in the world, 
Under the able direction of the late Burnet 
Landreth, Jr. we pioneered in growing peas and 
beans in the West. Today we operate growing 
stations and trial grounds at Bozeman, Montana 
and Twin Falls, Idaho, a warehouse and growing 
Station at Rupert, Idaho, farms and warehouses 
at Clayton in the heart of South Jersey near the 
Eastern Shore area. Only a few months back we 
established a distribution point at Providence, 
Rhode Island. 
D. Landreth Seed Company continues its long 
path of successes which started back in 1784, and 
today 1944, we again pledge unsurpassed seeds 
and fair dealing to gardeners everywhere. We 
thank our host of customers$ and friends who 
have made, this outstanding record possible, 
DV Venduth Seed C 
D. LANDRETH SEED COMPANY, CANAL STREET, BRISTOL, PA. 


