Posts Tagged ‘mail-order seeds’
R.H. Shumway: Pioneer Seedsman and Mail-Order Seed Innovator
The Shumway Seed Today is the birthday of a pioneering seedsman out of Rockford, Illinois, Roland Hallet Shumway – who always went by his initials R.H. The RH Shumway Seed Company became the world’s largest mail-order seed company; their “Marketmore” seeds are especially popular. Famous Shumway Seed customers included Bing Crosby and Perry Como. When…
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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 26, 1842 On this day, dear gardeners and horticultural enthusiasts, we celebrate the birth of a true champion of the soil – Roland Hallet Shumway. This remarkable man would transform American gardening…
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