~Fun Fact~
Ancient Greeks and Romans thought basil would only grow if you screamed wild curses and shouted while sowing the seeds.
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 ABOUT BURPEE
The Burpee company was founded in Philadelphia in 1876 by W. Atlee Burpee, an 18-year-old with a passion for plants and animals and a mother willing to lend him $1000 of "seed money" to get started in business. Although it began as a livestock company, within 25 years Burpee had developed the largest, most progressive seed company in America. By 1915 Burpee was mailing a million catalogs a year to America's gardeners.
Burpee is still a family seed company and still in the Philadelphia area. Today Burpee is owned and operated by George Ball Jr.
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