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Gary Hornseth@garyhornseth.bsky.social |
Fun fact: The Plant Seed Co. of St. Louis, Missouri, was founded in 1845 by a man named William Plant.
It also had cool catalog art. Here’s one from 1892.
Source: Henry G. Gilbert Nursery & Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library, via @archive.org; archive.org/details/seed...
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CircusNoBread
@berkeleyeve.bsky.social
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back when for many people if you wanted it, you had to grow it 🥰
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Bob
@actualbob.bsky.social
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Charles Dickens could not have conjured a better name for a purveyor of seeds.
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Charles Bryan
@charleshbryan.bsky.social
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That cover is beautiful.
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Sandstorm 🐈⬛🇵🇸⚾️
@sandyp.bsky.social
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I love it when people use their surname for appropriate purposes. My friend I do pyro with has the surname of “Boom”
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Johnny Samson
@johnnysamson.bsky.social
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I love graphic design work from this era. They're like "what font shall I use bro?" and the answer is always "ALL OF THEM" :)
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Louisonconcon
@louisonconcon.bsky.social
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Cette affiche est splendide
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Bob E. Wise
@bobewise.bsky.social
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Now, that's some nominative determinism if I ever saw it.
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