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A Seed Company That Helped Presidents And Immigrants Garden Falters

D. Landreth Seed Co. President Barbara Melera with a bunch of peanuts at her Philadelphia Flower Show booth. Max Matza for NPR hide caption

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A Seed Company That Helped Presidents And Immigrants Garden Falters

The D. Landreth Seed Co. store in Philadelphia counted American presidents from George Washington to Franklin D. Roosevelt as customers. But today the company is struggling to survive as eager gardeners seek seeds elsewhere.

A Seed Company That Helped Presidents And Immigrants Garden Falters

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