Welcome
to the Hall of Fame
Researching
and documenting the pedigrees of individual cultivars is an integral part
of the preserving heritage seeds.
Through this work it has become evident that certain individuals and
organizations stand out for the accomplishments of their work. The
following list of individuals is certainly not inclusive and will grow as time
and resources permit. These people and their work all have had an impact on the seed industry and agriculture in general.
Seedsman Hall of Fame
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Baggett,
James R. |
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Maule, William Henry |
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Bailey Jr.,
Liberty Hyde |
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May, Earl E. |
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Barnes, Carl L. |
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McMahon, Bernard |
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Blount, Ainsworth Emery |
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Meader, Elwyn |
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Breck, Joseph |
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Mills, Frank B. |
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Buist, Robert |
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Morse, C. C. |
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Burbank, Luther |
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Munger, Henry M. |
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Burpee, David |
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Myers, Charles E. |
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Burpee, W. Atlee |
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Nicolson, John Whitley |
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Carman, Elbert S. |
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Norton, Jesse B. |
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Ferry,
Dexter Mason |
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Norton, John Bitting
Smith |
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Field, Henry |
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Park, George |
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Frazier, William A. "Tex" |
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Pearson, Oscar Harris |
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Gilbert, James C. |
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Porte, William Solomon |
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Gregory, James J. H. |
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Pritchard, Frederick John |
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Green, E. C. |
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Rick, Charles M. |
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Harris,
Joseph |
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Salzer, John A. |
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Hedrick,
Ulysses Prentiss |
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Shumway, R. H. |
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Henderson, Peter |
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Sutton, Martin Hope |
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Keeney, Calvin N. |
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Taylor, Norman L. |
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Landreth, Burnet |
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Thorburn, Grant |
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Landreth, David |
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Van Fleet, M.D., Walter
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Landreth,
David, Jr. |
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Vick,
James |
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Laxton, Thomas |
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Will, Oscar H. |
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Livingston,
Alexander W.
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Yeager, Albert F. |
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Lobitz, Robert H. |
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Seed Preservationists
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Blum, Jan |
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Whealy, Kent |
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Futterman, Mark |
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Rhodes, Robert E. |
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Male, Carolyn |
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Whithee, John |
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Nabhan, Gary |
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Wyatt, Chuck |
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Shomer, Forest |
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Wyche, John |
Other Horticultural
Figures
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