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Joseph Breck & Sons (14)

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Joseph Breck & Sons was a seed and agricultural implements wholesaler and retailer in Boston, MA during the 19th century. Its founder, noted early horticulturist and botanist Joseph Breck, was a life-long resident of Massachusetts from his birth in 1794 to his death 79 years later in 1873. Breck also served as the Superintendent of the Horticultural Gardens of Lancaster, MA, and as President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society from 1859-1862. His early notoriety stemmed from a book...