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Word: seeds (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...team was knocked out by the number-two seed in the tournament and finished in a tie for seventh place...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Grand Slammers Out of Tourney | 3/19/1966 | See Source »

Brigham Young, the top seed, beat Army 66-60, to gain the final. NYU defeated Villanova, 69-63, despite the strong performance of Villanova guard Bill Melchionni...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Miners, Wildcats Win NCAA Semis Teams Will Meet in Finals Today | 3/19/1966 | See Source »

...into his hole. According to astronomers, who gaze at the vernal equinox and not the infernal snow, spring will burst forth at 8:53 p.m. March 20. But to millions of U.S. gardeners, spring officially begins the minute they stroll through the local flower show and receive their newest seed catalogue-and many of them have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Garden: Make Way for Spring | 3/18/1966 | See Source »

...center, people brought samples of spotted leaves and soil specimens, flooded the information booth with questions. Sample: How do you keep your neighbor's dog out of the tulip patch? The Rutgers student's wry reply: "Good fences make good nosegays." At the Burpee Co.'s seed counter, pretty salesgirls showed off the new topper snapdragons, which now come in every shade from lavender to orange. Other new seeds for the season: Burpee's new two-tone Whirligig zinnias and a Yellow Nugget marigold (see color pages), a large bloomer meant to last from Memorial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Garden: Make Way for Spring | 3/18/1966 | See Source »

...Trays & Plastic Bottoms. Most of the country's flowers-and many of its newest varieties-are developed by wholesalers who cater solely to the burgeoning number of suburban garden markets. Among the new leaders is Vaughan's Seed Co., which quit the mail-order business four years ago, now grosses $10 million, as compared to Burpee's $7,000,000. Vaughan's flies pollen all the way from Guatemala to fertilize flowers in California, buys tulips from Holland, begonias from Belgium, amaryllis from Africa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Garden: Make Way for Spring | 3/18/1966 | See Source »

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