In this installment of "Western Michigan at work," Dr. Willis Dunbar profiles the Burgess Seed and Plant Company of Galesburg, Michigan. Dunbar gives a broad overview of the company and says that it ships approximately four to five million flower bulbs each season and also has extensive interests in breeding new seed varieties and growing plants in greenhouses. Dunbar interviews Burgess General Office Manager Louise Denicus about the company's catalog and shipping operations and Garten Morrison, manager of the Burgess seed breeding stations, about Burgess' farming practices and facilities.
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