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Seeds and Plants
The Banana Tree
715 Northampton Street
Easton, PA 18042
No catalog at present; offers seeds of predominantly tropical and subtropical plants, including pigeon peas and ginger, on Web site:
Bamboo Sourcery
666 Wagnon Road
Sebastopol, CA 95472
The nursery is not open to the public.
$2.00 for catalog; over 200 varieties of bamboo plants
Chiltern Seeds
Bortree Stile
Ulverston
Cumbria LA12 7PB England
Large variety of different types of seeds
Echo Seed Sales
17430 Durrance Road
North Fort Meyers, FL 33917
$1.00 for catalog
Specializes in tropical and subtropical vegetables and fruits.
Evergreen Y. H. Enterprises
P.O. Box 17538
Anaheim, CA 92817
$2.00 for catalog in USA, $2.50 in Canada; most extensive mail-order selection of Asian vegetables and herbs
Garden City Seeds
778 Highway 93 North
Hamilton, MT 59840
Carries varieties for short seasons and cold climates.
J. L. Hudson, Seedsman
Star Route 2, Box 337
La Honda, CA 94020
For catalog: P.O. Box 1058, Redwood City, CA 94064
$1.00 for catalog; wide selection of seeds, including many hard-to-find varieties
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Foss Hill Road
Albion, ME 04910-9731
Superior varieties of vegetables, herbs, and flowers
Kitazawa Seed Company
1111 Chapman Street
San Jose, CA 95126
Specializes in Asian vegetables
Lilypons Water Gardens
6800 Lilypons Road
P.O. Box 10
Buckeystown, MD 21717
This company specializes in water plants, including water chestnuts
Nichols Garden Nursery
1190 North Pacific Highway NE
Albany, OR 97321-4580
Selected varieties of gourmet vegetables, herbs, and flowers, including several Asian varieties
Redwood City Seed Company
P.O. Box 361
Redwood City, CA 94064
$1.00 for catalog in USA, Canada, Mexico;
$2.00 to other countries; specializes in endangered cultivated plants, some Asian.
Richters Herbs
357 Highway 47
Goodwood, Ontario
Canada LOC 1A0
Extensive selection of herb seeds and plants including most of the unusual Southeast Asian ones
Pacific Tree Farms
4301 Lynwood Drive
Chula Vista, CA 91910
$2.00 for catalog; ships live trees and other plants, including Kaffir lime and beecheyana bamboo
Seeds of Change
P.O. Box 15700
Santa Fe, NM 87506-5700
Organically grown vegetable and herb seeds
Seeds Trust High Altitude Gardens
P.O. 1048
Hailey, ID 83333
Specializes in open-pollinated, short-season vegetables and native wildflowers
Shepherd’s Garden Seeds
30 Irene Street
Torrington, CT 06790
Excellent varieties of vegetables, herbs, and flowers
Stokes Seeds, Inc.
P.O. Box 548
Buffalo, NY 14240
Vegetable, herb, and flower seeds, including a very good offering of Asian vegetables
Territorial Seed Company
P.O. Box 157
Cottage Grove, OR 97424-0061
Good selection of open-pollinated varieties
Thompson & Morgan, Ltd.
Poplar Lane
Ipswich
Suffolk IPS 3BU
England
Wide variety of different types of seeds
Tomato Growers Supply Company
P.O. Box 2237
Fort Meyers, FL 33902
Extensive selection of tomatoes and peppers
Upper Bank Nurseries
P.O. Box 486
Media, PA 19063
Carries bamboo plants; send SASE for price list
Van Ness Water Garden
2460 North Euclid Avenue
Upland, CA 91874
Water gardening supplies; carries water chestnut plants; ships in spring and summer only
Vermont Bean Seed Company
Garden Lane
Fair Haven, VT 05743
Extensive selection of beans, including mung and adzuki
Willhite Seed Company Inc.
P.O. Box 23
Poolville, TX 76487
Specializes in warm weather crops, including East Indian vegetables
Gardening and Cooking Supplies
The best source of most Asian ingredients is your local Asian market. If you do not have one near you, Anzen Importers will most likely have what you need.
Anzen Importers
736 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Portland, OR 97232
Many Japanese, Chinese, and Thai dried and canned ingredients
Gardener’s Supply Company
128 Intervale Road
Burlington, VT 05401
Gardening tools and supplies
Nutrite, Inc.
P.O. Box 160
Elmira, Ontario
Canada N3B 2Z6
Good Canadian source of gardening supplies
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
P.O. Box 2209
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Gardening supplies, organic fertilizers, seeds for cover crops
Penzey’s Ltd.
P.O. Box 933
Muskego, WI 53150
Large selection of all sorts of dried herbs and spices, including many Asian varieties
Sur la Table
Catalog Division
1765 Sixth Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134
Cooking equipment
The Oriental Pantry
423 Great Road
Acton, MA 01720
Asian groceries and cooking supplies
Williams-Sonoma
Mail Order Department
P.O. Box 7456
San Francisco, CA 94120-7456
Cooking equipment