A great keepsake that commemorates Australian garden history

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To celebrate its 125th birthday, Yates, Vegetables has released a commemorative seed tin that holds twelve packets of heritage seed varieties and a booklet outlining the history of this great Australian gardening company. The tin is illustrated on five sides with imagery from the extensive Yates, Vegetables archival collection of photographs, seed packets and advertising material.

The no-nonsense names of these 1880s seed varieties Beetroot Blood Red, Carrot Manchester Table, Cucumber Apple Shaped, Foxglove Fine, Leek Musselburgh, Onion Brown Spanish, Pansy Good Mixed, Radish French Breakfast, Spinach Round, Sunflower Tall Yellow, Tomato Large Red, Watermelon Ice Cream reflect the typical down-to-earth Aussie attitude of the era.

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