I also had poor germination from some Burpee's bean seeds that I bought locally last year. Henry Fields is still in business, I get their catalog and occasionally order from them, but they aren't one of my favorites. (I do sometimes get tempted by a good sale, though
) I mainly order from Pinetree, Johnny's, and Totally Tomatoes -- I've always had good germination from seeds from those companies, and mainly grow vegetables so they pretty much have everything I need.