Febkuaet 4, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



5n 



From the Atlantic to the Pacific 



Burpee^s FORPHOOK FARMS are famous 

 as the Largest Trial Grounds in America. 



' You need not take our word for the 

 trutti of this statement (although we 

 never knowingly exaggerate) but can read 

 below the entirely unsolicited opinions of two 

 leading experts. There is not money enough, 

 even in all the territory "from the Atlantic to 

 the Pacific" to purchase such testimony from 

 either of these well known Horticulturists ! 

 They know whereof they speak and do not 

 hesitate to tell freely the plain truth — as 

 learned from their own inspection. 



Eight Elegant New Sweet Peas. 



For 25 Cts. 



we will mail, postpaid, one regular reta 

 packet each of the iV.llfiwing " Eight HlsI 

 Sweet Peas; BURPEE'S DAINTY, the 1 

 flowers are beautifully formed and uniquely marked, " 2i'/n/c with a pmk tds:t 

 LORD ROSEBERRY, richlv colored, Aet:\> i ose-caimme flowers, gracelulh hooded 

 see ,lliistiat!o».~J\NET S'COTT, " t/ie iesl pink sifeet pea," flowers of large 

 size, three on a stem,— LADY GRISEL HAMILTON, largest and best lieht 

 !av.;,der,—1HE HON. MRS. E. KENYON, beautiful f imi ose-cotored flower: 

 of truly enormous size,— COCCINEA, a new color in Sweet Peas, a bright chttt i 

 x'l/,- JEANIE aORDON, charming bright rose, shaded primrose, and a larg- 

 packei of the unequaled new BURPEE'S BEST MIXED FOR 1904. «»- The 

 Seven Superb Separate Sorts are shown painted from nature, while the 

 Special Mixture is described on page loS of our new Catalogue for 1904 

 -^ c f^fc buys all the above Eight Elegant New Tall Sweet 

 ^^ Vi^l&» Peas, and in each collection we enclose 

 our New Leaflet on Culture for 1904 



Seven Nasturtiums. For 25 cts j 



packet each of all seven distinct types: The beautiiu! 

 Dwarf Liliput in best mixture.— the unequaled mixture 

 Burpee's " Gorgeous" New Tom Thumb,— the interesting; 

 small -leaved Tom Pouce. — the brightly colored Lobb's 

 Finest Mixed,— the superbly brilliant new and unequaled 

 mixture of Burpee's Hotspur Harlequin,— the gracelulU 

 ailistic Ivy-Leaved, and tlic finest Burpee's New Superb 

 Giant-flowered Nasturtiums. In the large bag enclosing 

 each collection is included our New Leaflet on culture. 



Burpee's GEM Collection. 



WT* *\ ^ £^ i we mail one packet each of all the tnl]n\\tn< 



Y €\T Z T 1>I^ Little Gem SWEET ALYSSLM, eaipcis 

 * *'■ *-k^ ^••w. grou„(| with a mass of white — Fordhook 

 Favorites among ASTERS, embracing many of the choicest l\ pes —Burpee 

 Defiance BALSAMS, in unequaled mixture, including the new Fiqui^il — ' 

 Dwarf Marguerite CARNATIONS, in finest colors,- Burpee's New Oiant.\ 

 flowered NASTURTIUMS, in unequaled mixture,— Royal Prize PANSIl s ) 

 both free-flowering and giant varieties,— Largest-flowering PHLOX DRUM 

 MONDII, as growTi bv ourselves.— Fordhook Fairy POPPIES, most gracelu 

 df.uble flowers, in many colors,— a large packet of Burpee's New Grand Tall 

 SWEET PEAS, as specially prepared for 1904, and a small packet of the most 

 beautiful New PLUMED CELOSIAS. This voveUy is likeh to give such laie 

 delis^ht to all fiowei lovers as to be alone worth the quarter paid Joi allien packets 



Vegetables ! '""'"^ "n^^^" fo««"ooK 



Trom the Atlantic 



Professor Johnson of "The 

 American Agriculturist' per- 

 formed a similar office on be- 

 half of the members of the 

 agricultural and horticultural 

 press present. Mr. Johnson 

 said that the day had been 

 one rare treat. « * * in 

 speaking of the immensity of 

 theTrial Grounds at Fordhook, 

 Professor Johnson slated that 

 those present would take home 

 a lesson which would be re- 

 membered for many years. 

 Ihere was not an experiment 

 station in the tnited States, 

 supported by State or National 

 legislation, that had anything 

 like the variety of tests that 

 were conducted on the Ford- 

 hook Farms. He said this in all 

 fairness to the splendid work 

 of the Experiment Stations.— 

 Extract from an Editorial ac- 

 count of "A Field Day at 

 FoRpHOOK." which appeared 

 in The Florists' Exchange. 

 New York. July 4. 1903. 



From the Pacific 



A careful seedsman's ex- 

 periment grounds, like yours. 

 It seems to me, are far more 

 useful than any of the colleges 

 or public experiment stations, 

 as it is all practical work. Your 

 Fordhook Trial Grounds were 

 the best of all my Eastern ob- 

 ject lessons, and 1 had many of 

 them. I had no idea of their 

 extent and value, not only to 

 yourself, but to every one of 

 your customers, and eventually 

 to every one who cultivates the 

 soil. — Thus wrote Lutuek 

 BuKBANK, "The Wizard of 

 Horticulture." from Santa 

 Rosa. Cahfornia, October 20. 

 1900. upon his return from an 

 extended Eastern trip. 



Special announcement 



TO FI.OBISTS 



AND DEAI.EBS 



WHO DESIRE TO SIPPLY THE 



BEST SEEDS 

 THAT GROW ! 



#3=" Herewith we show one 

 pa^e advertisement in March 

 Uelineator; similar page ad- 

 vertisements will appear also 

 in the March numbers of Mc 

 Clure's, Munsey*s and Every- 

 body's Magazines ; also in The 

 Mayflower, Success With Flow- 

 ers, 1 he Christian Herald, etc.. 

 while the same oilers will ap- 

 pear in Ihe Ladies* Home Jour- 

 nal, tountry Life in America, 

 Saturdav Evening Post, Country 

 Gentleman, etc. 



THIS ADVERTISING, together 

 with the wide circulation of 



"DURPEE'S FARM 

 ^ ANNUAIi for 1904, 



generally recognized as **The 

 leading American Seed Cata- 

 logue,*' will create a great df- 

 mand for these Special Collections 



WHOI.£SAI.i: - We will 

 *' supplv anv or ail of these 

 popular 25c COLLECTIONS at 



$2.00 per dozen, postpaid, or 

 $1.80 ner dozen, by express, 

 just 15c each. 



•'plant for profit," but cannot be mailed to pri'vatT planters. evenTf aske'crfor^"^BTJBPEE''s"'" BiED"£lST." OUR STRrcTlY •• WHOLlSALt" CAIALOGtt 

 tS MAILED TO UEALERS ONLY. tS- It can NOT be sent even to Florists UNLESS they BUY TO SELL AG\IN. Which of the above two catalogues are yoti entitled 

 to receive ' Kindly advise us AT ONCE and it will be sent by first mail. Our Retail i atalogue, as advertised herewith is TREE to all who ask for it. 



W. aXLEE BURPEE & CO., PHILADELPHIA. 



For 25 Cts. 



"FIVE FINEST 



FAMOUS NEW VEGETABLES 



we will mail, postpaid, one full-size packet 



(?,iich as we sell separalt-lv at ten cents per packet) 

 each of the following : Fordhook Famous Cuclm- 

 BER, the largest, most handsome, and finest flavored of all cucumbers,— Burpee's 

 Brittle-Ice Lettuce, the popular New "Nameless" Lettuce distributed for ad- 

 vatice trials last season, — Burpee's New Halbert Honey Water- 

 melon, sweetest and best for home use, — Burpee's New Golden 

 Globe Onion, earliest and handsomest of globe-shaped onions, and 

 Chalk's Early Jewel Tomato, largest of all exlreme-earlies, 



\ \\£\^^£x X^^-Mo- ^'"^ ®'' shown, painted from 

 i-k VjKj V tJ I: 1 V t? nature , on the cover or plates 

 in our Catalogue. £fS* IV-rhaps there are named abo\ e 

 one or two \egctables tliat you do not care for. Therefore 

 \i.ni viav omit any of the above, and instead select a packet 

 of either the New Danish Roundhead Cabbage.— the un- 

 equaled Chinese Giant Pepper, — the earliest Hailstone 

 Radish.— the delicious Fordhook Bush Squash, or the New 

 (Ji'arter-Century Strain ok Burpee's Bush Lima Bean. 



£. or V^IIt^ I-^UIlar seeds advertised— ten 



New Vegetables and twent\-fu e packets Choicest New Sweet 

 Peas, Nasturtiums and other Flo\\ers— in all thirty=five 

 full-size packets for ONE DOLLAR 1 



O^ Ever\' one of these varieties is entitled to be marked 

 with a bull's-eye [O]- — as absolutely 

 the best of its type. '^^ 



Or For One Dollar 



you can have ANV FIVE COLLEC- 

 TIONS, and mailed to separateaddresses 

 if so requested. 4®^ Be sure to ask for 

 Burpee's Farm Anni'al for 1904 

 when ordering. Write TO-DAY I 



Farm Annual for 1904. 



LEADING AMERICAN SEED CATALOGUE. 



Mailed FREE to all 



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who want tilt- Best Seeds I 

 An elegant new book o( 178 



pages, with hundreds of illustrations and six superb colored 



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new features for 1Q04. — including \alu- 



able RARE NOVELTIES not to be had 



elsewhere. You can send \ our address 



on a postal card. Write tO-DAY ! 



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 Philadelphia. Pa. 



W. ATLEE BURPEE (St CO.. 



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 THE WORLD'S LARGEST MAIL-ORDER SEED BUSINESS 



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