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HOETICULTUEB 



July 22, 1916 



Burpee's 5 



Yarrawa 



From a 

 Fordhook Photograph 



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•^, 



H A Single Flower of 



of Yarrawa 



NE 

 WINTER FLO 



After seven years of patient w- 

 trials at Floradale Farm, it is oui 

 New Early or Winter Flower 

 satisfaction. 



THE HOUSE OF BURPEE has lo: 

 Sweet Peas," and our introductior 

 commercial Sweet Pea Growing. 

 The Novelties offered below, with 

 made at our Fordhook Farms dur 

 Floradale Farm, "The California 



YARRAWA 



After another year's trial, this truly niai 



cent Australian variety has fully borne ou 



we have hitherto said regarding it. < 



mercial growers in all parts of the country 



not speak too highly of its merits, proclaii 



it a "sure money maker." 



We first exhil)i'ted this novelty at the f 



International Flower Show in New 



March, 1914, where we were awarded a C( 



f cate of Merit by the American Sweet Pes 



\ ciety. The Pennsylvania Horticultural 



/ ciety also awarded us Certificate in Phil 



, phia, March, 1915. It is a direct sport fn 



summer-flowering Spencer, retaining the h 



foliage and strong growth. When grown u 



glass it attains a height of ten to twelve 



flowering continuously for several months 



From seed sown in early October at Ford 



Farms the plants came into l)loom Decemb( 



and bloomed profusely until May, The flo 



are e.xquisitely waved and when well gi 



average two and one-half inches in diara 



many of them being duplex or double. : 



are produced usually in fours on extra 1 



strong stems. The color is a bright rose- 



with a clear Creamy base, the wings t 



slightly lighter in tone. % oz.. 35c ■ yj 



60c.; oz., $1.00; % lb., $2.75; Vz lb., $i 



lb., $10.00. 



F. M. Hansen, Florist, Peoria, Illinois, July 5 



the Winter-blooming Spencer Sweet Peas whic 



for cutting last winter "the best of the besf were your larri 



Never have seen anything so perfect and exquisite in every respec 



01 course, we are wanting your seed again, only much more of il 



Write for Our Special Leaflet on 



W. ATLEE E 



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Burpee Buildings 



1916, writes: An 

 we had under rul 

 were your Yarn 



