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Ab«u«t 19, 1915. 



The Florists^ Review 



75 



Burpee's Winter-flowering Spencer Sweet Peas, Originated 



at Fordhook Farms and Grown at Floradale Farm. 



Absolutely fixed— true to color and type. 



We began hybridizing the original Winter-Flowering Sweet Peas, namely, Burpee's 

 Earliest of AH (Christmas Pink), Burpee's Earliest White, Burpee's Earliest Sunbeams and 

 Burpee's Re-selected Earliest of All, with the finest varieties of the summer-flowering Spen- 

 cers, at our FORDHOOK FARMS in 1909. It is, however, quite a slow process to thoroughly 

 "true" and "fix" these seedlings, and it being against the principles of our business to put any 

 novelty on the market in an unfixed condition, we are offering only two varieties at present. 

 The stocks of these we know to be absolutely fixed, true to color and type. After our 

 crops are harvested we may be in a position to offer, in a limited way, several other winter- 

 flowering novelties, particulars of which will be found in Burpee's Annual for 1916. 



FORDHOOK PINK^^rs^'aSftl? 



Fordhook Farms in 1909. The color is a beauti- 

 ful shade of rose-piuk on white ground; the 

 coloring deepening towards the edge of the 

 standard and wings. The flowers are of largest 

 size, exquisitely waved and usually produced in 

 threes and fours oa long stems. Uasurpassed 

 for cut flower trade. Awarded Certificate 

 of Merit at the Spring Show of the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticultur&l Society, Philadelphia, 

 March 23, 1915. 



In sealed packets containing twelve seeds 

 each. Per pkt., 25 cents; ^ oz., $1.35; ^ oz., 

 12.26; per oz., $4.00. 



FORDHOOK ROSE 



YARRAWA 



The result 

 of a cross 

 made at our Fordhook Farms in 1910. 

 This lovely novelty is a charming 

 shade of rosy-carmine. The flowers 

 are of largest size and usually borne in 

 threes and fours on long, stiff stems. 

 Awarded Certificate of Merit at 

 the International Show, New York, 

 March 20, 1914, and at the Spring 

 Show of the Pennsylvania Hor- 

 ticultural Society, Philadelphia, 

 March 23, 1915. 



In sealed packets containing twelve 

 seeds each. Per pkt.. 25 cents; ^ oz., 

 $1.35; ^ oz., $2.25; per oz., $4.00. 



The Sweet Pea Par Excellence 

 for Winter flowering^ Under Glass 



We were awarded Certificates of Merit for this superb novelty 

 at the International Flower Show In New York, March, 1914, 

 and at the Spring Show of the Pennsylvania Horticultural 

 Society, Philadelphia, March, 1916. 



YARRAWA is an easy and good "doer," invariably giving an excel- 

 lent account of itself, whether grown in pots, boxes, raised benches 

 or solid beds. 



YARRAWA has the heavy foliage and rank, strong growth of the 

 summer-flowering type and is a true winter-blooming Spencer. From 

 seed sown early in October at Fordhook Farms, the plants came into 

 bloom December 20th and flowered profusely until May. The flowers 

 are exquisitely waved and when well grown will average two and one-half 

 inches in diameter, many of them being duplex or double flowered, thus adding 

 greatly to the general effect of the bunch. They are borne usually in fours on 

 extra long, strong stems. The color is a most pleasing shade of bright rose- 

 pink, with light wings. As the supply of seed will be limited, we advise order- 

 ing early. Floradale-grown seed exclusively— k oz., $1.00; per oz.. $3.50; per H 

 lb.. $12.60; 1 lb., $46.00. 



W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO. 



SEED GROWERS 



PHILADELPHIA 



FORDHOOK PINK 



From photograph made 

 at Fordhook 



Burpee Buildings, 



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