JANUARY 7. 1909 The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 43 



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{Burpee-Quality in Seeds 



PHILADELPHIA, January J, J909. 

 ends. Our Customers : 



nany years we l^ve had the largest Mail-order Seed Trade in the world. This is an acknowledged fact and 

 se a reason for it. There are other firms that issue more expensive cataldgs and send out ''drummers'' to 

 Mrhile we are exclusively a Mail-order House. Therefore, the reason must 1^ in the quality of seeds delivered 

 racter of service rendered. 



:ravel many thousands of miles each season to inspect growing crops which are produced for us under special 

 iroughout America and Europe, — and also spend much time in making selections of stock seed upon our own 

 never travel a single mile to soticit an order I And yet, we want your trade, — if you can appreciate the value 

 in Seeds. 



*' Silent Salesman," now before you, is worthy of careft^ rea^g — pencil in hand to mark varieties the 

 of which appeal to you. You may safely believe every word written and every picture printed, as there is no 

 in either by pen or pencil. We shall not annoy you by foIIow-up letters nor by personal solicitation. It is only 

 ire, that you give attention to our one effort to persuade you to try -^ 



Burpee's "Seeds that Grow" for 1909 



and learn for yourself that they are 



The Best Seeds that can be Grown! 



I has been proved at FORDHOOK FARMS, which have been long famous as the largest and most complete 

 ads in America. The truth of our well-known motto has been proved also in hundreds of thousands of other 

 ial grounds — for every planter's garden is really a trial ground. With Burpee's Seeds you obtain products that 

 do not have to submit (as is too often the case with seedi of unknown pedigree) to a trial of your temper! 



1 BURPEE STANDARD IN SEEDS is the highest it is possible to attain today— and yet we aim for stUl 

 erment. Progressive planters, whether gardening for pleasure or profit, know that ** the best is the cheapest." 

 se two sentences convey the principal ** reasons why " The Burpee Business grows steadily year after year. 

 five the pleasure of serving you this season, or will you wait until importuned by some traveling salesman or 

 to buy other seeds claimed to be *'just as good as BURPEE'S " ? 



1 pleasure we express hearty thanks to our Friends and Customers for the increased number and larger 

 z of orders received the past season. Notwithttapding the financial depression, the year 1908 brought the largest 

 : have ever handled, and we trust that to our customers it was also a pleasant and profitable year, at least so far 

 ucts of their gardens were concerned. 



b best wishes for the New Year, 



JILDING: Sincerely yours, 



177 North Fifth Street 



178 York Avenue 



\REHOUSES: 

 b Fifth Street 

 170 York Avenue 

 LADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. 



Seed GartlenB and Trial Grounds at FORDHOOK FARMS, Bucks County, Pa., 



and at our new SUNNYBROOK FARM, in Gloucester County, New Jersey 



VE is repeated verbatim, the introduction to our retail catalog— BURPEFS FARM ANNUAL FOR 1909. If you do not receive a 

 Leading: American Seed Catalog'' by January 10, please write for it. At the same time, if you appreciate quality in seeds and are 

 ' a fair price for the best seeds it is possible to produce, we shall be pleased to send you also (pro^^ded you are a market gardener or florist) 

 IRPEE'S BLUE LIST FOR 1909— the most complete wholesale catalog for those who plant for profit. 



t our prices may be higher than those of some other houses, yet the quality of the seeds in every case warrants the prices charged. Ve 

 i excel m quality rather than to compete in price. Shall we send you one or both catalogs ? 



PLEE BURPEE & C^ Philadelphia, pa. 



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