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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 43 



Burpee-Quality in Seeds 



PHILADELPHIA, January U J 909. 

 lends. Our Customers : 



many years we have had the largest Mail-order Seed Trade in the world. This is an acknowledged fact and 

 be a reason for it. There are other firms that issue more expensive catalogs and send out ** drummers" to 

 while we are exclusively a iV\ail=order House. Therefore, the reason must be in the quality of seeds delivered 

 iracter of service rendered. 



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

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

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



in Seeds. 



" Silent Salesman," now before you, is worthy of careful reading — 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 

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

 ore, 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! 



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

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

 rial 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 seeds of unknown pedigree) to a trial of your temper! 



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

 terment. 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. 

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

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



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

 :c of orders received the past season. Notwithstanding the financial depression, the year (908 brought the largest 

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

 lucts of their gardens were concerned. 



:h best wishes for the New Year, 



UILDING: Sincerely yours, 



477 North Fifth Street 



478 York Avenue 



AREHOUSES : 

 lh Fifth Street 

 470 York Avenue 

 flADELPHIA, PA., U. S. A. 



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



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



J^ I: is repeated verbatim, the introduction t-. our retail catalog— BURPEE'S FARM ANNUAL FOR 1909. If you do not receive a 

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

 y a fair price for the best seeds it is possible to produce, we shall be pleased to send you also (provided you are a market gardener or florist i 

 I !-{J»EI:'S BLL'Ii LIST FOR 1909-the most complete wholesale catalog for those who plant for profit, 



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

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



PLEE BURPEE & CO., mLLADELPHIA, JPA, 



