April, 19 13 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



223 



Burpee's Seeds 

 Grow ! 



and are the best it is possible 

 to produce! If you love 

 flowers, you have a rare treat 

 on pages 111 and 112 of BUR- 

 PEE'S ANNUAL FOR 1913, 

 where we strive to describe 

 and picture in nine colors 

 the amazing beauty of the 



New African Daisies S^SSS 



Hybrids are the most attractive annuals that have 

 been "created" in a decade! Wonderfully pro- 

 fuse in bloom, they carpet the ground with bright, 

 large, daisy-like flowers and are easily grown every- 

 where. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



Crimson Ray Cosmos gTnLt; 



of 191 2 — three times as many petals as the old Cos- 

 mos and star-like. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



Burbank's Rainbow Corn ^Dra- 



casna; as easily grown as field corn. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



Burpee 's ' 'Airy-Fairy ''Morning 



C~* 1 nrv Countless flowers ivory white, flushed 

 VJlUiy r0S y pj n ] Lj remain fully expanded until 

 afternoon. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



For 2^ rts we Vf ^ L sen( * ALL THE AB0VE 



± Ur &J tli. an( j ^gQ one j-eguiaj. ten cent 

 packet each of Burpee's Improved Imperial Cen- 

 taureas, — Burbank's New Fire-Flame Esch- 

 scholtzia, — Fordhook Finest Mixed Grandiflora 

 Phlox and the charming new Burbank Poppies. 



§3?^ Eight Elegant Annuals, costing eighty cents separately, 

 — miilei for only 25 cts.t Choicest seed of each all grown upon 

 our own farms in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and California. 



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Long known as "The Leading American Seed Catalog," — this 

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W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO. 



Seed Growers, Philadelphia 

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Asters— Dahlias— Gladiolus 



12 Dozen named Asters — 12 varieties, 144 plants. 

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25 of our World Famed Gladiolus Hybrids — the 

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"The Soil 

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The New Features in the 



Garden and Farm Almanac 



For 1913 



You Need it Now to Help You Plan Your Spring Work 



Partial List of 

 Contents 



Animal Diseases and Rem- 

 edies — Annual Flowers, 

 Guide for the Best — Ap- 

 ples, When to Pick, Etc. — 

 Antidotes for Poisons — 

 Breeds, Composition of 

 Milk of Different — Brah- 

 ma, Fowls, Varieties of — 

 Bulletins, Farmers' — Cal- 

 ifornia, Cost of Producing 

 Oranges in — Canker 

 Worm, The — Cattle, 

 Points on Feeding — Con- 

 crete, How to Make and 

 Use — Fall Planting of 

 Trees — Planning, Prin- 

 ciples of Garden — Score 

 Cards, Farm — Stock Food, 

 Some Facts About — Street 

 Trees, The Best Ten 



Who's Who in Poultry 

 Who's Who in Dogs 



New Features: 



Complete Official 

 Farm Score Cards 

 — Pure Seed Laws 

 and Regulations — 

 Garden Plans and 

 Planting Tables — 

 Best Breeds of 

 Cattle, Sheep and 

 Swine — A New 

 Prize Contest for 

 Housekeepers— In- 

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 Service Facilities. 



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