BURBANK'S 1919 NEW CREATIONS IN SEEDS 
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New Giant White Seeded Sunflower — "Manteca" 
In 1909 sunflower seed was grown in the United States to the amount of 
63,677 bushels. Last season there was shipped out of one California town by 
one buyer, 1275 Tons, for which $76,000 was paid to the growers. Sunflower seed 
is used for feed and for oil. All sunflower seed has heretofore been black, brown, 
or striped. "Manteca" was produced on my place several years ago by crossing the 
well known Black seeded double California sunflower with the Giant Russian, 
which has black striped seeds. The result was, after many years of careful selec- 
tion, "MANTECA," which is a greatly improved PURE WHITE SEEDED Giant 
Russian, which produces enormous single heads on short stalks, instead of the 
usual big and little mongrel heads on tall, unsightly stalks so generally grown. 
No grower of any other kind can ever compete with this productive Snow White 
variety. It will transform the business as the Burbank Potato has transformed the 
potato business. 
Packet, 15c; ounce plump seeds, 25c; pound, $1; five pounds, $4. 
A New Sweet Canning Pea — "The Model" 
Several years ago I was requested by a well known packing house to produce 
a new pea, as those in use had so many faults that the growers were discouraged. 
The ideal pea to be produced must be small like the "Petit Pois" of France and of 
uniform size; must be sweet and the crop must be in best condition all at one time 
so that the product could be gathered by machinery. It must also be productive. 
I contracted to make this pea in six years. At the end of three years the ideal pea 
was ready. "Burbank Peas" can now be obtained of all dealers in first class goods. 
Lately I have produced another similar one, but better and more productive, in 
fact the most productive of all peas grown here. Though not as large as some, its 
enormous productiveness and other good qualities merit your careful attention. 
Packet, 15c; ounce, 30c; pound, $2. For larger lots by express, special rates. 
A New Popcorn — "Pure Gold" 
The best of all, the most productive of all. Three and four long, beautiful, pure 
golden, well filled, uniform ears to each stalk. "Pure Gold" produces crops rival- 
ing even the best field varieties in yield. The kernels pop pure white, and larger 
and sweeter than other kinds. 
Packet, 10c; ounce, 20c; pound, 35c. Ten pound lots or more, not prepaid, 
15c per pound. 
Hemet, Gal., Dec. 16, 1918. Your popcorn "Pure Gold" is by far the best popcorn 
ever tried in this district. I started with one of your little packets two years 
ago and now it would be hard to say what acreage is to be planted another year. 
C. E. M. 
The New Bantam Corn 
The early Bantam Sweet Corn, introduced by W. Atlee Burpee & Company several 
years ago, is quite universally known as the best of all early sweet corns. The ears 
are short and only eight rows to the ear. By most rigid selection for nine years 
I have produced an Early Bantam more uniform in all respects, more productive, 
and with TEN AND TWELVE ROWS of corn to each ear. 
Packet, 20c; ounce, 30c; pound, $1. 
I also offer an improved eight-rowed strain. Packet, 10c; ounce, 15c; pound, 60c. 
Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 26, 1918. Your New Improved Golden Bantam seed corn 
gave us excellent results this year. N. P. Co. 
Pelham, N. Y., Nov. 16, 1918. The extra Bantam corn was very satisfactory. 
M. H. K. 
