THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 26, 1898 
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Burpee’s Best SEEDS f ?h E MILLION 
In the United States, among a population of seventy millions, there are, 
of course, many who seek for “Bargains” in seeds as well as in other 
merchandise, in order to show the difference in QUALITY between 
BURPEE’S and the “Cheap Seeds” so largely advertised, we offer these 
POPULAR COLLECTIONS, at twenty-five cents each, which give as 
much for the money, while the quality is the BEST. 
It is only by growing these varieties in large areas, and by sacrificing all profit for the 
sake of introducing BURPEE’S SEEDS to thousands of new customers, that we can afford 
to make these unequaled offers. The packets are each of full size, and the quality the same 
as if purchased at regular retail prices. 
FOP ONF nni I AP we wiu mail ALL the seeds 
1 v -' r v yj advertised on this page, and if 
you mention The Rural New Yorker, give FREE as Premiums one 
full-size packet each of both the wonderful new Dwarf Sweet Pea, Burpee’s 
PINK Cupid, and the magnificent new giant Pansy, President McKinley. 
In all, this unequaled offer gives 36 packets for $ 1.00, which, if pur¬ 
chased separately, even at our low prices for 1898, would cost $3.65. We guar¬ 
antee that every purchaser will be more than pleased with this unusual offer,— 
otherwise, the seeds can be returned and we will promptly refund the $1.00. 
Burpee’s GEM Collection. 
Ten Varieties of Choicest Annual Flowers for 25 Cts. 
This unequaled collection contains one full- 
sized packet each of LITTLE GEM SWEET 
ALYSSUM, the most beautiful variety of 
the well-known popular Sweet Alyssum ;— 
ASTERS, FORDHOOK FAVORITES, 
an unrivaled mixture of the best Asters, in¬ 
cluding the new Comet Asters of all colors— 
Mary,Semple, TYiumph, Queen, While Jiranch- 
i7>y,' etc.;—CENTAUREA CYANUS, new 
double, many new colors, greatly improved, 
of the popular Bachelor’s Button; —COSMOS, 
NEW MAMMOTH FANCY, flowers of the 
largest size and most beautiful colors;— 
DIANTHUSCHINENSIS RE-SELECTED, 
magnificent large heads of all colors, like a 
gigantic double Sweet William ;—MIGNON¬ 
ETTES, FORDHOOK FINEST, an un¬ 
equaled mixture of the improved large- 
flowering, such as Allen’s Defiance, Golden 
Maehet, etc. ;-NICOTIANA AFF INIS, 
beautiful, pure white flowers of rich fra¬ 
grance; — PHLOX, STARRED AND 
FRINGED, of all colors, greafly improved ; 
— POPPIES, FORDHOOK FAIRIES, 
beautiful fringed and new double varieties;— 
VERBENA, FORDHOOK FAMOUS, the 
largest flowered and most beautiful strain 
of new Mammoth Verbena yet developed. 
O Pf o we mail ten varieties 
rOl V- lo> as above, with direc¬ 
tions for culture printed on each packet. 
Seven Superb Vegetables, all of our own 
introduction, mailed for twenty=five cents. 
BURPEE’S GOLDEN EAGLE MELON. Of handsome oval shape, 
densely netted, this new Cantaloupe has thick salmon flesh of most 
delicious flavor. See illustration from a Photograph.— LONG- 
KEEPING AUSTRALIAN BROWN ONION. A mag¬ 
nificent new Onion of beautiful amber-brown skin and 
mild, white flesh. Extremely early in ripening and 
keeps in good condition longer than any other.— 
RUBY PEARL RADISH. Ready for the table in only 
seventeen days from planting the seed.—BURPEE’S 
ALLHEAD EARLY CABBAGE. This famous 
Cabbage, the ownership of which cost us S10U0.00 
bonus, is the largest and finest early flat head.— 
TRUE DARK STINSON BEET. The round, dark- 
red Beets are of quick growth and fine quality for the 
table. ICEBERG LETTUCE. Tender and crisp; 
unsurpassed forsunnuer use.thesolid heads are almost 
as hard as a Cabbage.-MATCHLESS TOMATO. 
Large, bright-red Tomatoes produced abundantly. 
Pr>t* OK Pf c we mail all Seven Packets, 
rOl iwO V to, each full size, with illustra¬ 
tion and directions for culture printed on each packet. 
99“Should vou not want the whole collection, we 
will mail ANY THREE packets for TEN CENTS. 
Seven Superb New Sweet Peas for 25 Cts. 
Never before has it been possible to offer such A Grand Collection of Seven 
Superb New Sweet Peas for Twenty-five cents. All are regular-sized 
packets, containing from forty to seventy seeds each, except Queen Victoria and 
the other Eckford Novelty, of which there are twenty seeds in each packet. 
49 * Last year, without counting postage and trouble in sending to Eng¬ 
land, it would have cost more than two dollars to have gathered together 
the seed contained in these Seven Packets which are sold now for 25 cts. 
BURPEE’S BRILLIANT. The color is of a 
rich, bright crimson-scarlet throughout. 
COQUETTE. Beautiful hooded flowers 
of clear primrose-yellow; standard is 
shaded pale lavender. 
BURPEE’S NEW COUNTESS. 
The flowers are of largest size and 
are a pure light lavender throughout. 
PRIMA DONNA. A most lovely 
shade of soft pink, of large size and 
fine form,—really a great gem. 
QUEEN VICTORIA. Color, soft 
yellow subtly overlaid with faint 
purple, imparting a beautiful luster. 
ANOTHER NEW “ECKFORD.” 
One of the six grand Novelties, 
described on page 86 of Burpee’s 
Farm Annual, of which American 
seed is now offered for the first time. 
BST Note.— Our seed of Eckford?s 
two NEW Novelties is grown from 
original sealed packets bought direct from 
Henry Eckford last season at the retail 
price of 2s. 6d. per packet of twenty seeds. 
NEW AMERICAN SEEDLINGS. 
This new strain contains some beautiful 
new colors, and has been much admired 
in Europe and America. 
all the above,—Seven Superb New Sweet Peas, 
in a separate retail packet, true tonameas described, 
to any address in the United States or Mexico, 
envelope containing each collection we enclose a new 
giving both Henry Eckford’s and the Rev. W. T. 
on How to Grow the Finest Sweet Peas. 
we will mail two collections as above, and give 
vlbi FREE one half-size packet (price 15 cts.) of the 
wonderful New Dwarf Sweet Pea,—Burpee’s PINK Cupid. 
Five Fine Nasturtiums for 25 Cts. 
To get their full beauty Nasturtiums should be 
planted freely. This collection gives more than two 
ounces of the seed. It contains one full-sized packet 
each of the beautiful new climbing HYBRIDS 
OF MADAME GUNTER,— see illustration ;—our 
own unequaled and most gorgeous new TOM 
THUMB NASTURTIUMS ;— one-half ounce of 
oilier beautiful MIXED TOM THUMB NAS¬ 
TURTIUMS ; and otieounce of the popularTALL 
NASTURTIUMS MIXED; one-half ounce of our 
own superb FORDHOOK FAVORITE MIX¬ 
TURE OF CLIMBING NASTURTIUMS. 
In the large envelope containing each collection 
we enclose a new circular giving complete direc¬ 
tions for culture. 
Five Fine PANSIES for 25 Cts. 
This new Collection contains one packet each of 
the largest flowering BURPEE’S DEFIANCE 
MIXED, an unequaled strain of giant show and 
fancy varieties;—SPECTABILIS, a new strain 
from Germany, each flower having a narrow 
margin of either golden yellow or silver;—IM¬ 
PROVED PEACOCK, a lovely ultra-marine blue 
with beautiful iridescent blending of shades;— 
EMPEROR FREDERICK, a velvety-brown 
golden-yellow, and the showy METEOR. In all 
more than four hundred seeds of the finest Pansies 
for 25 cts. With each collection we send our cir¬ 
cular “How to Grow the Largest and Finest Pansies.’' 
For 50 Cts. IS, two 
collections and one half-size packet of 
either the wonderful new Dwarf Sweet Pea, 
Burpee’s PINK Cupid, or the magnificent 
New Giant Pansy,— 
President McKinley 
(See Illustration .) 
This distinct new Pansy is remarkable 
both for the lovely color and perfect form 
of its gigantic flowers. The ground color 
is a deep golden-yellow, while each petal 
has a large blotch of rich, dark violet, 
leaving a clearly-defined broad edging 
of “ pure gold." It comes absolutely true 
from seed. The plants are of compact 
growth and produce the gigantic circular 
flowers continuously and abundantly. 
Per pkt. 25cts.; 5 plits. for 81.00. Half¬ 
size packet 15 cts.; 2 for 25 cts. 
For ONE DOLLAR 
you can select ANY FIVE Collections 
and also a full-size packet (price 25 cts.) 
of BOTH President McKinley Pansy 
and the wonderful new dwarf Sweet 
Pea,-BURPEE’S Pink Cvviv, provided 
you order direct from this advertisement 
and mention The Rural New Yorker. 
Order TO-DAY I and ask for 
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PHILADELPHIA. PA. 
ANNUAL for 1898 
Leading American Seed Catalogue 
Mailed FREE to Planters Everywhere. 
A handsome book of 144 pages. All about the 
BEST SEEDS that Grow. The illustrations are 
true to Nature, and the descriptions written at 
Fordhook Farm, where we conduct the most ex¬ 
tensive trial grounds in America. 
Novelties for 1898. 
Never before have so many First-class Novel¬ 
ties been introduced in any year. 
T „ VUrCTAPT DC Besides the long-keeping 
Ill VctrC 1 AtSLEo. Australian Brown 
Onion, we introduce Three New Tomatoes, each 
of distinct character, the Golden Eagle Melon, 
a new Pepper from Japan, an unique new Ameri¬ 
can Lettuce, and offer the wonderful extra early 
wrinkled Gradus Peas at a moderate price. 
» x-y avt 7 T 7 d c Besides Burpee’s PINK 
ill rLUWcKo. Cupid, which is sold in our 
original sealed packets ail over the world, we intro¬ 
duce Eight other NEW SWEET PEAS, which can 
be had only direct from us. Among other Exclusive 
Novelties we would mention the White Defiance 
Balsam, giant-flowered Sunlight and Moonlight 
Nasturtiums, and the beautiful new President 
McKinley Pansy, as of surpassing merit. 
T11 PT ANTC Besides the usual Novelties, we 
111 i ■LAIN lo, have two of our own exclusive 
introduction. These are the beautiful Dwarf 
Gloriosa Oanna and the free-flowering Burbank 
Rose— the best of seventy-five thousand raised by 
the world-famous “ Wizard of Horticulture.” 
To Keep Abreast of the Times 
all who garden, either for pleasure or profit, 
should read BURPEE’S FARM ANNUAL, 
which is brighter and better than ever before. 
WRITE TO-DAY ! and receive a copy FREE. 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO. , GROWERS, Philadelphia, Pa. 
