Eight Packets Beautiful Flowers for 25c 
More than twenty-five years ago we originated the 
plan of offering each season a Gem Collection, 
containing a fine assortment of choice flowers for 
only 25 cents. So popular lias this collection been 
each season that, still further “to encourage, the 
beautiful," vve have endeavored now to surpass all 
previous efforts, and hope to induce thousands more 
to begin the culture of Beautiful Flowers from seed. 
OCTic we mail one P ac ^ et 
* V/ta. eac h 0 f a n the following: 
Fordhook Favorite A^»ers, choicest va¬ 
rieties in unequaled mixture;—W hite Hya¬ 
cinth Candytuft, immense heads of splen¬ 
did flowers;—D iantkus Fordhook Favor¬ 
ites, all the best Chinese and Japanese 
Pinks; Burbank’s New Eschscholtzia. the 
lovely bright-crimson California Poppy;— New 
“ Fuchsia-Flowekkd ” Ipomoea, a most at¬ 
tractive rapid growing climber, see ilitistrev- 
tion;— Imperial German Pansies, fifty varie¬ 
ties in superb mixture;—P etunia. “ Bril¬ 
liant Beauties.” a special blend of Balyy 
Blue, Adonis. Roxy Morn. &c.. and Burpee’s 
Best Strain of Phlox Dhummondii Gjuno- 
iflora as grown at our famous Fordhook 
Farms. 
25Cts 
buys all the above 8 packets, which 
purchased separately (price 
*10 cents each)would cost M cents. 
Five Complete Collections mailed for $1.00 
Seeds for the Children’s Garden 
No better collection than the above could be obtained to give to children;—full directions for 
culture are printed on each packet. As our contribution to encour¬ 
age the children to begin the culture of flowers we shall send 
with each collection ordered this season two extra packets 
Free, —containing special mixtures of Sweet Peas and 
Nasturtiums. The Sweet Peas will include Burpee's 
Best Mixed of 1908, together with the Fordhook Fancy 
Flaked and a few “Spencer Seedlings." 
The Nasturtiums will include all tall varieties.— 
Bur, pec's Giant-Flowered, Madam Gunter Hybrids, 
Fed Sjntrred, I.-abb's and a few of the Variegated- 
leaved and A nr Jrrg- Leaved. These two special 
mixtures are prepared solely for this collection as 
our contribution towards tbe children’s garden 
and will be sent with every collection ordered, 
whether one or one hundred. 
IfgSJSs, Whether ready now to order, or not, 
yet if interested in having seeds 
that will produce the Choicest Vegetables and 
Most Beautiful Flowers, you should write 
To-day for 
BURPEE’S 1909 FARM ANNUAL 
The Silent Salesman of Ihe World’s Largest 
Mail Order Seed Trade. Buying seeds by mail 
made safe and easy. Kindly name Rural New- 
Yorker, and address, 
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written on a post card, giving your"^ 
own name and address, will bring 
Burpee, Philadelphia 
you a copy of The Leading Am¬ 
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pages with colored plates painted from Nature. It tells the plain truth about The Best Seeds that 
Grow. We have the largest Mail¬ 
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and it is sufficient to address simply 
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