BURPEE’S “FORDHOOK” MELON ', 
Two-thirds Size 
‘THE SEAL OF 
QUALITY” 
Natural Size BURPEE’S ”DWARF-GIANT” TOMATO; Weight 18 ozs. 
Your Garden and Burpee’s Seeds 
T HERE is one man in this 
great Country of ours who 
is helping the farmers, 
great and small, in a permanent 
way, and that man is W. Atlee 
Burpee, of Philadelphia, Cali¬ 
fornia and the Planet Earth. 
He mates plants, breeds, and 
evolves Seeds that Grow. 
Whether you plan to plant a 
square yard of ground, an acre 
or three acres, you should, for 
your own protection and satis¬ 
faction, write Burpee. 
Burpee knows what he is 
talking about, and he give* Ser¬ 
vice plus. That is, he experi¬ 
ments with Seeds three hundred 
sixty-five days each Year, at his 
own expense, but only the 
Best he sells to you. 
This is an interesting fact: 
Burpee experiments for you — 
you don’t experimentfor Bur pee. 
The Burpee Business is more 
than that—it is a Friendship. 
“My Friends” (what a fine 
phrase for a Business Man !)— 
that means honest treatment, fair 
dealing, prompt service and 
Seeds that Grow. 
Burpee buys no seeds in the 
Open Market. Burpee seeds 
are grown by Burpee. 
Burpee is a Busy Boy bent 
on Benefiting you. 
Burpee’s Customers are al¬ 
ways Burpee’s Customers. 
Any man or woman, girl or 
boy, who is interested in a 
Garden, Flowers, or Home¬ 
grown Vegetables, would do well 
to write to W. Atlee Burpee for 
his Latest “Seed-Book.” Tt’s a 
Garden Guide. . . The informa¬ 
tion given has not been gleaned 
from an Encyclopedia ; it’s the 
crystallized Garden Experience 
of a Man who tells of things as he 
knows them—W. Atlee Burpee. 
You should have this Book— 
and you may. Just Address 
Burpee—Philadelphia. 
The above advt. was written by the Editor, 
' ELBERT HUBBARD, and appeared in 
The I'ra , January, 1910. That “Fra 
T _ 1 Elbertus," as the Editor is familiarly known, 
ime and his fellow “Roycrofters" believe in 
- BURPEE'S SEEDS is even better proven, 
however, by the annual orders for their own 
planting at East Aurora, N. Y. 
Thirty-Five Famous Burpee-Specialties 
Any “Four of the Finest” Novelties—for 25 Cts.! 
OC buys any Four of the Thirty-five 
Flowers and Vegetables named in 
this Advertisement; or you may select any Nine 
for 50 cts.; any Fourteen varieties for 75 cts.; or 
any Twenty varieties for One Dollar. All these 
seeds are in regular size packets, costing 10 cts. 
and 15 cts. per pkt.—if purchased separately. 
Seventeen Superb Vegetables 
Of the varieties enumerated below, all hut 
one were first named and introduced by us! 
98 Burpee’s Giant-Podded Pole Lima 
By far the largest podded and most productive of all 
Limas. For illustrations and description see pages 8 and 9 
of Burpee's New Annual for 1911. 
«5 Fordhook Bush Lima 
of [the popular Potato Lima. For pods in natural colors 
and description— sec page 6. 
Make your own selection at the rate of 
only five cents per packet (provided you buy 
twenty varieties or more), and thus you will se¬ 
cure the Best Seed of the Choicest Novelties at 
the same rate your neighbors pay for common 
seed of old varieties at the village store. And 
all the trouble you have is simply to check \J 
the varieties wanted and. with your remittance, 
return the Yellow Circular enclosed with each 
EIurpee’s Annual with.your name and address. 
Or you can order direct from this advertisement 
—giving the numbers of varieties wanted. 
33 Bush Bean---Fordhook Favorite 
Quite unique—the only White-seeded .Stringless Green- 
Pod. For illustration, description and prices— see pages 
10 and 11 of Burpee's Annual for 1911. 
i 8 i Beet---Burpee’s Black-Red Ball 
Extremely early and of finest quality— see page 12. 
:«)i Burpee’s Golden Bantam Sweet Corn 
Earliest and best extreme early—most delicious in flavor. 
For illustrations and descriptions— see pages 17 and 48. 
310 “ Howling-Mob ” Sweet Corn 
The best large-eared extra early white Sweet Corn. For 
description— see page 48 of Burpee's New Annual for 1911. 
393 Fordhook Famous Cucumber 
The most beautiful and best long, green cucumber— see 
page 53 of Burpee's New Annual for 1911. 
430 Burpee’s Black Beauty Egg Plant 
Earliest and best of all large-fruited— see page 55. 
470 Burpee’s “ Wayahead ” Lettuce 
Earliest and most solid of all early Hutterhead Lettuces, i 
—see page 19 of The Burpee Annual for 1911. 
Nine New Sweet Peas 
Your choice in regular packets (which, if pur¬ 
chased separately , would cost 10 cts. or 15 cts. per 
packet) of any Four varieties 25 cts., or all Nine 
for 50 cts.— postpaid to any American address. 
3 i 46 Florence Nightingale 'blHft 
lavender Spencer— see page 113 of Burpee's New Annual 
3163 Mrs. Hugh Dickson * r c a m*-p f i n’k 
Spencers— see page 112 of Burpee's Annual for 1911. 
3168 Purple Prince Spencer d 0 e f sc t r ws 
most beautiful and distinct New Spencer—now first 
offered— see page 113 of The Burpee Annual for 1911. 
3131 America Spencer a men cl 
—seepage 113 of Burpee's New Annual for 1911. 
Senator Spencer 
W T Hirt-rhinv Beautiful buff and 
. 1 . llUlUlllls blush-pink Spencer. 
Paradise Ivory ° 5 h p bS 8 S“ 
Superb Spencer Seedlings 
Burpee’s Unequaled New Blend for 1911 —see page 118. 
!>/-.€•#» Rarri An entirely new Grandi- 
3013 KOSe QU I»arri flora, unique and distinct. 
3173 
3175 
3164 
3181 
—see page 10 or 1 ne isurpec /mnuui iot 1/11. . . . . T >1 
538 Burpee’s Brittle-Ice Lettuce NlI 10 Other New » loWCFS 
The most distinct and largest heading “ Crisp-Head 
summer Lettuce— see page 59 of The Burpee Annual. 
—at least so. far as the prime 
•equisite for successful garden- 
11 g is concerned, if you plant 
Do You want a Copy of 
Seeds That BURPEE’S NEW ANNUAL 
FOR 1911? If so, name ^Uhe 
Rural New-Yorker and write 
TO-DAY! 
3URPEES 
3row. ” To be sure they cost 
nore than do the usual commer- 
:ial grades—but did .you ever 
stop to figure how insignificant 
s the .first,cost.of seed compared 
vith the after cost of labor and 
:he value of resulting crops ? 
575 Burpee’s Emerald Gem Musk Melon 
First introduced by us in 1886 , this has long been recog- 
! nixed as the sweetest of all melons— sec page 63. 
574 Burpee’s Fordhook Musk Melon 
Pronounced equal to Emerald Gem in delicious flavor, the 
melons carry to market as well as Burpee's Netted Gem— 
the famous Rocky Ford Melon— see pages 21 and 63. 
611 Burpee’s “Halbert Honey” Watermelon 
Fully equals the famous Kleckley Sweets in luscious flavor 
and of better form— see page 26, Burpee's Annual for 1911. 
676 Burpee’s Golden Globe Onion 
Earliest and longest keeping of globe-shaped— see page 72. 
707 Burpee’s Mammoth Silver King Onion 
Introduced by us in 1884 (twenty-seven years ago!), this 
is still the largest of all white onions— see page 73. 
1101 Chalk’s Early Jewel Tomato 
The best extra early and the best “all seasons” bright red 
tomato— see pages 23 and 90 of the Burpee Annual. 
1095 Burpee’s Dwarf-Giant Tomato 
By far the largest fruited and best ot all dwarf tomatoes 
—see pages 24 and 25 of Burpee's New Annual for 1911. 
9t f'+o buys any “Four of the Finest” Specialties 
VxlS. nanlec j above ; 50 Cts. buys any Nine, while 
75 Cts. buys any Fourteen varieties; 81.00 buys any 
Twenty of the Thirty-five Vegetables and Flowers 
named in this advertisement—in regular packets postpaid. 
Any Four for 25 Cts. ; All Nine for 50 Cts. 
1536a New Fancy Antirrhinums 
The Burpee Blend for 1911. For illustration and de¬ 
scription see page 119 of Burpee s New Annual .. 
woe African Golden Orange Daisy 
(Dimorphotheca Aurantiaca). Entirely unique in color— 
a most remarkable and truly "sensational” novelty. For 
illustration and description—^ page 126, 
1915 Burbank’s Fireflame Eschscholtzia 
Most gorgeously brilliant—now first introduced by us. 
3860 Variegated Queen Nasturtiums 
Burpee’s Superb Mixture for 1911. For description and 
colored plate painted from nature—see pages 108 and 109, 
3337 Best Giant-Flowered Pansies 
The Burpee Blend for 1911 is the choicest and most 
complete mixture ever offered— see pages 123 and 142. 
New “Cecily” Phlox 
grown and improved at Fordhook Farms— see page 145. 
3479 New Burbank Poppies 
Wondrously varied in color and extra large in size. For 
Luther Burbank’s own description— see page 125. 
3534 New Giant-Flowered Portulaca 
“Parana” A distinct and most attractive novelty 
* nxaisci from South America— see page 119. 
3554 Azure-Fairy Scabiosa of US th?s 
lovely new double Scabious— see page 121. 
Thousands throughout the world who plant these new flowers and choicest vegetables will surely rem^l^ with pleasure for months^ 
the coming season, that 191 I is the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Year of THE BURPEE-BUSINESS IN QUALI I Y-SEEDS . It goes 
without saying that if you are not thoroughly satisfied, you can have your money back any time within the year—tor such is the 
I guarantee that goes with all Seeds purchased of 
W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Burpee Buildings, Philadelphia 
