Burpee’s Flowers 
Everyone loves flowers and in these war times 
> there is great need for the cultivation 
of beautiful flowers that contribute 
so much cheer and pleasure to the 
Five of the Finest 
American Asters 
For 25c. vve will mail one regular 10-cent 
Five collec 
tions f o ] 
Burpee^s Dollar Box of Annuals 
We have prepared a collection of eighteen splendid Annual Flowers that 
cover a long season of bloom, a wide range of colors and are easily grown. 
This Collection, together with our Vest Pocket Guide d* 1 
on the Culture of Flowers will be mailed to your door for ^ • vvl 
CALENDULA or SCOTCH MARIGOLD, Orange King. 
CELOSIA PLUMOSA MAGNIFICENT; Chinese Woolflower. 
CORNFLOWER, Centaurea Cyanus Mixed. 
CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS, Finest Mixed. 
COSMOS, LADY LENOX, a lovely shell-pink color. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA MIXED, a beautiful range of vivid colors. 
GYPSOPHILA ELEGANS, (Babys Breath.) 
LARKSPUR, Double Dwarf Rocket finest mixture of colors. 
Burpee’s GORGEOUS MIXTURE of Tom Thumb Nasturtiums. 
MARIGOLD, ORANGE BALL DOUBLE; Rich Orange Color. 
MARVEL-of-PERU, (Four O’CIock) Brilliant Flowers Mixed. 
FORDHOOK PHLOX, mixture of distinct brilliant colors. 
; POPPIES, Burpee’s Fairy Blush, white tipped with rosy cream. 
^ PORTULACA, PARANA, New Giant-Flowered from South America. 
SUNFLOWERS, Largest Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. 
NEW RED SUNFLOWER, a novelty of great merit. 
Burpee’s Re-Selected Strain GIANT MAMMOTH ZINNIAS. 
^ Burpee’s Fordhook Strain of CURLED and CRESTED ZINNIAS. 
Burpee’s Annual for 1918 
The Leading American Seed Catalog 
has been enlarged and improved and is of the greatest 
help to all who intend planting a garden; it contains new 
and reliable information about the**Best Seeds that Grow.” 
216 pages with 103 colored illustrations of the latest novel¬ 
ties and hundreds of illustrations of every variety of 
Vegetables and Flowers. It is mailed free upon request. 
A post card will do. Write for your copy today, and 
please mention The Rural New-Yorker. 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO. 
SEED GROWERS Philadelohia 
