Annuals 
Rose Moss —PortulclCa —Sun Plant (SIU 
Unsurpassed in brilliance. Suitable for borders, edgings, beds, or ground cover for 
other plants. Blooms early and continuously until frost. Seeds of our double 
varieties are saved from the finest double flowers, which, as you know, will produce 
some singles. 3 in. tall. 
Special Collection Offers 
Three Bright Double 
Portulacas 
Red, Yellow, and White. 
7805 One Pkt. each , 
(value 45*) for 
7804 Vi 6 Oz. each 
(value $1.35) for 
Double Rose-Flowered 
2653 Yellow Lovely large blooms of 
a soft rich orange-yellow. 
2655 Red These large scarlet-red 
blooms give a very striking effect. 
2657 White Large, pure white flowers 
with bright yellow stamens. 
Any of the above: 
Pkt. 15*; Vie oz. 45*; Vs oz. 75*; 
Vi oz. $1.25. 
Phacelia campanularia 
Phacelia 
2647 Ciliata Will bloom within ten weeks from 
sowing of seed and which, if cut back, will flower 
profusely a second time. 1 ft. plants bear sweet 
scented flowers of a clear lavender-blue. 
Pkt. 10* ; Vi oz. 40 *; Vz oz. 70?. 
2578 Campanularia (California Blue 
Bells) Gentian-blue with contrasting 
white anthers. In bloom a long 
time. 9 in. Pkt. 10* ; Vi oz. 30 ?. 
Pentstemon 
Bearded Tongue 
2525 Giant Floradale Seems to 
do best in sections where the 
summers are moderately cool. 
Produces large, long flower- 
spikes closely set with elegant 
Foxglove-like blooms; for beds 
and pot culture. Brilliant colors, 
many of which are beautifully 
edged with a fine contrasting 
color. 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 15^£; 
Vi oz. 75?; Vi oz. $1.25. 
Rainbow Corn 
1928 Quadricolor (Zea Japonica) 
A tall plant, growing 5 to 6 ft. in 
height, clothed in broad, long 
leaves superbly striped with yel¬ 
low, red, rose, white, and bronze. 
Excellent for hedges and back¬ 
ground planting. There are so 
few ornamental plants that are 
really suitable for a hedge or 
background that Rainbow Corn 
will be welcomed everywhere. 
Also very attractive in isolated 
groups. Pkt. 10*; oz. 25*; 
4 ozs. 75?. 
2659 Double, Mixed A charming and colorful mix¬ 
ture. Pkt. 10?; Vs oz. 50*; Vi oz. 85*; Vz oz. $1.50. 
2652 Single, Mixed Large, single blooms. A 
complete mixture of orange, red, white, buff and 
other shades. Pkt. 10?; V4oz. 25*; V 2 OZ. 4 O?; 
oz. 70*. 
2662 Giant-Flowered Parana Very large, 
single, bright tyrian-rose flowers. A very 
distinctive color. Pkt. 10*; Vi oz. 35?; 
V 4 OZ. 6 O? ; Vi oz. $1.00. 
Polygonum 
2645 Ruby Gem Blooms during 
the summer and fall. Elegant 
large clusters of ruby-red blooms 
arranged in fine long flower-spikes. 
2K ft. Pkt. 15*!; Vi oz. 50*!; 
Vi oz. 85*!. 
Rudbeckia 
Black-Eyed Susan 
2674 Bicolor superba Bright 
yellow flowers having a brown 
central disc. Blooms all summer; 
very fine as cut-flowers. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10*!; Vi oz. 30*!; V 2 oz. 50*!. 
2675 My Joy A new variety 
with orange-yellow petals sur¬ 
rounding a small narrow cone. 
Some of the flowers measure 
over 5 in. in diameter. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 20*!; Vi oz. 50*!; Vi oz. 85*!. 
Perennial varieties, see page 66 
See pages 138—139 and read about 
Burpee’s Farms where the finest 
flower seeds are grown and tested. 
These two colors are 
very attractive when grozvn together 
Ricinus— Castor Oil Bean 
Showy ornamental plants doing 
well in a warm sunny location. 
Of considerable height and 
tropical appearance. 
2670 Red Spire Large 
leaves of a purplish color 
when young, but chang¬ 
ing to a bronzy green 
when older. The stems, stalks, 
and veins are rich red. The 
seed spikes and seed-pods are 
a brilliant rosy crimson. 
3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 10*!; oz. 40*!; 
4 ozs. $1.20. 
2671 Zanzibarensis Of enor¬ 
mous growth, 12 to 14 ft. high. 
Rich green leaves, 2 ft. across. 
Pkt. 10?; oz. 25*!; 4 ozs. 75*. 
2669 Mixed A wide range of 
varieties with beautiful large 
leaves in green, red, and 
bronze. Pkt. 10*!; oz. 20*; 
4 ozs. 60*. 
Ricinus—Castor Oil Bean 
W. Atlee Burpee Co., Seed Growers, Philadelphia, Pa. 
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