7 he Burpee SEED FARMS 
Fordhook Farms 
Doylestown, Pennsylvania 
Floradale Farms 
Lompoc, California 
Floradale is called “The California home of flowers. 
Acres upon acres of brilliant flowers] are spreadJout 
like a great Turkish rug. In addition to Burpee s 
Sweet Peas, which are a great specialty on Floradale, 
we grow here every year a large acreage of Giant 
Petunias, Larkspur, Candytuft, Verbenas, ^Cali¬ 
fornia Poppies, Marigolds, Calendula, Floradale 
Daisy, Geranium, Golden African Daisy, and many 
others. If you are interested in what is new in 
flowers, Floradale will have a great attraction for 
you. You will find here the latest developments 
achieved by plant breeders all over the world, and 
you will also find new flowers from all corners of the 
world. The deep rich alluvial soil produces plump, 
full of vitality seeds, and the generous night dews 
during most of the growing season have no less in¬ 
fluence upon the quality and germinating power of 
the seeds we grow on Floradale. 
Floradale Farms are about 8 miles inland from the 
Pacific Ocean and 2 miles from Lompoc, a thriving 
little town located about 30 miles north of Santa 
Barbara. When you visit California, be sure to stop 
off at Floradale Farms. 
A bove is a 
scene on Bur¬ 
pee’s Ford- 
hook Farms 
showing a field 
of Bedding Pe¬ 
tunias growing 
on the hillside. 
We believe that our 
line of Petunias is the 
most complete and 
the finest that can be 
found anywhere. 
Fordhook is famous as the largest and most complete trial 
grounds in the world. Every year many thousands of com¬ 
parative tests are made to insure Burpee customers of 
getting the best seeds that grow. Fordhook Farms are well 
equipped with the latest and most up-to-date machinery for 
seed growing. A large acreage of Burpee’s Fordhook Farms 
is devoted every year to growing our special strain of Ford¬ 
hook Vegetable and Fordhook Flower Seeds. Among the 
flowers most prominent are Poppies, Scarlet Sage, Snap¬ 
dragons, and many others. Many new outstanding Vege¬ 
tables and Flowers originated on Burpee’s Fordhook Farms, 
and year after year thousands of selections and crosses are 
made here for the purpose of still further improving existing 
varieties and creating new and better varieties. Fordhook 
Farms are located within an hour’s drive from Philadelphia. 
They are 24 miles directly north of Philadelphia, adjoining 
highway Route 611 leading from Philadelphia to Doyles¬ 
town and Easton, and thence into the Poconos. You 
are cordially invited to visit Fordhook. 
The picture to the left 
shows annual flower seed s 
growing on Burpee’s 
Floradale Farms —the 
California Home of 
Flowers. 
Below is a section 
of the Fordhook 
Trial Grounds, 
where every lot 
of seed sold by 
Burpee is care¬ 
fully tested for 
quality. 
We hope you will call and inspect our Farms this year 
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