A partial view of the Burpee Headquarters in Philadelphia at Hunting Park Avenue and 18th Street 
Quick Service 
These modern buildings are 
especially equipped to prop¬ 
erly and quickly fill your 
orders, most of which are 
shipped within six hours from the time they are 
received. These new Burpee Buildings, into which we 
moved a year ago, were made necessary by the tre¬ 
mendous increase in the number of Burpee Customers. 
If you have not used Burpee's Seeds, do so this year; 
an order, no matter how small, will be appreciated. 
The Largest Mail Order 
Seed House in the World 
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Quality Seeds 
Burpee’s Seeds and Bulbs are 
of the Highest Quality and 
have a world-wide reputation 
for unsurpassed excellence. 
They are backed by 61 years’ experience in breeding and 
growing, produced with the utmost care, and thoroughly 
tested to assure Burpee customers of planting “The Best 
That Grow.” They are Guaranteed to give satisfactory 
results or your money will be refunded. Read the 
Burpee Guarantee below. 
New Low Prices 
We are pleased to announce Lower Prices for 1937 on 
many varieties of Flower and Vegetable Seeds. Not 
one variety has been advanced and many prices are 
lower than they have ever been in 61 years. 
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Free Delivery 
Everything offered in this Catalog—every flower and 
vegetable, potatoes, onion sets, lawn grass seed, flower¬ 
ing bulbs, and every other item offered in this Cata¬ 
log—will be delivered Prepaid at the prices quoted. 
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Burpee’s Prize Winning Flowers and Vegetables 
Pages could be written of our experiments and breeding programs in which we are always engaged on our Floradale 
and Fordhook Farms. This is to give you the Best, the most improved stocks it is possible to produce. It is 
a satisfaction to know that our many years of research, experimenting, and actual tests are bringing such wonder¬ 
ful new flowers and vegetables to our customers. 
This year our Collarette Marigold, “Crown of Gold" ( see front cover), is the All-America Gold Medal 
Winner for the Best New Flower for 1937; see back cover for Burpee's Globe Tomato, Winner of the 
All-America Vegetable Award of Merit. There are many other New Prize Winning Vegetables and Flowers in 
this Catalog. Try them, they are sure to please you. The remarkable results of our past work make us more 
zealous in continuing our leadership in the creation of new and better varieties. 
A Gift to Every Customer 
We have grown large quantities of several “unusual” or 
“rare” varieties of flowers that deserve to be better 
known. To encourage interest in them, and as an 
expression of good will, we will include, as a surprise 
gift with every order, a packet (our selection) of one of 
these lovely, easy-to-grow, unusual flowers. 
Market Gardeners and Florists 
Write for a copy of Burpee’s Blue List, our wholesale 
catalog for commercial growers. This wholesale catalog 
will offer you special prices on seeds in large quantities. 
Burpee’s Blue List will be mailed only to Market 
Gardeners and Florists. 
The Burpee Guarantee 
We guarantee the safe arrival of your order and the 
vitality and purity of Burpee's Seeds and Bulbs to the 
full amount of the purchase price. You can have your 
money back any time within the year if you are not 
satisfied with results. Even with the highest quality 
Seeds and Bulbs, success in gardening depends largely 
upon cultivation, soil, and weather conditions. There¬ 
fore, in no case shall W. Atiee Burpee Co. be liable for 
more than the amount actually paid us for Seeds and 
Bulbs. 
Order Early 
Some seed crops are short this 
year. At the low prices offered in 
this Catalog, it will pay you to Order Early. 
W. Atiee Burpee Co., Seed Growers 
Burpee Buildings, Philadelphia, U. S. A. 
Vice President and Treasurer President 
Telephone —Sagamore 8800 Cable Address—** Burpee** Philadelphia 
Copyright, 1936, W. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 
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