Burpee's Famous Seed Farms 
Each lot of seed is tested for vitality in 
the Fordhook Greenhouses 
A corner of the Vegetable Seed Trial 
Grounds at Fordhook 
Fordhook and Floradale are the names of our famous Seed 
Farms. On them, we not only grow hundreds of acres for seed 
production, but we also devote large acreages to breeding and 
experimental work as well as extensive trial grounds. A most 
careful record is kept by our experts from the time the seed 
is sown until the plants mature.With thousands and thousands 
of trials to be properly cared for and noted throughout the 
season, it means an expenditure of thousands of dollars. All 
this to make doubly sure that Burpee customers will receive 
the Highest Quality Seeds for which Burpee has been known 
for more than 60 years. 
Fordhook Farms 
Doylestown, Pa. 
24 miles north o£ Philadelphia 
The Original Burpee Seed Farm 
Famous the world over as the largest and most complete Trial Grounds of 
Vegetables and Flowers. Seeds from every part of the world are tested here, 
but only the best are offered to Burpee Customers. At Fordhook, Burpee’s 
Seeds are proved to be The Best that Grow. 
By testing every variety of Vegetables and Flowers from all foreign coun¬ 
tries and making careful comparisons, and by hybridization and selection, 
we are constantly improving the Quality and also creating New Varieties 
of both Vegetables and Flowers. Burpee’s Fordhook and Burpee’s Floradale 
Farms are the most famous Seed Farms in the entire world. In addition to 
these great experimental stations, we grow enormous acreages of the finest 
Vegetable Seeds in Michigan, Wyoming and Idaho, where the climatic 
conditions are most favorable for growing many varieties. 
Floradale Farms 
Lompoc, Calif. 
Row after row, as far as you can see, are many varieties of 
flowers for seed on Floradale Farms 
60 miles north of Santa Barbara 
The Original Flower Seed Farm of the Famous 
Lompoc Valley 
W. Atlee Burpee established Floradale Farms especially to 
grow Sweet Peas. We later found out that the soil and the 
climate were almost ideal for growing nearly every variety of 
Flower Seeds. At Lompoc we have cold summers and the seed 
develops unusual vitality and strength. We are now growing 
hundreds of acres of flowers for Seed at Floradale. The seed is 
harvested and shipped to Philadelphia by the carload. When 
you order Burpee’s Flower Seeds from our headquarters in 
Philadelphia, you are assured of getting the purest and strong¬ 
est Seeds—the prize-winning Seeds that are grown on 
Burpee’s Floradale and Fordhook Farms. 
You are cordially invited to visit Burpee’s 
Seed Farms and also the Burpee Buildings in 
Philadelphia (see picture of our Buildings 
on page 1). 
At the left: 
Burpee experts 
inspecting a 
field of Sweet 
Peas at Flora- 
dale 
Hundreds of 
acres are 
grown every 
year for seed 
production. 
Many of the 
finest Sweet 
Peas were 
originate d 
by Burpee. 
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Address all correspondence to W. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 
