The Garden Magazine, August, 1923 
353 
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W HAT could be lovelier than dainty and fragrant 
Sweet Peas right in the midst of winter when all 
outdoors is covered with a blanket of snow? Burpee’s 
Early or Winter Flowering Sweet Peas are revelations 
of beauty and have been greatly admired whenever ex¬ 
hibited. You can have your greenhouse full of Sweet 
Peas all winter long by planting in August or September. 
We have prepared a special collection of Winter 
Flowering Sweet Peas for your greenhouse, containing 
one ounce each of the following six varieties: 
Snowstorm Improved —The finest white, of enormous size. 
Enchantress —Bright rose-pink deepening toward margin. 
Glitters —Bright fiery orange with a suffusion of rich 
cerise. An immense flower of graceful form. 
Illumination—Glowing salmon-cerise with a suspicion of 
orange. Beautifully waved and very large. 
Blue Bird—A charming shade of bright blue. 
Fordhook Pink and White —Pink standard 
and white wings, suffused rose. 
Purchased separately this collection would 
cost $4.50. It will be mailed post- ^4 00 
paid to any address for . . . tp*** 
W. At lee Burpee Co' 
Seed Growers Philadelphia 
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| | Among the million of perennial plants which we grow | | 
| | here at Mentor, none surpass in graceful beauty and free | | 
= | flowering habit the dwarf form of Bleeding Heart illustrated 1 1 
| | below. Dicentra eximia, or Formosa, as it is called by some | | 
= | in the trade, is one of the most charming perennials, with its | = 
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1 | This is just one of scores of unusual perennials which we | | 
| | soon shall begin to dig and get ready for fall planting. A i | 
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Mentor 
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Cherry Hill Strain 
Again Proves Its Intrinsic Value 
Just think of THOUSANDS of the MOST 
MAGNIFICENT PEONY BLOOMS being 
carried across nearly half the continent. 
Then think that THESE BLOSSOMS HAD 
SUCH OUTSTANDING STAMINA AND 
QUALITY that the JUDGES GAVE US THE 
FOLLOWING AWARDS AT WHAT WAS, 
WITHOUT DOUBT, THE GREATEST 
PEONY EXHIBIT EVER MADE. 
Class 1.—Second Prize, $35.00 
collection of blooms of not more than one hundred named 
varieties, double, one bloom of each. 
Class 5.—First Prize, $15.00 
BEST TWENTY BLOOMS, double named, dark pink, 
one variety. 
Class 36.—First Prize, Silver Cup and $50.00 
for largest and best collection of named varieties, not 
more than three to a vase. 
Class 37.—First Prize, Silver Cup 
for BEST COLLECTION of DOUBLE NAMED PEON¬ 
IES, one each, RATING AT 8.5 AND OVER, QUALITY 
and QUANTITY to count. 
Class 39.—First Prize, $100.00 
LARGEST and BEST DISPLAY of SINGLE and JAP¬ 
ANESE PEONIES, named varieties, raised by the exhibi¬ 
tor or not (ALL GROWN at CHERRY HILL NURSER¬ 
IES.) 
PLEASE REMEMBER we have been nearly HALF 
a CENTURY in growing and perfecting this QUEEN of 
FLOWERS, and during that time have SEARCHED the 
ENTIRE WORLD in order that OUR COLLECTION 
MIGHT EMBRACE the RAREST and BEST PEONIES 
IN EXISTENCE. 
CHERRY HILL NURSERIES 
( T. C. Thurlow’s Sons, Inc.) 
