To Our Friends and Customers 
^- years ago the Burpee Seed business started on little Church Street 
^ in Philadelphia. In a few years, as gardeners in all parts of the world learned 
that Burpee’s Seeds Grow and are the Best I'hat Grow, our business started to grow. 
It has continued to increa.se year after year so that, thanks to you and other gar¬ 
deners, we are, today, the largest direct-by-rnail Seed House in the world. \’our 
confidence in us is our most valued possession. We will do exerything possible to 
merit your continued patronage. 
Burpee’s Contributions to 
Horticulture 
It is a pleasure to know that our painstaking efforts to 
create new and better xarieties are crowned with such 
success that the name of Burpee has become inseparably 
linked with the best and latest in both flowers and 
vegetables. 
Some of the most famous vegetables in the world, such as Golden 
Bantam Sweet Corn, Burpee’s Stringless Green-Pod Bush Bean, 
Fordhook Bush Lima Bean, were first introduced by Burpee and 
have enriched the gardens of .‘\merica. 
In recent years Double Nasturtiums and Marigolds with odorless 
foliage have added to the fame of Burpee’s Seeds. Last year, the 
horticultural world was startled by’ the introduction of our new 
Collarette Marigold, “Crown of Gold,’’ the first Marigold in cultiva¬ 
tion with odorless foliage. It was the All-America Gold Medal 
Winner. 
This year we offer many new flowers—new Marigolds with odorless 
foliage, new Carnation-flowered Marigolds, new French Marigold 
Flaming Fire, new Early Sunshine Marigold. Our new Salmon 
Supreme Petunia is the only bedding Petunia of a salmon color and 
the Winner of the Highest Award in the .*\11-America Selections for 
1938. Our new Orange Fantasy Calendula is outstanding for form 
and color; the Winner of the Highest Award of Merit for Calendulas 
in the .-\ll-.\merica Selections for 1938. » 
In our Experimental Gardens we liave created many wonderful 
new varieties; all are marvelous, startling transformations of the 
old favorite v’egetables and flowers. It is our purpose to continue 
our leadership in the introduction of new and better varieties so 
that you will have the newest and best in your garden. 
A Gift to Every Customer 
With every order this winter and spring we are sending, 
free, a packet of rare flower seeds that are easy to grow— 
a surprise flower which you will enjoy having in your garden. 
Market Gardeners and Florists 
Commercial growers sliould send for a copy of Burpee’s Blue List, 
our Wholesale Catalog. It is sent only to Market Gardeners, 
Truckers and Florists who plant for profit and use seeds in large 
quantities. Burpee’s Blue List will be mailed to you free if you 
are a Market Grower or Florist. 
Low Prices for the 
Highest Quality Seeds 
Burpee’s Seeds are of the Highest Quality. 
They have a reputation for unsurpassed 
excellence. The fact that more planters 
order direct from us, year after y’ear, than 
from any' other seed hou.se shows that they' 
want the Best. Burpee’s High Quality 
Guaranteed Seeds are worth more than ordi¬ 
nary seeds but cost no more. Prices are as 
low as good seeds can be sold; in fact, you 
cannot buy better seeds than Burpee’s at 
any price. 
Everything Delivered 
Prepaid 
Immediate Shipment 
Everything offered in this Catalog — seeds, 
bulbs, roots — will be delivered Prepaid at the 
prices quoted; there is nothing else to pay. 
Our unsurpa.ssed facilities enable us to fill 
your orders promptly and efficiently; many 
orders are shipped within three hours from 
the time they are received, and nearly every 
order is shipped the same day it reaches us. 
All Goods are Sold 
under the 
Burpee Guarantee 
We guarantee the safe arrival of the goods 
you 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 a year if y'ou 
are not satisfied with results. Even with the 
highest quality Seeds and Bulbs, success in 
gardening depends largely upon cultivation, 
soil and weather conditions. Therefore, in 
no case shall W. .A.tlee Burpee Co. be liable 
for more than the amount actually paid us 
for Seeds and Bulbs. 
W. Atlee Burpee Co., Seed Growers 
Burpee Buildings, Hunting Park Ave. at 18 th St., Philadelphia, U. S. A. 
President 
Cable /4</</rc3s—“Burpee” Philadelphia 
Copyright. 1937, W. Atlee Burpee Co.. Philadelphia, Pa. 
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