Hundreds of Acres of Flowers are grown every year for Seed Production on Burpee’s famous Floradale Farms, California 
General List of 
Annual flowers are those which live only one year. They 
grow, bloom, seed and die in one season. They are attractive 
in the garden—some for bedding, some for borders, some for 
rockeries and others for climbing. Many are invaluable for 
cutting. Some are grown only for their foliage effect. .A.11 
are lovely. With proper selection, blooms can be had from 
early summer until frost. 
Annual Flowers 
To make selection easy for you, we have indicated the 
principal purpose of different flowers with these marks: 
O Fine for cutting; [Q Succeeds in dry or sandy soil; 
10 Prefers moist soil; 10 Suitable for rock gardens; 
3 Succeeds in or prefers semi-shade; § Climbing plants. 
AbrOnia Sand verbena (Bl 
1501 Umbellata grandiflora Quick¬ 
growing, trailing, succulent plant for 
baskets, rockery, and especially adapted 
for dry, poor soils and sunny locations. 
Rosy lilac. Verbena-like flowers. 10 in. 
Pkt. 10^; Vi oz. 30^; Vi 50^. 
Abutilon Flowering Maple 
1503 Mixed Large, bell-shaped flowers 
in shades of yellow, salmon, scarlet, and 
crimson; suitable for growing indoors. 
3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 25^; Vi2 oz. 75^. 
Acrocliriium Everlasting 
Semi-double, Daisy-like flowers about 
1 in. across, with strawy petals of silky 
appearance; bright yellow centers. 15 in. 
2833 Mixed White and shades of pink. 
Pkt. 10^; ’4 oz. 25^; Vi oz. 40^. 
2839 Giant Mixture Very large, dou¬ 
ble and semi-double flowers in white, 
chamois, flesh color and rose in mixture. 
Pkt. 15^; Vi oz. $1.00. 
Adlumia Wood Fringe § 
2905 Cirrhosa {Allegheny Vine) 
Pretty, graceful climber with flesh- 
colored blooms which resemble Bleed¬ 
ing Heart; foliage is like Maidenhair 
F'ern. 15 ft. Pkt. 15«‘; Vs oz. 50^. 
Agathea Blue Daisy [g) 
1500 Coelestis Bright sky-blue. Cine¬ 
raria-like flowers, IM in. across, 
througiiout the season. Splendid for 
beds, borders, rockery and pots. 1 ft. 
Pkt. 10«!; Vs oz. 40^. 
Agrostemma, Coeli-Rosa 
Agrostemma 
Rose of Heaven ^ 
1514 Coeli-Rosa Bright, deep rose-pink 
flowers, 1 in. across, on graceful slender 
stems. Fine for beds, borders and 
cutting. 12 to 15 in. tall. 
Pkt. lOtf; Va oz. 25«f; V 2 oz. 40*'. 
Ageratum Floss Flower 
Most popular summer-blooming plants 
with fluffy flowers in dense heads 
throughout the summer and fall. The 
dwarf varieties are desirable for bor¬ 
ders, edgings, rockeries and pots; the 
taller ones are fine for cutting. Does 
well in sun or half-shade in any soil. 
1504 Blue Cap [0 Large, rich blue 
flowers in dense heads completely cover 
the very dwarf, compact, dome-shaped 
plants. Grows 8 in. tall. 
Pkt. 20^; Vis oz. 45^; Vs oz. 80^. 
1507 Blue Perfection [0 Deep ame¬ 
thyst-blue; compact plants. The dark¬ 
est colored of all. 9 in. 
Pkt. 10^; Vs oz. 25^; V4 oz. 40^. 
1502 Blue Ball [0 Compact ball¬ 
shaped plants, 6 to 8 in. tall, with deep, 
dark blue, cushion-like flowers. 
Pkt. 10^; Vs oz. 25^; Vi oz. 40^. 
1508 Imperial Dwarf Blue (0 Com¬ 
pact plants, 7 in. tall, covered with 
lavender-blue flowers. 
Pkt. 10^; Vi oz. 25^i Vi oz. 40^. 
1509 Imperial Dwarf White [0 Pure 
white; 7 in. tall. Combines well with 
the Imperial Dwarf Blue. 
Pkt. 10^; Vs oz. 25c(; Vi oz. 40^. 
Ageratum 
Lasseauxii 
1530 Lasseauxii Well-branched plants, 
18 in. tall, with good open sprays of 
light rosy mauve flowers. 
Pkt. 15«!; Va oz. SO^; Vz oz. $1.00. 
1511 Little Blue Star [0 Light blue 
flowers with a darker blue center; com¬ 
pact plants, 10 in. tall. 
Pkt. 15^; Vi oz. 45?S; 
V4 oz. 75^. 
1505 Tall Blue Bright azure-blue 
flowers in dense clusters. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10«i; Va oz. 30^; Vi oz. 50^. 
1506 Tall White P'ine white. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10«; Vi oz. 30«i; >4 oz. 50*'. 
Alyssum, Carpet of Snow 
Alyssum 
Easily grown, free-flowering plants; 
universally popular for beds, borders, 
edgings, rockery, pots and window- 
boxes. Of quick growth; in bloom all 
during the summer and fall. Pretty 
alone or alternated with blue Lobelia, 
blue Ageratum, or Tagetes signata. 
Alyssum is also valuable for growing 
indoors during the winter. 
1520 Sweet {Marilimum) Of spread¬ 
ing growth, averaging 8 in. in height. 
Pure white, honey-scented flowers com¬ 
pletely cover the plants. Pkt. 10^; 
Vz oz. 20^; oz. 35^; 4 ozs. $1.00. 
1523 Lilac Queen Improved A se¬ 
lected strain with beautiful deep laven¬ 
der-lilac flowers on compact plants, 
about 6 in. tall. Pkt. 10^; 
Va oz. 25;:!; Vz oz. 40^; oz. 75^. 
1524 Little Gem Small white flowers 
completely cover the dwarf compact 
plants, which grow only 4 to 5 in. tall. 
Wonderful for edgings. Pkt. lOji; 
Va oz. 25?!; V 2 oz. 40^; oz. 75^. 
1521 Carpet of Snow Pure white 
flowers so freely produced on Dwarf 
compact plants as to give the impression 
of a white carpet. -A. favorite variety 
for edging. 4 in. tall. Pkt. lOp; 
Vi oz. 30^; Vz oz. 50^; oz. 85^. 
Amaranthus 
Summer Poinsettta 
Attractive foliage plants, 4 to 5 ft. high, 
for backgrounds, for groups on the lawn, 
or for foundation plantings. Showy 
from midsummer until frost. Thrive 
best in a hot, sunny location. 
1529 Molten Fire Rich maroon foli¬ 
age, each branch topped with a head of 
bright, fiery crimson. V'ery showy. 
Pkt. 15?!; Vi oz. 30?!; Va oz. 50^. 
1527 Tricolor Splendens {Joseph’s 
Coal) .A colorful variety with yellow, 
red, and green variegated foliage. 
Pkt. 10?!; V 4 oz. 25?:; V 2 oz. 40r. 
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