Burgess’ Annual Poppies 
AMERICAN LEGION. A dazzling orange-scarlet of enormous 
size, borne on long, stout stems. Pkt., 8c; oz., 25c. 
DOUBLE CARNATION-FLOWERED. Splendid double fringed 
flowers; mixed colors. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c. 
DOUBLE FEATHER BALL (Japanese Chrysanthemum-Flowered). 
Mammoth globe-shaped, elegantly fringed flowers. Mixed colors. 
Pkt., 10c; ^ oz., 30c. 
DOUBLE PEONY-FLOWERED. Large, showy, double globular flowers, resembling 
a double Peony; mixed colors. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c. 
SHIRLEY SINGLE, Beautiful satiny flowers of various shades of pink, rose, 
apricot, salmon, terra-cotta, etc., many shaded and edged with other colors. 
Hardly any two' flowers exactly alike. Pkt., 8c; oz., 25c. 
SHIRLEY DOUBLE. Double and semi-double flowers in many attractive colors, 
and new and varied color combinations. One of the most showy of all Poppies. 
Pkt., lOc; 1/4 oz., 25c. 
Double Feather Ball Poppy 
Giant Yellow Tulip Poppy 
(Hunnemannia Fumariaefolia). A truly wonderful variety 
of California Poppy w^hich forms a nice bush, about 2 ^ feet 
tall, bearing large, rich yellow, satiny blooms. This is the best Poppy 
for cut flowers, keeping in perfect condition in water for several days. 
Although this is a perennial variety, it is treated as an annual, and 
begins blooming in a few weeks from sown s.eed and continues to blossom 
all summer and fall, Pkt., 10c; ^ oz., 25c. 
TC (Castor Oil Plant), Giant Zanzibar. From seed of this 
*^*^**"'^‘^ variety, sown in the open ground in May, the plants are in 
full foliage early in July. They attain a height of 12 to 14 feet and form a 
-perfect-pyramid of-foliage and brilliant colored fruit, presenting a beautiful 
tropical appearance." Enormous leaves, 2 to 4 feet across, and highly colored 
light and dark green, coppery-bronze and dark green with reddish ribs. Pkt., 
lOc; oz., 25c; i/4 lb., 70c, postpaid. 
Rhodanthe 
A WTI-ll? A variety of Everlasting or Straw Flower 
1 llXIj with a wealth of red, white and pink blossoms 
on graceful, slender stems. Its graceful habit makes it a particularly val¬ 
uable addition to winter bouquets. Succeeds in a light rich soil and a 
warm sheltered situation; all so valuable for pot culture, Pkt., lOc; 
1/4 oz., 25c. 
SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly or Fringe Flower) 
One of the daintiest flowers imaginable ; especially fine for bordering 
beds of taller flowers, and as pot plants for the house in late winter and 
early spring. Seed sown in the spring will produce plants that will come 
into bloom in a few weeks, and with such loads of charming blooms as to 
completely obscure the delicate fern-like foliage. If wanted for house 
plants for winter blooming, sow in the autumn. The plants will quickly 
grow into compact, rounded bushes, about 2 feet tall. The butterfly-like 
flowers range in color from pure white through shades of cream and pink 
to crimson and mauve, many beautifully marked, Pkt., lOc; i/4 oz., 25c. 
SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN 
(Euphorbia Variegata). One of the finest foliage plants for outdoor 
planting. Foliage attractively veined and margined with white. 2 feet. 
Excellent for beds and borders. Pkt., lOc; i/4 oz., 25c. 
New Giant Shasta Scabiosa 
SCABIOSA 
(Mourning Bride or Pin Cushion 
Flower). A popular plant; grows about 
2^2 feet high, producing beautiful flow¬ 
ers of exquisite shades of pink, rose, 
cherry red, fiery scarlet, white, yellow, 
amethyst, lavender, light blue, dark blue and 
purple, the soft shades predominating. Begin 
blooming early in July, and when given plenty 
of room and the seed vessels are kept regularly 
picked off, will continue blossoming through the 
„ xt. «« * • whole summer. Long stems; blossoms keep well 
Snow on the Mountain jjj ^vater. A fine plant for the flower bed; its 
floral flavors attract all the most beautiful types of butterflies to the neighborhood. Choice 
mixture of colors. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 25c. 
New Giant Shasta. A pure white Scabiosa of enormous size, the flowers measuring three 
and a half inches across, with extremely long stems. Pkt., lOc; i/4 oz., 30c. 
New Giant Peach Blossom. “Highly commended’’ by the Royal Horticultural Society of 
Great Britain. A beautiful shade of peach blossom pink, large size and long stems. An 
excellent cut flower. Pkt., lOc; i/4 oz., 30c. 
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