Special Wholesale Prices 
Burpee^s Quality Seeds 
For Market Gardeners and Florists 
Burpee’s Quality Seeds are grown from specially selected stocks for the best retail, florist 
and market gardener trade. Your success with Burpee’s Seeds is traceable directly to the 
work carried on at the Burpee Seed Farms in Pennsylvania and California. Through careful 
testing we are able to supply you with seeds of known quality . . . seeds that can honestly 
be guaranteed to grow . . . seeds that will give you the greatest returns from your invest¬ 
ment and labor. The vast amount of experimental work required to still further improve 
existing varieties and develop new ones of outstanding merit goes on at the Burpee Seed 
Farms year in and year out, so that Burpee customers may have The Best Seeds that Grow 
at very moderate wholesale prices. They appreciate their Better Quality and Lower Cost. 
Burpee’s World-Famous Flowers and Vegetables 
Pages could be written of our experiments and breeding programs in which we are always 
engaged on our Floradale and Fordhook Farms. This is to ^ive you the Best, the most 
improved stocks it is possible to produce. It is a satisfaction to know that our many years 
of research, experimenting, and actual tests are bringing such wonderful flowers and vege¬ 
tables to our customers. It may be of interest to you to know that many of today’s most 
popular varieties were Burpee introductions. Below, we mention a few; many more could 
be named, but space does not permit: 
Bush Bean, Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod . . Introduced by Burpee, 1894 
Sweet Corn, Burpee’s Golden Bantam.Introduced by Burpee, 1902 
Pea, Burpee’s Blue Bantam.Introduced by Burpee, 1912 
Radish, Burpee’s Rapid Red.Introduced by Burpee, 1906 
Lima Bean, Burpee’s Bush.Introduced by Burpee, 1890 
Lima Bean, Burpee’s Improved Bush.Introduced by Burpee, 1907 
Lima Bean, Burpee’s Fordhook Bush.Introduced by Burpee, 1907 
Lima Bean, Burpee’s Giant Podded Pole . Introduced by Burpee, 1900 
Lettuce, Burpee’s Wayahead.Introduced by Burpee, 1907 
Last year, Burpee’s Globe Tomato was the Winner of the All-America Vegetable Award of 
Merit. This year our Collarette Marigold, *‘Crown of Gold” is the All-America Gold 
Medal Winner for the Best New Flower for 1937, There are many other New Prize 
Winning Vegetables and Flowers in this Catalog. Try them, they are sure to please you. 
SorviCG New Burpee Buildings are especially equipped to properly and 
^ quickly fill your orders, most of which are shipped within six hours 
from the time they are received. If you have not depended upon Burpee for your annual 
supply of seeds, do so this year; a trial order will be appreciated. 
Order Early Although we greatly in- 
^ creased our plantings 
last summer, some seed crops are short; 
these include many varieties of Bush 
Beans, particularly Wax-Pods; Fordhook 
Bush Lima Bean; some varieties of Cabbage 
and other Vegetables. We suggest you 
cover on your requirements of all seeds as 
soon as possible. 
The Burpee Guarantee 
We guarantee the safe arrival of your 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 the year if you are 
not satisfied with results. Even with the highest 
quality Seeds and Bulbs, success in gardening de¬ 
pends largely upon cultivation, soil, and weather 
conditions. Therefore, in no case shall W. Atlee 
Burpee Co. be liable for more than the amount 
actually paid us for Seeds and Bulbs. 
We Send You this Wholesale Catalog (Burpee’s Blue List) in the hope that we may 
receive your order this year. We believe we are equipped to render 
the market gardener and florist a very real service. It is our purpose to serve you so well, 
and at so low a cost, that you will never again sow any other seeds except Burpee’s. 
W. Atlee Burpee Co. Seed Growers 
Burpee Buildings, Hunting Park Ave. at 18th St., Philadelphia 
Telephone—Sagamore 8800 Cable Address—“Burpee” Philadelphia 
✓CO. 
Vice President and Treasurer President 
Copyright, 1937, W. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Printed in U. S. A. 
