HOUSE AND GARDEN 
THE “HEADQUARTERS” for 
Sweet Peas 
Now Offer for 1913 
Collections of Spencers 
that can not be equaled elsewhere! Such values would 
not be possible even with us, had we not increased our 
acreage in the Beautiful Lompoc (“Little Hills”) Val¬ 
ley, California. Here under the direct personal care of 
the Resident Manager at our Floradale Farm —“The 
Home of Flowers ” — we had the past season one hun¬ 
dred and fifty acres of Sweet Peas alone! We hold 
today the largest stocks of Re-Selected Spencers in 
the world. 
Six “Superb Spencers” 
T7 of C4-C we w ' 1 * mail one fifteen-cent paek- 
r or £iD Via. e t each of Elfrida Pearson, the 
unique new light pink of huge size shown on colored 
plate, — Thomas Stevenson, the intense flaming orange, 
—Irish Belle, rich lilac flushed with pink,—also one 
regular ten-cent packet each of King Edward Spencer, 
intense, glossy, carmine-scarlet, — Mrs. Hugh Dickson. 
rich pinkish apricot on cream, — also one large packet 
(80 to 90 seeds) of The New Burpee-Blend of Sur¬ 
passingly Superb Spencers for 1913, which is absolute¬ 
ly unequaled. With each collection we enclose our 
Leaflet on culture. 
(C? - At regular prices for 1913 these would cost 75 
cts., but all six packets will be mailed for 25 cts. 
Six “Superfine Spencers” 
17 ef Cfo we will mail one regular ten-cent 
f Of LtO packet each of America Spencer, 
brightly striped carmine-red on white, — Constance Oli¬ 
ver, rich rose-pink on cream,— Ethel Roosevelt, soft 
primrose flaked with blush-crimson, — Florence Night¬ 
ingale, the largest and best lavender,— George Her¬ 
bert, bright rose-carmine, and Burpee’s White Spen¬ 
cer, the best giant white. With each collection we en¬ 
close Leaflet on culture. 
(C? These are all of the choicest seed grown by our¬ 
selves at Floradale, —the “Home of Sweet Peas.” 
Six “Standard Spencers” 
17 or pig we will mail one regular ten-cent 
* O' v^LJs. packet each of Re-Selected Count¬ 
ess Spencer, the favorite soft rose-pink,— Burpee’s 
Dainty Spencer, beautiful picotee-edged pink on white, 
-—Gladys Burt, new bright cream-pink,— Burpee's 
Othello Spencer, rich, deep maroon,— Burpee’s 
Queen Victoria Spencer, primrose, slightly flushed 
with rose,—W. T. Hutchins, apricot, overlaid with 
blush-pink. These six packets purchased separately 
would cost 60 cts.. but all will be mailed (with Leaflet 
on culture) to any American address upon receipt of 
25 cts. 
r nr ff) we will mail any two of above col- 
1 lections and give in addition without 
cost a regular fifteeh-cent packet of our lovely novelty 
for 1913, Charm, shown on colored plate in The 
Burpee Annual. 
C- r Of) we will mail all three collections as 
l Vi tt.vv offered above and also one hfteen- 
cent packet each of the lovely new Charm, the irides¬ 
cent Vermilion Brilliant, the new Duplex Spencer 
and the orange Earl Spencer. These are all packed 
in a pasteboard box together with our Leaflet on culture. 
C? This is the greatest offer yet made and could not 
be duplicated anywhere else in the world,— Twenty- 
two Tested Spencers of Finest Floradale Stocks for 
a Dollar! 
Burpee’s “Seeds That Grow” 
are supplied each season direct to many more planters 
than are the seeds of any other brand. Burpee’s 
Seeds are known the world over as the best it is pos¬ 
sible to produce, and are acknowledged the American 
Standard of Excellence. 
THE BURPEE ANNUAL FOR 1913 
A bright new book of 180 pages, it pictures by 
pen and pencil all that is Best in seeds and tells 
the plain truth. While embellished with colored 
covers and plates painted from nature it is a safe 
guide, entirely free from exaggeration. Shall we 
send you a copy? If so, write TODAY. A postal 
card will do—and you will not be annoyed by any 
“follow-up” letters. 
W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 
Largest Mail-Order Seed House 
Burpee Buildings PHILADELPHIA 
they are- -ready-hand. Then, 
taking, a plant in-the right hahtt, make 'a 
hole with the left forQfingeiv into which 
lower the roots and about half the stem. 
Do not crowd them but press the earth 
firmly down and against each plant, using 
the dhurpbs-arth 'fbrefinghrs '$5 that it may 
be,made to, stand-up- straight and cannot 
readilyabe jiuliquhout. : 'Fifty jto a‘hundred 
plants may-.beiputin.an--.ordinary flat,, but 
the'iofmer iuimhef -gives hnore-roomyand 
coi^iqiieiitly;beffer'plants Tor the garden. 
-’WfeF-trahs.plaiiTi'ng, 'water, if possible, 
by s^£kriga.ti.on,_as beJoreU "For the-ndxt 
few l^^;#iade r the flats with newspapers 
from^gggtTjniddaw sunshine/ afterAvhich 
they Ip l llclT £iave^alh'~the light ^possible. 
Give in the way of water¬ 
ing, v^p^t 4 biai>an(j. temper^ituye as they 
receive'^^a^bie'. --1 ::— 
To put The plants outdoors provide an 
on 1 inaryjbQjfiframq, with glass sash. They 
may be djput rinto the coldframe directly 
after transplanting, but it is better, if pos¬ 
sible, t(£- : keep i n the house, or in a mild 
hotbed/ for a few days, to give them a 
quick start. The treatment of the plants 
in the frame continues about the same as 
that already given, except that more water 
and more air are needed as they get 
stronger, and the days warmer. 
The early plants, sown from February 
first to March first, will be ready to go 
outside about March fifteenth to April 
fifteenth. When these are removed to 
the garden, it will leave room for the ten¬ 
der vegetables, which are handled in the 
same way, except that, for the best re¬ 
sults, they will require two transplantings, 
the second, if possible, into-pots. They 
should also be given a lighter soil (more 
rotted manure or leaf mold in it) than that 
in which the early plants will thrive. They 
should also, of course, be given a higher 
temperature — fifty-five degrees to sixty 
degrees at night, if possible. Do not set 
them out in the frames until there is no 
danger of their being frosted by a sudden 
cold snap. 
Hardening oft" the plants is of the great¬ 
est importance to prevent a setback after 
transplanting to the garden. This is ac¬ 
complished by giving more and more ven¬ 
tilation and finally leaving the sash off at 
night as well as in the daytime. 
All of the early things will stand a light 
freeze, if they receive proper treatment 
the following morning. This is to keep 
them shaded from the sun, and drench 
them with ice-cold water, so they will • 
thaw out gradually. 
Poor seed (not absolutely bad seed,! 
mind) may easily make a difference of 
from twenty to eight per cent, in your gar- > 
den crops. So you can readily see that, ! 
if you have spent time and money on sup-' 
plying every other factor for a hundred : 
per cent, garden, poor seed will be a pretty • 
expensive luxury. The best seed is the | 
cheapest, no matter what it costs. You 
have, for the most part, got to trust to 
the personal honesty of your seedsman. • 
Therefore, use care in selecting him. The 
best seed houses test every lot of seeds 
February, 1913 
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Trees, Vines and Plants 
and Ornamental Trees, 
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IMw 
73 years of leadership, based on 
absolute integrity. A world-wide 
patronage. Every specimen is true 
to species, is well rooted and 
sturdily developed, and is packed 
and shipped with utmost care. 
Both large and small orders receive 
close attention, and our reputation as¬ 
sures your satisfaction. Goods safely 
delivered in all parts of the world. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY 
Mount Hope Nurseries 
Box B 20, Rochester, N. Y. 
AH INVALUABLE FREE BOOK 
AATq 
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our 73rd Annual 
Catalogue. It is a 
standard guide in 
all matters per - 
taining to lawn 
and gat den dec¬ 
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FREE. Just 
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