Five of the Finest 
Fordhook Vegetables 
|7_„ oe rpn i. c we will mail one packet each of the following 
ror C riLa famous Fordhook Vegetables, which are un¬ 
equalled in their class. No other small collection would quite so 
completely fill the requirements of the average garden. These are 
tested and proved Burpee Specialties that have given the utmost 
satisfaction wherever used. 
Burpee’s Golden Bantam Sweet Corn— 
The Corn of Gold ; the earliest and best first- 
early corn in existence. First named and 
introduced exclusively by us and lias now 
become the most popular of all extra- 
earlies. It is the richest in flavor. Tlie 
ears are from five to seven inches in length, 
what it lacks in size is fully made up 
productiveness and quality. The stalks 
be grown closely together in rows and 
good soil will produce two and three 
ears to a stalk. 
Burpee’s Earliest Black-Red Ball Beet— 
C Remarkable for its regular form, deeply col- 
\ored flesh and fine sweet flavor. The up¬ 
right leaves are of a rich purplish color. 
The globe-shaped roots develop quickly; 
smooth and free from any woody fibre. 
Both skin and flesh are of an unusually 
deep rich red; this intensity of color is re¬ 
tained when cooked. 
Burpee’s Earliest Wayahead Lettuce— 
The name “Wayahead” was suggested by 
one of our customers as aptly descriptive of 
its superiority over all other early-heading 
varieties. One of the surest headers, and 
of finest quality throughout a long season. 
Chalk’s Early Jewel Tomato —The earli¬ 
est real first-class tomato for the family 
garden: bright scarlet fruits that are 
smoothly round, very deep, solid and meaty. 
Burpee-Improved Bush Lima Bean—The 
pods measure five to six inches long by one 
and one-quarter inches wide. Even when 
of full size the enormous beans are of the 
most luscious flavor; they are thin skinned 
and truly delicious. 
buys all of the above five of the finest Fordhook Vegetables, which purchased sepa¬ 
rately would cost 50c. Five collections mailed for $1.00, and mailed to five separate 
addresses if so ordered. In each collection we enclose free a copy of an interesting new booklet on “The 
Food Value of Fresh Vegetables,” specially prepared for us by a world-wide authority and illustrated 
with thumb-nail caricatures. 
As a Compliment to the Ladies 
we shall include with each collection a regular 10c 
packet of our Fordhook Favorite Asters, embracing 
all of the choicest double American varieties. 
Fortieth Anniversary Edition 
of Burpee’s Annual 
Leading American Seed Catalog” 
for 1916 
It tells the plain truth about the 
best seeds, as proved at our famous 
Fordhook Farms, the largest trial 
grounds in America. Several novel¬ 
ties of importance are presented which 
cannot be obtained elsewhere. The 
front cover illustrates, in nine colors, the 
greatest novelty in Sweet Peas—the most 
beautiful “Fiery Cross.” The back cover 
shows two famous Burpee Bantams—Gold¬ 
en Bantam Corn and Blue Bantam Peas. 
The colored plates show, painted from nature 
at Fordhook Farms, six other Burpee Special¬ 
ties in Vegetables, the finest new Burpee 
Spencers as grown at Floradale, the California 
home of Sweet Peas, and the unique new Gladi¬ 
oli, Fordhook Hybrids. This Catalog is mailed 
free. A post card will bring it. Write today and 
please mention House & Garden. 
Of unusual interest are two special souvenirs prepared by two of the most expert a omen workers 
in America, both of which are free to our customers in celebration of our hortieth Anniversary. 
iV. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Burpee Buildings, PHILADELPHIA 
