Burpee's Early Flowering Sweet Peas 
Varieties are arranged in each color class from deep to light shades 
Burpee’s Early Flowering Sweet Peas come into bloom 3 to 4 weeks earlier than the Summer Flowering varieties offered 
on pages 31 to 35. They are especially adapted for growing in frost-free sections and for earliest blooms outdoors in the 
North, and also valuable for winter flowering under glass. They are being planted more and more every year. 
If you live in a locality where late Sweet Peas do not grow well, have your customers try Early Flowering. They will bloom 
before the summer heat arrives. Sweet Peas do best in cool weather so seed should be sown as early in the spring as the 
ground can be prepared. They prefer an open, sunny location, and deep rich soil which must be well drained. 
Burpee’s Sweet Peas are famous the world over as the “Best That Grow.” The flowers are extra large, of perfect form and 
texture, well placed on long, strong stems, and usually produced in sprays of four. 
l / 2 lb. or more of any named Sweet Pea listed may be ordered at the lb. rate. 
WHITE 
3327 White Harmony* The finest black-seeded pure 
white. Large blooms on extra long stems. 
3390 Burpee's White Magnificent, large, frilled, pure 
glistening white flowers; particularly sweet-scented. A dis¬ 
tinct new white-seeded white. 
Oz. 15c; 4 ozs. 50c; lb. $1.75. 
3392 Snowstorm Improved Pure waxy white; 
graceful blooms of heavy substance; white-seeded. 
3395 White Giant* Flowers are extremely large, of 
the purest white, and perfectly placed in fours on long, 
strong stems. White-seeded. One of Burpee’s outstanding 
New varieties for 1939. 
Oz. 85c; 4 ozs. $3.25; lb. $12.00. 
3397 White Rose Pure white, extra large flowers of ex¬ 
quisite texture and form; white-seeded. 
CREAM 
3334 Oriental* An outstanding deep cream or primrose 
of unusual beauty. Splendid. Black-seeded. 
CREAM-PINK 
3319 Peerless Pink Glowing eosine-pink on cream 
ground; faint rose shadings in the wings. Most attractive. 
3362 Peachblow* Clear rose-pink on cream, the rose 
being more intense toward the edges. Entire flower is over¬ 
laid with an amber sheen. Large. 
3394 Sunburst Improved Rich cream suffused bright 
salmon-pink, shaded amber at edges. Charming. 
FAWN-PINK 
3162 Golden Pink* Outstanding color—glowing golden 
or fawn pink; beautiful, especially under artificial light. 
Large, well-waved flowers. 
Oz. 85c; 4 ozs. $3.25; $12.00. 
3307 Ramona Luminous coral-rose with yellow and pink 
shadings—an exquisite fawn-pink shade. 
Oz. 15c; 4 ozs. 50c; lb. $1.75. 
3368A Jean Burpee* Glowing La France-pink with a 
sheen of primrose; soft yet colorful, delicate yet definite, 
the last word in color. Large blooms. 
Oz. 25c; 4 ozs. 85c; lb. $2.75. 
SALMON-PINK 
3161 Joseph* Truly magnificent color—a soft and pleas¬ 
ing bright salmon-pink. Flowers are very large; stems are 
long and strong. New for 1939 and the best of its color. 
Oz. 85c; 4 ozs. $3.25; lb. $12.00. 
3348 Emblem Bright salmon cream-pink flowers; unus¬ 
ually long, strong stems. Delightful color. 
Oz. 20c; 4 ozs. 60c; lb. $2.00. 
3344 Betsy ROSS Warm soft salmon-pink on a cream 
ground overlaid with clear rose; edged sulphur-yellow. 
3322 Charm Glowing shade of rose-pink with salmon 
sheen which enhances its beauty and charm. 
3357 Pink Wonder One of the finest salmon-pink 
varieties on white ground. Very vigorous. 
Oz. 20c; 4 ozs. 60c; lb. $2.00. 
3356 Bridesmaid* Large, light salmon-pink flowers 
on white ground. A favorite with many. 
Oz. 15c; 4 ozs. 50c; lb. $1.75. 
We have marked with a star (*) the varieties that 
we particularlylike in each color class; if you are 
in doubt as to which to choose, make your selection 
from those thus marked. All are lovely and each has 
its own merits; you would not make a mistake in plant¬ 
ing any of them. 
ROSE-PINK 
3352 Annie Laurie Large flowers of splendid form and 
pure rose-pink—the deepest shade in this group. 
3339 Ball's Rose Rich deep rose with a fine suffusion 
of salmon-pink. Large, long-stemmed flowers. 
3355 Josie Flowers are very large, long stemmed, and 
of a rich, deep rose-pink. Uniform throughout. 
3393 Shirley Temple* Charming shade of soft rose- 
pink. Flowers are quite large, daintily frilled, and borne on 
long, strong stems. Sure to become popular. 
Oz. 15c; 4 ozs. 50c; lb. $1.75. 
3318 Miss Louise Gude Brilliant shell-pink with a 
delicate sheen of rose-pink over entire flower. 
3313 Jeanne Mamitsch Beautifully formed flowers 
of a pleasing shade of glowing rose-pink. 
3314 Pink Profusion Sparkling rich pink with a bright 
rosy sheen over a soft white ground. 
3349 Burpee's Giant Pink* Lovely shade of pink 
blending with a pure soft rose into a marvelous clear rose- 
pink; most intense toward the edges. 
ROSE 
3384 American Beauty* Of the same glowing crim¬ 
son-rose color as its namesake the American Beauty Rose. 
Vigorous grower; long stems. 
3305 Chevalier Pure rose with just a faint and elusive 
touch of lemon that is irresistibly charming. 
3350 Penrose Clear rose, changing to rose-pink as 
flowers mature, with just a faint light lemon-bronze sheen. 
SALMON AND SALMON ROSE 
3343 Cheerful Light salmon-rose, which under certain 
conditions of light appears as luminous Begonia-pink. 
3369 Mrs. Kerr Exquisite salmon of remarkable purity 
—a color that is different and most appealing. 
3368 Burpee's Salmon* Rich salmon overlaid with 
a coppery sheen; always greatly admired. 
Oz. 15c; 4 ozs. 50c; lb. $1.75. 
Burpee’s Floradale Farms 
were established for the growing of Sweet Peas for 
seed production. Other flowers were added each year 
and now large acreages of many varieties of flowers 
are grown for seed purposes on our Floradale Farms 
to meet the ever-increasing demand for Burpee’s Seeds. 
CRIMSON 
3315 Red Bird Bright crimson-red with a velvety sheen 
of Tyrian-rose in the highlights. Long stemmed. 
3372 Red Man* Rich deep crimson withlovely iridescent 
ruby-red shadings in the highlights; suffused bronze near 
edges. Oz. 20c; 4 ozs. 60c; lb. $2.00. 
Any of the above, except where quoted: Oz. 15c; 4 ozs. 40c; lb. $1.25. 
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