Burgess’ Annual Poppies 
AMERICAN LEGION. A dazzling orange-scarlet of enormous 
size, borne on long, stout stems. Pkt., 8c; % oz., 25c; y 2 oz., 40c. 
DOUBLE CARNATION-FLOWERED. Splendid double fringed 
flowers; mixed colors. Pkt., 5c; y 2 oz., 25c; oz., 40c. 
DOUBLE FEATHER BALL (Japanese Chrysanthemum-Flowered). 
Mammoth globe-shaped, elegantly fringed flowers. Mixed colors. 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c; y 2 oz., 50c. 
DOUBLE PEONY-FLOWERED. Large, showy, double globular flowers, resembling 
a double Peony; mixed colors. Pkt., 5c; y 2 oz., 25c; oz., 40c. 
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; y 2 oz., 25c; oz., 40c. 
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., 10c; % oz., 25c; y 2 oz., 40c; oz., 70c. 
Double Feather Ball Poppy 
Rhodanthe 
PHfin A NTHF A variety of Everlasting or Straw Flower 
I\nUi/r\l , l 1 nL w ith 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; also valuable for pot culture. Pkt., 10c; 
*4 oz., 25c; y 2 oz., 40c. 
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., 10c; y & 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., 10c; % oz., 25c; y 2 oz., 40c. 
Schizanthus 
Giant Yellow Tulip Poppy 
(Hunnemannia Fumariaefolia). A truly wonderful variety 
of California Poppy which forms a nice bush, about 2 y 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 seed and continues to blossom 
all summer and fall. Pkt., 10c; y± oz., 25c; y 2 oz., 40c. 
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RIPINI m (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 ^ 
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., 
10c; oz., 2oc , 14 lb., 70c, postpaid. 
Giant Shasta Scabiosa 
SCABIOSA 
(Mourning Bride or Pin Cushion Flower). 
2 y 2 feet high. Beautiful flowers of exquisite 
shades of pink, rose, cherry red, fiery scarlet, 
white, yellow, amethyst, lavender, light blue, 
dark blue and purple, the soft shades predomi¬ 
nating. Begin blooming early in July, and 
when given plenty of room and the seed vessels 
are kept regularly picked off, will continue blos¬ 
soming through the whole summer. Long stems; 
blossoms keep well in water. Its floral flavors 
attract all the most beautiful types of butter¬ 
flies to the neighborhood. Choice mixture of 
colors. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 25c; y 2 oz., 40c. 
Giant Shasta. A pure white Scabiosa of enor¬ 
mous size, the flowers measuring three and a 
half inches across, with extremely long stems. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 30c; y 2 oz., 50c. 
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.., 10c; % oz., 30c; y 2 oz., 50c. 
Fire King. Dazzling fiery scarlet; the most brilliant of all Scabiosas. Gorgeous for the 
flower garden and for cutting. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c; y 2 oz., 50c. 
Snow on the Mountain 
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