HOUSE PLANTS FROM SEED 
Potted plants are always attractive in the home. They are lovely on the porch or in window boxes during the summer, and 
particularly desirable indoors during the winter months. All seeds offered here are easilv grown into plants in a living room 
wind 9 w, greenhouse or conservatory, where light and heat conditions are satisfactory. Seeds may be sown any time of the 
year in pans or shallow boxes. Full directions for planting on every packet. Leaflets, “Suggestions on Seed Sowing” and 
“How to Grow Flowers in the House,” free if asked for when ordering seeds. 
Asparagus 
Also known as Asparagus Fern. Grows 
freely and quickly in any sunny window, 
and is useful as a pot-plant and for cut¬ 
ting to mix as greens among flowers. 
3900 Plumosus nanus Finely divided, 
rich, deep green, lace-like foliage. Up¬ 
right grower. Good lasting quality. 
Pkt. ; 100 seeds 50^; 200 seeds 85^. 
3902 Sprengeri {Emerald Feather) 
Magnificent trailing plants with needle¬ 
like leaves on long branches; fine for 
hanging baskets, window boxes, vases, 
pot-plants, etc. Small rose flowers. 
Pkt. 10^; 100 seeds 40$^; 200 seeds 70^. 
Tuberous-Rooted 
Begonias 3 
Unrivaled summer bedding plants; 
charming pot-plants for many months 
of the year. Blooms 4 in. or more across 
in a wide range of colors—pink, rose, 
salmon, orange, crimson, and yellow; 
also white. Some are edged white. 1 ft. 
3905 Single Mixed Saved from the 
largest flowers of the best colors. Mag¬ 
nificent strain. Strong, erect stems. 
Pkt. 25(2“; 2 pkts. 45jzf; Yizs oz. $1.25. 
3907 Double Mixed A fine mixture of 
a wonderful assortment of extremely 
rich colors, some mottled white. 
Pkt. 50^; 2 pkts. 90^; Yi 28 oz. $3.00. 
Browallla 
1788 Speciosa major Large, deep 
blue flowers. Suited for hanging bas¬ 
kets, vases and beds. Particularly fine 
for winter pot-blooming. 1 ft. 
Pkt. 25^; ^4 oz. 70^; Yz2 oz. $1.25. 
Cactus from Seed 
1838 All Varieties in Mixture [D| 
Choice assortment of the most attrac¬ 
tive, easily and quickly grown Cactus. 
Interesting and educational to watch 
the plants develop. Some seeds germi¬ 
nate in less than two weeks, others take 
a month. Require little care or atten¬ 
tion. Pkt. 25^; 100 seeds 50^; 
500 seeds $2.00. 
Calceolaria 
3913 Hybrids 3 Peculiar pouch-like 
flowers of various colors, many attrac¬ 
tively tigered, blotched, spotted and 
laced in the most unique manner. Com¬ 
pact, free-flowering plants. 
Pkt. 40^; 2 pkts. 70^; VI 28 oz. $1.85. 
74 W. Atlee Burpee Co. 
Cineraria, Giant Exhibition 
Cineraria 3 
Beautiful plants for winter and spring 
house decoration. Rich in shades of 
blue, carmine, pink, white, etc. 
3921 Multiflora nana Plants of dwarf 
growth, covered with small, self-colored 
flowers about in. across. Mixed 
colors. 10 in. 
Pkt. 35^; 2 pkts. GOjzi; Vi28 oz. 85^. 
3920 Hybrida grandiflora Large flow¬ 
ers, 2 to 3 in. across; wide range of 
beautiful colors. 18 in. 
Pkt. 35(2!; 2 pkts. GOjzi; Yl28 oz. $1.00. 
3916 Giant Exhibition Dwarf, com¬ 
pact plants with very large flowers, 
iyi in. or more across. Beautiful self 
colors, and many with contrasting, pure 
white centers or clearly defined margins 
and rings of various shades. 16 in. 
Pkt. 50ji; 2 pkts. 90^; Vi 28 oz. $1.75. 
3917 Hybrida grandiflora. Dwarf 
Mixed Large blooms in many fine 
colors on compact, showy plants about 
1 ft. high and often as much or more 
across. Bright; attractive. 
Pkt. 35^; 2 pkts. GOjzf; Yl28 oz. $1.00. 
Campanula 
3642 Fragilis Large, light blue flowers 
on long trailing branches. Ideal for pots 
and hanging baskets. Hardy in frost- 
free locations. In mild sections, give 
plants winter protection. 
Pkt. 25^; 1/128 oz. TOft, 
Carnation 
3915 Perpetual or Tree Mixed Dou¬ 
ble, fragrant flowers in many fine colors. 
Blooms in six months from seed. May 
be grown outdoors in the summer, 
potted up and brought indoors for flow¬ 
ering during the winter, or left outdoors 
as any other perennial. ft. 
Pkt. 15)^; Vs or. 50^; Y 4 oz. 85^. 
Chrysanthemiim 
3755 Frutescens, Countess of Cham- 
bord Large, single, white, Daisy-like 
flowers in the greatest profusion. Plants 
grow about 2^ ft. tall and do best in 
rather rich soil. Make handsome pot 
subjects; can be had in bloom the year 
’round, but mostly grown for indoor 
winter decoration. 
Pkt. ISfi; Vs oz. 50^; Vi oz. 85^. 
Cyperus 
4007 Alternifolius {Umbrella Plant) ® 
Ornamental foliage plants with whorls 
of long, slender, grass-like leaves ar¬ 
ranged in umbrella fashion. Prefers very 
moist soil. 
Pkt. 10^; Yi6 oz. 250; Vs oz. 400. 
Cyclamen 
(Persicum giganteum) 3 Large, col¬ 
orful, fragrant blooms on strong, erect 
stems well above the ornamental foliage. 
It takes 16 to 18 months to produce 
blooming plants from seeds. 
3934 Dark Blood-Red Attractive. 
3939 Bright Red Luminous shade. 
3929 Rose of Marienthal Improved 
Soft rose with carmine eye. Exquisite. 
3925 Bright Rose Clear and bright. 
3930 Pure White No markings. 
3935 Whitewith Carmine Eye Showy. 
Any of these: Pkt. (10 seeds) 250; 
100 seeds $1.75; 200 seeds $3.25. 
Cyclamen. America Improved 
3926 Glory of Wandsbek Deep sal¬ 
mon-red; a distinct, unusual shade. 
3927 Pearl of Zehlendorf Salmon- 
pink—a very pretty shade. 
3944 Saffron-Red Magnificent color. 
3946 Rose of Zehlendorf Salmon. 
Any of these: Pkt. (10 seeds) 250; 
100 seeds $1.85; 200 seeds $3.50. 
3923 America Improved Salmon- 
scarlet; a distinct and refined shade. 
4032 Mozart Deep pink; desirable. 
4031 Orange Beauty Orange-vermil¬ 
ion. Exquisite and colorful. 
4033 Pink Pearl Lovely salmon-pink. 
Any of these: Pkt. (10 seeds) 300; 
100 seeds $2.50; 200 seeds $4.50. 
3940 Salmon-Rose Improved In¬ 
tense salmon-rose. Pkt. (10 seeds) 300; 
100 seeds $2.25; 200 seeds $4.00. 
3924 Giant-Flowered Mixed All best 
colors. Pkt. (10 seeds) 250; 
100 seeds $1.75; 200 seeds $3.25. 
Dracaena 
2035 Indivisa {Dragon Plant) 3 Orna¬ 
mental plants with long, narrow, grace¬ 
fully arching green leaves. Valuable , 
house plants or used outdoors in sum¬ 
mer as center plants in vases. 
Pkt. 100; V4 oz. 300; V 2 oz. 500.' 
Echeverla 
2057 Carnicolor Attractive plants 
with fleshy leaves of a showy bluish 
green shade, suffused with a decided 
flesh-colored tint; brilliant orange-ver¬ 
milion flowers freely produced in clus¬ 
ters. Pkt. (25 seeds) 250; 
100 seeds 650; 1000 seeds $5.00. 
Exacum 
2042 Affine A free and long flowering 
pot-plant. Grows about 1 ft. tall and 
bears numerous light blue flowers with 
showy yellow stamens. Very delicately 
scented. Blooms in 5 or 6 months. 
Pkt. 500; Yx28 oz. $1.50. 
