Special Collections 
of Burpee*s Flower Seeds 
Assembled In Attractive Colored Bags 
Now Sold on Sale or Return Basis 
These collections have proved to be good sellers. The 
collection bags (size 6" x 9") are beautifully printed in 
four colors, and each one shows in natural colors all the 
varieties that are included. Full growing directions are 
given on the inside Kraft bags that contain the seed. 
The collections listed below are the only ones that we 
can supply in colored collection bags and which may be 
had on sale or return basis. All other collections of 
Flower and Vegetable seeds listed in Burpee’s 1940 Retail 
Seed Catalog can be supplied only in Kraft bags and are 
sold outright. 
n Bn^QL discount from the retail prices of all collec- 
A) tions will be given to dealers, but original 
order must total at least 20 Collections. Additional 
collections may be ordered throughout the season at 
the same 25% discount. 
Collection No. 7762 
Improved Giant Crego 
Wilt Resistant 
Asters 
One packet each of six separate colors: 
White, Deep Rose, Azure Blue, 
Shell Pink, Crimson, and Violet. 
Retail Price 50^^ 
Collection No. 7718 
Improved Calcndulas 
One packet each of three varieties: 
Golden Ball, Radio, and Orange Bali. 
Retail Price 25^ 
Collection No. 7716 
Giant Calendulas 
One packet each of five giant varieties: 
Apricot Queen, Lemon Giant, 
Masterpiece, Orange Giant, and 
Sunshine. 
Retail Price 45^ 
Coiiection No. 7707 
Marguerite CamafioHS 
One packet each of five colors: Pink, 
Yeliow, Scarlet, White, Crimson. 
Retail Price 50^5 
Collection No. 7722 
Double Cornflowers 
One packet each of six colors: Blue, 
Rose, White, Mauve, Maroon, Red. 
Retail Price 40)^ 
Collection No. 7691 
Marigolds 
One packet each of three new odorless 
Crown Marigolds: Crown of Gold, 
King’s Ransom and Yellow Crown. 
Retail Price 25^ 
Collection No. 7657 
12 Easily Grown 
Annual Flowers ‘Of VrUtling 
One packet each of Aster, Baby’s 
Breath, Cornflower, Cosmos, Gail- 
lardia. Larkspur, African and 
French Marigold, Scabiosa, Snap¬ 
dragon, Strawflower, and Zinnia. 
Retail Price $1.00 
Collection No. 7532 
Dwarf 
Double 
Nasturtiums 
One packet each of five separate varie¬ 
ties: Golden Globe, Mahogany Gem, 
Primrose Gem, Ruby Gem, and 
Scarlet Globe. 
Retail Price OOji 
Collection No. 7827 
Giant Hybrid PetunlaS 
One packet each of four separate varie¬ 
ties: Apple Blossom, Elk’s Purple, 
Scarlet Beauty, and Theodosia. 
Retail Price 75^ 
Collection No. 7564 
Annual Phlox 
One packet each of six bright colors: 
Burpee’s Giant White, Fordhook 
Lilac, Violet, Apricot, Splendens, 
and Fordhook Crimson. 
Retail Price 45ff 
Collection No. 7755 
Annual 
Sweet 
One packet each of six separate varie¬ 
ties: Peach Blossom, Azure Fairy, 
White, Black, Red, and Rose. 
Retail Price 40^^ 
Collection No. 7641 
Tall Giant Snapdragons 
Rust Resistant 
One packet each: Artistic, Campfire, 
Loveliness, Red Cross, Snow Giant, 
and Yellow Giant. 
Retail Price SOji 
Collection No. 7645 
Six Lovely Flowers 
One packet each of six easy-to-grow 
annuals: 
Antirrhinum, 
Floradale Salmon-Rose 
Arctotis scapigera 
Dahlia, Unwin’s Dwarf Hybrids 
Marigold, Guinea Gold 
Nasturtium, Golden Gleam 
Venidium fastuosum 
Retail Price 
Collection No. 7618 
Lovely Strawflowers 
One packet each: Golden Ball, Snow¬ 
ball, Fireball, Salmon Queen, 
Violet Queen, and Rose Queen. 
Retail Price 40^^ 
Collection No. 7320 
Eight of 
the Best 
Sweet Peas 
One packet each: Boy Blue, Jack 
Hobbs, Daffodil, Fire, Mrs. Luther 
Burbank, Fortune, Floradale, and 
Sybil Henshaw. 
Retail Price 50)^ 
Collection No. 7325 
Giant Ruffl'ed Swee» PcaS 
One packet each of nine separate varie¬ 
ties: Bonnie RufHes, Burpee Blue, 
Heyday, Ruffled Crimson, Ruflfied 
Exquisite, Ruffled Mauve, RufiBed 
Primrose, Ruffled White, and Ruf¬ 
fled Sparkle. 
Retail Price $1.00 
Collection No. 7817 
Giant Swcct Sultans 
One packet each of six separate colors: 
Lilac, Dark Purple, Amaranth-Red, 
Rose, Pure White, and Yellow. 
Retail Price 35)i 
Collection No. 7543 
Dahlia-Flowered ZinniaS 
One packet each of six separate varie¬ 
ties: Exquisite, Dream, Canary Bird, 
Polar Bear, Crimson Monarch, and 
Oriole. 
Retail Price 50^ 
Collection No. 7651 
Best 9 Annual Flowers for 
Beds and Borders 
One packet each of Celosia, Dianthus, 
Petunia, Phlox, Portulaca, Scabiosa, 
Sweet Alyssum, Verbena and Zinnia. 
Retail Price 50jii 
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The Above Special Collections in Colored Bags are sold on a sale or return basis 
