Burpee's Novelties and Specialties 
including the best new flowers for 1941 
Burpee’s New Scabiosa, Peace 
2626 Peace Scabiosa 
Honorable Mention, All-America Selections for 1941 
The second in a new group of annual, semi-tall, large-flowered 
double Scabiosas. Peace is a companion to our Heavenly Blue 
Scabiosa—the Bronze Medal Winner, All-America Selections for 
1940. Flowers are 1 >2 to 2 in. across, of perfect form, almost 
spherical in shape, pure white without any tingeing of pink or 
mauve. They are borne on long stems well above the foliage. 
Plants are sturdy, vigorous, 2 ft. tall and bloom most profusely from 
midsummer until frost if flowers are not allowed to go to seed. 
Pretty in beds and borders; highly prized for cutting. 
Pkt. 25^; */^ oz. 60^; Y 4 oz. $1.00. 
2615 Blue Brocade Petunia 
Silver Medal Winner, All-America Selections for 1941 
A valuable addition to the All-Double Dwarf Giant Fringed group 
of Petainias. Flowers are large, high percentage fully double, won¬ 
derfully fringed and ruffled and of a rich, true, violet-blue color 
enhanced by a velvety sheen. While all the flowers will be double, 
some carnation-flowered or smaller semi-double blooms may be pro¬ 
duced. All are exceedingly handsome. 
The plants are dwarf, compact and very free flowering. Usually, 
the dwarfer, stocky plants bear the most double flowers. Start seeds 
indoors eight weeks before your usual outdoor planting time. 
Pkt. 75^; 2 pkts. $1.25. 
3211 Zinnia 
Black Ruby 
Bronze Medal Winner, 
All-America Selections 
for 1941 
-A new zinnia of the Lilliput class 
which is especially fine for small 
bouquets where the larger flow¬ 
ered varieties are sometimes con¬ 
sidered too large and coarse. A 
new color in small zinnias — 
blackish "maroon; while the color 
is extremely deep it is by no means 
dull, for the velvety texture of the 
petals gives it a rich appearance. 
Flowers are double, 1 to IK in. 
across and the same in depth. 
They are borne on very long, 
straight and wiry stems so are 
highly prized for cutting. Erect 
bushy plants 2 ft. tall. 
Pkt. 25^; Yi oz. 60^. 
Burpee’s New Lilliput Zinnia, Blacli Ruby 
1574 Calliopsis 
Alldouble Mixed 
Double Calliopsis has been in 
commerce for some time, but 
those offered produced a high 
percentage of single flowering 
plants. We now have a strain 
that produces practically all dou¬ 
ble flowers—some are fully double, 
others semi-double. Flowers grow 
1 to IK in. across, and are freely 
borne on long, graceful stems, 
making them desirable for cutting. 
Our mixture contains all of the 
colors and color combinations to 
be seen in Calliopsis—yellow, 
orange, mahogany, maroon and 
crimson. 
Depending on location, plants 
grow 3 ft. tall and more. They 
flower profusely from early July 
until autumn if not allowed to go 
to seed. Pkt. 25^; Vis ox. 55^. 
1982 Floradale Dianthus 
.An improved strain of Single Flowering Fringed Annual Pinks. 
The flowers are very large, single, and have deeply laciniated 
petals. Practically every color known in Dianthus is in this 
mixture—from pure white to deepest crimson with many shades 
of pink, salmon, scarlet and rose. In addition to self-colors, there 
are flowers of many fancy patterns such as may be seen in Old 
World chintz. Plants are compact and bushy, 12 to IS in. tall, 
and extremely free flowering Ideal for use in low borders, edgings, 
and beds. Pkt. 15^; 2 pkts. 25^; 5 pkts. 60$i. 
2604 Petunia, First Lady 
Silver Medal Winner, All-America Selections for 1941 
Beautiful, clear, light or blush-pink flowers. 2K in. across, are 
produced so profusely as to practically hide the foliage of the 
uniform, compact, bushy plants which grow about 1 ft. tall. The 
dwarf, round, mound-like plants are ideal for edgings to taller 
plants, beds, borders and pot culture. 
Pkt. 25^; Vizs oz. $1.00; Vfe4 oz. $1.75. 
2011 Echium Flybrids Mixed 
In sections where summers do not get too hot, Ecliiums are 
desirable for use as hedges or in borders. This new strain produces 
bushy, rounded plants, 2 ft. tall, literally covered with pretty 
bell-shaped flowers in white and various shades of blue, red, 
purple and mauve. Pkt. 25^; Ys oz. 60fl; % oz. $1.00. 
4 W. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia 
Burpee’s New Floradale Dianthus 
