Giant Ruffled Mixed 
A most gorgeous mixture of Giant Ruffled varie¬ 
ties. Pkt., 15c: 2 pkts., 25c; oz., 30c; ^ lb., 90c; 
lb., $2.75, postpaid. 
Early Flowering Spencer 
Sweet Peas 
GIANT RUFFLED SWEET PEAS 
The highest achievement yet attained in Sweet Peas. Beautifully ruffled, duplexed and 
frilled, giving the large wavy flowers a double appearance. Long stems, each carrying four 
fully developed blooms. Twelve sprays make a more massive bunch than eighteen .sprays 
of an ordinary Spencer Sweet Pea. The vines make a sturdy growth and bear a profusion 
of blooms. 
We can supply Giant Ruffled Sw'cet Peas in seven separate colors, as follow's: 
Diiffloc lovely rich rose-pink, a 
■''****^* gleam of soft salmon, and a 
iimy undertone blend into a harmonious 
cream-pink shade that must be seen to be ap¬ 
preciated. A flower of exquisite texture and 
fragrance. 
Fluffy 
bright ere 
I D ■■'finAC ^eft pink self on white 
lauay l\UTnt;a ground, the warm glow of 
color running well down to the base of the standard 
and wings. Received the liigh honor of winning the 
Gold Medal of the Scottish National Sweet Pea 
Society. 
Ruffled Orchid 
Warm lavender-rose with 
a pastel-mauve sheen that 
produces a delicate orchid shade. Large, fully ruf¬ 
fled blooms. 
Ruffled Primrose 
The best primrose or 
cream; free from pink 
hue or blu.sh. The flowers are of great size and 
exquisitely ruffled. 
Ruffled Rose 
Pure shade of rose that glows 
softly and gives the large 
blossoms an individual beauty. Perfectly ruffled. 
DiiAHa#! Lovely carmine-rose, 
KUttlea warm me remarkably bright, yet 
soft and pleasing. The large blooms are perfectly 
frilled and borne on long-stemmed sprays. 
DiifflA#! f^ure white flowers of gigantic 
■\llTnca VwillTexize, often borne five to the 
spray. They are beautifully ruffled with duplex and 
triplex standards. This is undoubtedly the outstand¬ 
ing white Sweet Pea. 
PDI^CC Your choice of the above Giant Ruffled Varieties at (Oc per packet; 3 pkts., 25c; 7 pkts., 50c; 
rn.lWE^ oz., 30c; Vi lb., 90c; lb., $2.75. 
Burgess' Giant Spencer Sweet Peas 
The old-fashioned Grandiflora varieties are now superseded by the Spencer and the Giant Ruffled types. The 
Spencers have large, round open flowers of extraordinary size, usually measuring two inches across, with wavy 
standards and wide-spreading wings, a very large percentage bearing four of these immense blossoms to the 
stem, which is long and strong, making them of exceptional value for cutting. Our list has been carefully 
revised and contains nothing but sorts of highest merit. 
AMBITION. Ro.sy lavender. 
AMETHYST. Bright clear blue. 
BONNIE BRIAR. Deep rose-pink on white ground. 
BRIDAL VEIL. Pure white. 
CAPRI. Light silvery blue. 
DOREEN. Rich carmine. 
ECSTASY. Dainty blush pink. 
FLAGSHIP. Navy blue. 
GRAND SLAM. Bright scarlet-cerise, shaded orange. 
MARY PICKFORD. Dainty cream-pink, suffused salmon. 
PRICES: Your choice of any of these Prize Spencer vari 
oz., 25c; lb., 70c; lb., $2.10. 
MASTERCREAM. Beautiful cream color. 
POWERSCOURT. Pure lavender. 
RED BOY. Gorgeous deep crimson. 
ROYAL PURPLE. Rich purple. 
SMILES. Shrimp pink, shaded salmon. 
SUNKIST. Rich cream; rose-pink edge. 
TANGERINE IMPROVED. Fiery orange. 
WARRIOR Bronzy maroon. 
WELCOME. Brightest dazzling scarlet. 
YOUTH. White, edged rose-pink. 
es at 8c per packet; 3 pkts., 20c; 7 pkts., 40c; 
Our Early Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas come into 
bloom from 2 to 4 weeks earlier than the Giant Spencers. 
Valuable for greenhouse culture, for outdoor planting 
in sections of the South where later varieties cannot 
be successfully grown, and for early blooms in cool 
climates. Choice mixture of all shades and colors. 
I’kt., lOc; oz., 30c; M lb., 90c; lb., $3.00. 
BURGESS' SELECTED MIXTURE OF SPENCERS is the 
finest mixture of Spencers we have ever offered. It con¬ 
tains the cream of the named Spencer varieties, including 
many recent novelties and superb new seedlings not yet in¬ 
troduced. It is the very best blend possible to produce and 
will surely delight all who want a grand variety of shades 
and colors. Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c; lb., 60c; lb., $1.85. 
INOCULATE 
Sweet Pea Seed for be.st re.sults. Enough Inoculation 
for 5 lbs. of seed for only lOc. 
RHODANTHE brilliant STRAWFLOWER. Lovely, silky, everlasting 
I nu flower. Mixture of white, pink and brilliant shades of red. 
Pkt., lOc; Vi oz., 25c; V^ oz., 40c. 
Riclnus (Castor Oil Plant) Giant Zanzibar 
Ornamental Foliage Plant. Drives Away Moles and Kills Grass¬ 
hoppers and Japanese Beetles. 
From seed of this variety, sown in the open ground in May, the plants are in 
full foliage early in .luly. They attain a height of 12 to 14 feet and form a perfect 
pyramid of foliage and brilliant colored fruit, presenting a beautiful tropical appear¬ 
ance. Enormous leaves, 2 to 4 feet across, and highly colored light and dark green, 
coppery-bronze and dark green with reddish ribs. Tlie plants are a repellent to 
Moles and the foliage death to Japanese Beetles and Grasshoppers. Pkt., lOc; oz., 
. 25c; V4 lb., 70c, postpaid. 
PORTULACA OR ROSE MOSS 
Double Rose Flowered. Unsurpassed for brilliancy. Seed saved from perfect double 
flowers, so will produce a large percentage of double blossoms. A fine mixture of 
Scarlet, Orange-Scarlet, Rose, Golden Yellow, White, etc. Pkt., lOc; V4 oz., 40c. 
Single Giant Flowered. One of the showiest low annuals, of easy culture, thriving 
best in light loam or sandy soil and in a sunny situation. Fine for massing in beds, 
edgings, rock-work, and to sow broadcast over sunny banks, etc. 6 inches. Flowers 
in mixture of the richest colors. Pkt., 5c; V4 oz., 25c: V^ oz., 40c. 
QVAI |C Tropaeloides. An excellent little plant for edging or pots; blooms 
all summer in the greatest profusion; yellow flowers, rich brown 
foliage. Pkt., 12c; Vio oz., 35c. 
Cupid or Dwarf Sweet Peas 
Sensitive Rose 
(Mimosa Pudica). An interest¬ 
ing jilant which will fold its 
foliage when touched. Beautiful, 
fluffy, pinkish-white flowers. Pkt., 
8 c; V4 oz., 25c; Vi oz., 40c. 
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Grandiflora Mixture 
For those who prefer the old-fashioned, non- 
waved Grandiflora Sweet Peas, we offer this 
fine mixture of many colors and shades. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 14c: V4 lb., 30c; lb., 90c. 
Cupid Sweet Peas 
The Cupid or Dwarf Sweet Peas are 
excellent for bedding and borders; 
form a line of emerald green foliage 
a little over a foot wide and 6 inches 
high, and from June until late sum¬ 
mer are literally a sheet of bloom. All 
the best colors and shades mixed. Pkt., 
lOc; oz., 35c; V4 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 
Phlox Drummond! 
25 VARIETIES 
for the Rock Garden 
This Rock Garden seed package is 
made up of a mixture of 25 varieties 
of annuals that are especially suited to 
the rockery. If you are starting a rock 
garden you will want to beautify it with 
a few annuals until such time as the 
perennials become established. You will 
also find this seed mixture valuable for 
filling in bare spots in old rock gardens 
and other flower beds. I’kt., lOc; 3 pkts., 
25c. 
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BURGESS SEED & PLANT CO. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 
ANNUAL PHLOX (Phlox Drummondi) t 
Phlox Drummondi is one of the mo.st brilliant and one of the easiest and; 
most satisfactory plants which can readily be grown from seed. It will grow* 
and drive in any kind of soil if given a sunny position. In a few weeks afterj 
the seed is sown the plants are a sheet of bloom, remaining so until frost. Theyl 
show to best advantage when grown in masses, beds or borders; excellent for}- 
cut flowers. i' 
The following colors are of the finest type, having the largest heads of blooms as well as thej 
largest individual flowers, of strong, sturdy growth, attaining a height of about 15 inches.* 
Brilliant Scarlet. Pkt., (Oc; Vi oz., 30c. Yellow. Pkt., lOc; Vi oz., 30c. f 
Deep Rose. Pkt., lOc; Vi oz., 30c. Violet-Blue. Pkt., lOc; Vi oz., 30c. 5 
Soft Shell-Pink. Pkt., lOc; Vi oz., 30c. White. Pkt., lOc; Vi oz., 30c. J 
LARGE-FLOWERED MIXED. All of the above colors as well as a great many others.® 
I’kt., lOc; Vi oz., 25c; V4 oz., 40c: Vi oz., 70c. C 
STARRED AND FRINGED PHLOX. The flowers are either starred or fantastically fringed,® 
A novel variety; many bright shades; mixed colors. Pkt., lOc; Vi oz., 30c: V4 oz., 50c. 'm 
