Giant Angel's Trumpet 
Prize Giant Cyclamen (35c Each; 3 for 85c) 
Baby Tears (Heixine)—25c Each 
Baby Tears 
(Heixine or Irish Moss.) A 
compact, dense growing plant 
with miniature leaves. Of neat 
habit, and while forming a round¬ 
ed mass of moss-like foliage, is of 
partially creeping or drooping 
tendency, which adds much to its 
sttractiveness. Fine for shaded 
window boxes; grows easily under 
living-room conditions. In mild 
climates may be used in the rock 
garden and as an edging plant. 
Plants, 25c each, postpaid. 
Bougainvillea 
MAGENTA. Beautiful blossoms 
of brilliant magneta, produced 
from early March until midsum¬ 
mer. A most desirable window 
garden plant. Can be trained 
into a handsome outdoor climber 
in the South. I’lants, 30c each, 
postpaid. 
CRIMSON LAKE. A striking 
variety with the same liabits as 
tlie above. The color is a bril¬ 
liant crimson. Plants, 30c each, 
postpaid. 
Fish Hook or 
Candy Cactus 
One of the strangest plant curi¬ 
osities we have ever offered. Cov¬ 
ered with hook-like spikes which 
are exactly the .shape of flsh 
hooks and from 2V4 to 3 inches 
in length. The hooks are very 
hard, almost as strong as steel, 
and as sharp as the finest manu¬ 
factured flsh hook. It is claimed 
that they liave been used by 
Indians of the Southwest for flsh 
hooks for many centuries. The 
famous Cactus Candy is also 
made from this plant. Tiie P'ish 
Hook Cactus is easily grown 
froiH seed. With eacli i)acket of 
seed we will send comi)lete cul¬ 
tural directions and recipe for 
making the candy. Pkt., lOc; 
% oz., 65c. 
Cigar Plant 
Cigar Plant 
A charming compact 
house plant, literally 
covered with scarlet 
tubular flowers 
throughout the year. 
Simple culture. I’kt., 
lOc. Plants, 20c eacli, 
postpaid. 
Brazilian 
Plume Plant 
A native of Brazil. 
It is of the easiest 
possible culture, and 
seems to do well every¬ 
where, requiring but 
little attention. It is 
a strong, rapid grow¬ 
er, throwing many 
shoots, each of which 
is tipped with beauti¬ 
ful pink, plume-like 
flowers. Plants, 25c 
each, postpaid. 
Cactus Seed 
A mixture of 30 
choice varieties. Pkt., 
lOc; Ys oz., 40c. 
CYCLAMENS 
Cyclamens are, without question, 
one of the best and most beautiful 
liouse plants. Our Cyclamen seed is 
grown for us by a specialist, seed 
being selected only from plants of su¬ 
perior bloom and foliage. The flowers 
are unsurpassed for size, color and 
substance. The seed we offer is a 
mixture of bright red, dark red, light 
pink, deep pink, salmon, white, white 
with carmine eye, etc. In fact, the 
colors range from white to darkest 
crimson, with all intermediate shades. 
Prize Mixture of Giants. Extra 
large and choice. Pkt. (10 seeds), 
25c: 3 pkts., 60c; 10 pkts., $1.75. 
Good Mixture. A very 
fine strain, but not as 
large as our Prize Mix¬ 
ture of Giants. Pkt. (10 
.seeds), 15c; 2 pkts., 25c: 
10 pkts., $1.00. 
Cyclamen Plants in the 
following colors; Red, 
Pink, White. 35c each; 
3 for 85c, postpaid. 
Artillery Plant 
An interesting novelty 
used for window boxes 
and as specimen plants. 
Graceful frond-like foli¬ 
age and many small flow¬ 
ers. The flowers produce 
a snapping sound when 
sprinkled with water and 
the discharge of pollen 
gives the effect of smoke. 
Plants, 25c each, postpaid. 
Christmas Cactus 
CHRISTMAS 
CACTUS 
An early flowering crim¬ 
son-scarlet variety with 
long, drooping flowers borne 
in great profusion. Easy 
to grow. Plants, 25c each, 
postpaid. _ 
CROWN OF THORNS— 
(Euphorbia Splendens). 
Curious plant; fleshy twin¬ 
ing stems with long spines; 
foliage bright green; flow- 
grs neautiful coral pink. 
Plants, 30c each, postpaid. 
The B rug- 
man s i a, or 
Giant Angel’s 
Trumpet, is a 
m a g n i f i - 
cent plant. 
Hardy outside 
in the South. 
In the North- 
e r n States it 
can be kept in¬ 
doors in winter 
and on the 
porch or gar¬ 
den in summer. 
Blooms both 
winter and 
summer. Large 
tropical 
leaves; beauti- 
f u 1 trumpet¬ 
shaped flow¬ 
ers nearly a 
foot long, pure 
white, and as 
fragrant as the 
Jasmine. One 
of the most 
gorgeous of all 
blooming 
plants. Easily 
■grown from 
seed. Pkt.,25c. 
Plants, 30c 
each; 3 for 
75c, postpaid. 
Giant Angel’s Trumpet 
CHINESE BELL FLOWER 
(Abutilon or Flowering Maple) 
Abutilon (Flowering Maple)—4 for 90c 
A very decorative 
plant for the -house in 
winter,' and for bedding 
outside in the summer. 
In the southern part of 
United States and in 
California it can be 
grown outside as a 
shrub. Produces attrac¬ 
tive maple-shaped leaves 
and bell-shaped flowers. 
Will bloom in six months 
from seed. 
SAVITZI. A very pop¬ 
ular variety with varie¬ 
gated green and white 
foliage and yellow 
flowers. 
SNOWSTORM. Green 
leaves and pure white 
flowers. 
SPLENDENS. Green 
leaves and deep red 
flowers. 
ECLIPSE. Green 
leaves blotched with yel¬ 
low. Flowers salmon 
pink. 
Plants, your choice of 
the above varieties, 25c 
each; 4 for 90c, post¬ 
paid. Seeds in mixture 
of varieties only, 20c per 
packet; 1/^2 oz., 75c. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 
Cactus for Dish Gardens 
The Cactus family makes most interesting house 
plants. Extremely odd and curious. Many have gor¬ 
geous and beautiful sweet scented blossoms, and bloom 
profusely. These oddest of all plants grow in many 
shapes and sizes, are easily grown, thrive and bloom 
witli very little care, and endure the heat and dryness 
of the ordinary living room. Plant them in individual 
small bowls or in dish gardens. We offer a collection 
of the following: 
Pipe Organ, Tiger Jaw, Corn Cob, Peanut (pictured 
above). Boxing Glove, Marble or Variegated, Lawyers 
Tongue and Rabbit Ear, at 30c eacli; 3 for 75c; or 
all 8 for only $1.50, postpaid. 
Bird of Paradise 
(Poinciana Gilliesi). Rich, golden-yel¬ 
low flowers with long, incurved, fan-like 
stamens and pistils of briglit crimson. 
Flowers measure 214 inches across and are 
produced in immense trusses. Foliage is 
also highly decorative. Should be grown 
as a pot plant, except in the warmer parts 
of the South, where it is hardy. Pkt., 
lOc; 3 pkts., 25c. Plants, 25c each, post¬ 
paid. 
BROWALLIA 
SPECIOSA MAJOR. A conspicuous plant with 
numerous deep indigo-blue flowers 2 inches in 
diameter. Blooms continuously. Useful for 
pot plants, beds and baskets. 20c each; 3 for 
40c, postpaid. 
