PREPAID 
AT PRICES 
BURGESS’ HARDY PERENNIALS 
FREE FROM 
DISEASE 
GIVEN 
SEEDS AND PLANTS 
and 
True-to-Name 
Perennials are plants which flower several years 
in succession and are used for permanent plantings. 
We list with perennials the biennials which are not 
usually treated as annuals, and those that are in 
perfection the second year. All varieties listed on 
this and pages 40 to 47 are hardy perennials unless 
otherwise stated. 
We take pride in offering our stock of perennial 
plants to the public because of their superior quality. 
Our plants are not light grade seedlings like those 
offered by so many growers at bargain prices. Neither 
are they overcrowded clumps which have outlived 
their usefulness and are difficult to transplant. They 
are of the proper age to insure their being success¬ 
fully transplanted. All our plants are free from 
disease and insects and carefully selected to be true 
to name. For best results plant Burgess’ high grade 
perennials. 
Perennials are shipped postpaid at the prices given, 
but if you order 12 or more plants by express we can 
frequently include larger stock at no increase in price, 
and will include extra plants of our own selection to 
help pay the transportation costs. 
Anemone Hupehensis 
Fall Flowering 
ANEMONES 
The fall flowering Anemones pro¬ 
duce a wealth of bloom in Septem¬ 
ber and October when most peren¬ 
nials are out of bloom. Excellent 
for cutting. 
HUPEHENSIS. 18 inches. Soft 
lilac-pink. 
PRINCE HENRY. 2 feet. Dou¬ 
ble red. 
SEPTEMBER CHARM. 3 ft. Sil¬ 
very rose. 
Prices of Anemone plants: Your 
choice of above varieties, 30c each; 
3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00, postpaid. 
PINK ARABIS 
or Pink Rock Cress 
Showy rock garden and border 
plant of compact growth. 8 to 10 
inches. Masses of pretty pink flow¬ 
ers each spring. Pkt., 15c. 
Clematifiora or Clematis-Flowered Columbine 
Astilbe Peach Blossom 
ASTILBE (Herbaceous Spirea) 
Astilbes are of easiest culture, doing particularly well in a semi-shady 
situation. They also do well as pot plants. If grown out of doors, the 
many branched, feathery heads of flowers are produced in abundance dur¬ 
ing June and July. When grown indoors, they can be forced for winter 
and early spring blooming. Fine for cutting. 
AMERICA. 18 inches. Large lilac-pink blossoms produced profusely. 
Earlier than most varieties. 
BETSY CUPERUS. 2 feet., A most beautiful addition to this family 
of plants. The dainty, graceful sprays are a delicate pink and are especially 
suited as cut-flowers. 
GLADSTONE. 18 inches. Immense pure white flower-trusses on elegant 
long stems. 
MARGUERITE VAN RECHTEREN. One of the best new varieties for 
garden culture. The plants grow 4 to 5 feet high, producing flower spikes 
over 3 feet in length. The finely fringed flowers are bright red tinged with 
dark blue. 
Prices of Astilbe Plants: 40c each; 3 for 90c; 12 for $3.00, postpaid 
Aquilegia or Columbine 
Much hybridizing has been done to obtain the varieties that are now 
offered. All varieties will endure some shade and will thrive in any 
well-drained soil. For best effect plant in groups of 3 or more. 
LONG SPURRED HYBRIDS. It would be impossible to describe the 
wide variation of color in our Hybrid Columbines. They range from 
bright yellow to vivid scarlet and from the daintiest blues to deep purple, 
with all the intermediate shades. Pkt., 15c; Via oz., 60c. Plants, 30c 
each; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00, postpaid. 
CRIMSON STAR. No Aquilegia has enjoyed more popularity than this 
unusual combination of colors. The outer petals are vivid crimson while 
the center or corolla is pure white. Very striking and free flowering. 
Pkt., 20c. Plants, 30c each; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00, postpaid. 
CLEMATIFLORA (Clematis-Flowered Columbine). Just imagine. Clema¬ 
tis flowers on a Columbine plant. If you can you have a picture of Clemati- 
flora. It is the newest and most unusual of all recent introductions. The 
flowers are produced in great abundance in pastel shades. They are wide 
open, without spurs or corolla. Clematifiora is different from anything 
you have ever seen. Pkt., 25c. Plants, 40c each; 3 for 90c; 12 for $3.00, 
postpaid. 
First Prize 
“Proud to say 
I won First Prize 
at t li e Illinois 
State Fair on 
M us k melon 
grown from your 
seed.” — Wesley 
Young, Edwards- 
ville, Ill. 
New Hybrid Hardy Asters 
Perennial Asters are among the showiest of our autumn-flowering plants, always sure to 
bloom during September and October, when most hardy flowers are past. They grow freely 
in any soil. Valuable for mass garden effect and for decorative purposes. They form 
bushy plants with many branches filled with golden-centered, daisy-like flowers. The old 
common varieties have been discarded for these newer worthwhile hybrids. 
TALL VARIETIES (3 to 4 feet) 
BLUE GEM. Bright lavender-blue. Al¬ 
most a true blue. 
FREEDOM. Very large, rich violet-blue 
flowers. 
MAID OF ATHENS. Large, clear rose- 
pink. 
MULBERRY. Bright mulberry red. The 
finest red variety. 
SUNSET. Sunset pink. Very free flower¬ 
ing. The best for mass planting. 
WHITE LADY. The clearest white vari¬ 
ety we have found. 
DWARF VARIETIES (10 to 15 inches) 
CONSTANCE. Clear rosy-pink. 
LILAC TIME. Deep violet blue. 
PDirtC of Aster Plants —Your selec- 
■ tion 0 f above tall and dwarf 
varieties; 30c each; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00, 
postpaid. 
Aster plants cannot be shipped into the 
State of Wyoming. 
$4 ASTER 
■ Collection 
We have many varieties of hardy peren¬ 
nial Asters in our nursery in too small 
quantities to list separately so we are 
offering a collection of eight plants, each 
a different variety of our selection, for 
only $1.00, postpaid. 
PERENNIAL ASTER SEED 
NEW HYBRIDS. A fine mixture of the 
most choice varieties and finest colors. Seed 
in mixture of colors only. Pkt., 25c. 
New SPRING-FLOWERING Aster 
Star of Wartburg. Unlike the other Asters on this page. Star of Wartburg blooms 
in early spring on one foot stems arising from a tuft of dark green foliage. The bright 
lavender-blue flowers are 2 to 3 inches in diameter with a golden yellow center. Fine 
for cutting. Plants, 35c each; 3 for 75c; 12 for $2.50, postpaid. 
BELLIS (Double English Daisy) 
Beilis Burgess’ Giant 
DOUBLE MIXED. A favorite which 
stands the winter if given the protection of 
a little litter. Height 6 inches. Fine mix¬ 
ture of red, pink and wdiite. Pkt., 10c. 
Burgess' Giant Select 
LARGEST AND BEST 
BELLIS DAISY 
Largest of all Beilis. Flowers are very 
double, giant in size, and are borne on long 
upright stems. Delightful as a cut-flower. 
Choice mixture of red, rose and white. Pkt., 
15c; Vs oz., 50c. 
Allegheny Vine or Climbing Bleeding Heart 
(Adlumia or Mountain Fringe). A graceful hardy biennial climber, but 
as it resows itself year after year, it might be considered perennial. The 
feathery foliage closely resembles that of the Maidenhair Fern. The flow¬ 
ers are tube-shaped, pink, somewhat like the Bleeding Heart, and com¬ 
pletely cover the plant. Easily grown, and blooms first year from seed. 
Pkt., 15c. 
Ghost Plant 
ARTEMISIA 
SILVER KING 
3 FOR 60c 
A showy plant with silvery-gray foli¬ 
age. Used for both summer and winter 
bouquets. It would be difficult to imag¬ 
ine a flower arrangement without Silver 
King. This variety is used extensively 
by florists, both freshly cut and dried. 
Grows 3 feet high. Plants, 30c each; 
3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00, postpaid. 
BURGESS SEED & PLANT CO. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 
