Burpee’s Famous Seed Farms 
and Experimental Grounds 
Fordhook Farms 
ORDHOOK FARMS, located at Doylestown, near Philadelphia, 
are the proving grounds for all seeds, bulbs and roots that 
we sell, as well as the breeding grounds for many varieties of 
vegetables and flowers. 
Fordhook is the most famous seed experimental farm in 
America. Every variety of seed that we sell is tested for purity 
and vitality. In addition, we try out hundreds of varieties from 
foreign countries, making careful comparisons, and by hybrid- 
ization and selection we are constantly improving the Quality of 
existing varieties and creating new ones. 
When we introduce a variety under the 
name of Fordhook, or as a special strain, 
we stake our reputation that it is all the 
name implies—‘‘Burpee’s Best.”’ 
Floradale Farms 
LORADALE FARMS comprise hundreds 
of acres in the fertile Lompoc Valley, 
California, fifty miles north of Santa 
Barbara. These Farms were established 
principally for the growing of Sweet Peas 
for seed, but other flowers have done so 
well that we now grow a long list of vari- 
eties as well as many acres of vegetables. 
Seeds grown here have exceptional 














A corner of the muskmelon trials. 
As with all our other vegetables, 
careful noting of every character- 
istic is made by Burpee experts. 
vigor, high vitality, and hardiness which ee - ee 
assure sturdy growth and _ successful A partial view of the flower trials on Fordhook Farms. The sa 

blooming wherever grown. Here, too, a care in making notes on flowers as on vegetables is practiced, 
i which insures you of getting seeds that will produce best results. 
large acreage is devoted to trial, experi- 
mental and breeding grounds; all 
this is done so that only the Best 
varieties and the Best Seeds that 
Grow can be offered to Burpee 
customers wherever they may be. 













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In the cool, long-growing climate of the Lompoc Valley, Cauliflower grows 
to perfection and produces seeds the equal of that grown anywhere in the 
world. Above is a field of Burpeeana Cauliflower on Floradale Farms. 
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Visitors to Floradale 
Farms last summer were as- 
tounded at the immense size of 
Burpee’s Super Giant Zinnias, their 
lovely forms and marvelous 
range of unusual 
colors. 






Address all correspondence to W. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 
