Dear Friends: 
During these troubled times food is one of the items vital to the 
successful conclusion of our national emergency. 
You, the market grower, and, to a smaller extent the florist, are 
chiefly responsible for the production of this essential. We, the seedsmen, 
are responsible in that we must furnish you with adequate supplies of 
good seeds at prices which you can afford to pay. 
Unfortunately, because of poor growing conditions, the supply of 
seed in this country is very limited. In spite of this shortage we have 
endeavored to foresee your needs by reserving in our warehouses seed 
which we hope will be sufficient for your needs. 
Won’t you help us serve you by sending in your orders as early as 
possible so that both you and we may plan our future operations carefully? 
Our prices are based on the seed stocks which we now have on hand 
in our warehouses. When this supply is exhausted we may be forced to 
increase our prices. 
Consequently, seeds offered in this Blue List are 
subject to prior sale and change in price without notice. 
We wish you a most successful season and we trust that you will 
continue to be a user of the “‘Best seeds that grow.”’ 
Faithfully yours, 
Sand Burpces 

Terms of Payment 
Effective January 1, 1942, all invoices for purchases 
will be charged at the prices quoted in this Burpee 
Blue List, unless Special Offers are made by letter or 
telegram and referred to when the order is placed. 
Our terms are cash with order unless you have an account 
with us or are satisfactorily rated by the commercial agen- 
cies. To those who have accounts and others of approved 
credit, our terms are 60 days net; 2% discount for cash in 
ten days from date of invoice, or 3% discount when cash 
accompanies the order, for Vegetable and Flower Seeds and 
Flower Bulbs. No discount on Grass Seeds, Clover Seeds, 
Onion Sets, Potatoes, Roots, and Supplies, or on shipping 
charges, all of which are net cash. 
New customers, unless satisfactorily rated with the com- 
mercial agencies, should furnish us with at least three trade 
references. Orders from new customers amounting to less 
than $5.00 should be accompanied by cash. 
Orders for seeds will be shipped C.O.D. upon receipt of a 
deposit of 25% of the value of the order. 
Burpee Guarantee 
We guarantee the vitality and purity of Burpee’s Seeds 
and Bulbs to the full amount of the purchase price. You 
can have your money back any time within a year if you are 
not satisfied with the results. Even with the highest quality 
seeds and bulbs, success in gardening depends largely upon 
cultivation, soil, and weather conditions. Therefore, in no 
case shall W. Atlee Burpee Co. be liable for more than the 
amount actually paid us for seeds or bulbs. All goods are 
sold under this guarantee. 
Free Delivery anywhere 
in the United States 
except where stated otherwise 
Flower Seeds, in any quantity, will be sent prepaid. All 
Vegetable Seeds offered ‘‘Transportation Prepaid’’ will be 
delivered postpaid or express paid, our option. On Beans, 
Sweet Corn, Pop Corn, Peas, Rape, Sunflower and Grass 
Seeds, Burpee’s Garden Food, Asparagus Roots, Garlic Sets, 
Horse Radish Roots, Mushroom Spawn, Onion Sets, Pea- 
nuts, Potatoes, and Rhubarb Roots offered ‘‘Not Prepaid,’ 
the purchaser pays the transportation charges. If such goods 
are wanted by Parcel Post, include sufficient to cover postage 
on cash orders. On charge orders, postage will be invoiced. 
If flower bulbs or roots are wanted, we will allow you a 
25% discount from the retail prices of separate varieties; 
20% discount on special bulb collection offers. Customer 
pays transportation charges. No discount will be allowed 
on bulbs or roots if the retail value of goods ordered at 
one time is less than $2.00. 
Be sure to give us 
Complete Shipping Instructions 
each time you order 
With each order, please give complete shipping instruc- 
tions if goods are not to be sent by parcel post. Give the 
name of your express or freight office and on which railroad 
you wish goods shipped. This will assure correct routing. 
Marine and/or war-risk insurance will be effected on 
foreign shipments only when so directed. 

W. ATLEE BURPEE CO. Seed Growers 
Burpee Buildings, Hunting Park Ave. at 18th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
DAVID BURPEE, President 
W. ATLEE BURPEE, Jr., Vice Pres.-Treas. 
Copyright, 1941, W. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Telephone—Sagamore 8800 
Cable Address—‘* Burpee’”’ Philadelphia 
Printed in U.S. A. 
