GIANT RUFFLED 
of blooms, 
gleam of soft salmon, and a 
bright creamy undertone blend into a harmonious produ 
cream-pink shade that must be seen to be ap- fled b 
preciated. A flower of exquisite texture and 
Society. 
H Lovely  carmine-rose, 
Ruffled Carmine remarkably bright, yet spray 
0Z., 35¢; 14 lb., 90c; lb., $2.85. 
The old-fashioned Grandifiora varieties are now superseded b 
Spencers have large, round open flowers of extraordinary size, 
standards and wide-spreading wings, a very large percentage 
stem, which is long and strong, making them of exceptional 
revised and contains nothing but sorts of highest merit. 
AMBITION. Rosy 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. 
Early Flowering Spencer MARY PICKFORD. Dainty cream-pink, suffused salmon. 


Giant Ruffled Mixed 
A most gorgeous mixture of Giant Ruffled varie- 
ties. Pkt., (5c; 2 pkts., 25c; oz., 35c¢; % lb., 90c; 
lb., $2.85, postpaid. 


The highest achievement yet attained in Sweet Peas. Beautifully ee: duplexe 5 
frilled, giving the large wavy flowers a double appearance. Long stems, each 
fully developed blooms. Twelve sprays make a more massive bunch than eighteen sp 
of an ordinary Spencer Sweet Pea. The vines make a sturdy growth and bear a profu 
We can supply Giant Ruffled Sweet Peas in seven separate colors, as follows: 
Fluffy Ruffles A lovely rich rose-pink, a Ruffled Orchid ve 
SWEET PE, 
carrying : 
ces a delicate orchid shade. Large, fully 
looms. , 
ragri e The best primrose or d 
ragrance. : ; ‘ 
fragra Ruffled Primrose cream tree from or 
A hue or blush. The flowers are of great sg) 
Soft pink self on white EO | ae Re ; 
Lady Ruffles ground, the warm glow of exquisitely ruffled. = “ 
color running well down to the base of the standard Pure shade of ros pe 
and wings. ‘Received the high honor of winning the Ruffled Rose softly and pine at Seat: 
Gold Medal of the Scottish National Sweet Pea blossoms an individual beauty. a 

. They are beautifully ruffled with duplex and, 
soft and pleasing. The large blooms are perfectly triplex Standards. This is undoubtedly the outstand- 
frilled and borne on long-stemmed sprays. ing white Sweet Pea. =i = ¥ 
PRICE Your choice of the above Giant Ruffied Varieties at {5c per packet; 2 pkts., 25e; 7 pkts., 70¢; 
Burgess’ GIANT SPENCER Sweet Peas 
y the Spencer and the Giant Ruffled types. The 
usually measuring two inches across, with wavy 
bearing four of these immense blossoms to the 
value for cutting. Our list has been carefully — 
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. re 
WELCOME. Brightest dazzling scarlet. a 
YOUTH. White, edged rose-pink. 
PRICES: Your choice of any of these Prize Spencer varieties at 10c per packet; 3 pkts.,25e; 7 pkts., 50c; 
Sweet Peas oz., 30¢; %4 Ib., 75c; Ib., $2.40. 
Our Early Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas come into BURGESS' SELECTED mIXTURE OF SPENCERS is the 
bloom from 2 to 4 weeks earlier than the Giant Spencers. finest mixture of Spencers we have ever offered. It con- 
Valuable for greenhouse culture, for outdoor planting tains the cream of the named Spencer varieties, including 
in sections of the South where later varieties cannot many recent novelties and superb new seedlings not yet in- 
be successfully grown, and for early blooms in cool troduced. It is the very best blend possible to produce and 
climates. Choice mixture of all shades and colors. will surely delight all who want a grand variety of shades 
Pkt., 10¢; 0z., 35¢; %4 lb., 95e; Ib., $3.00. and colors, Pkt., 10ce; 0z., 25c; 14 lb., 60c; lb., $1.85. 
Come into bloom between the early and the late 
2 New Sweet Peas flowering types. Exceptionally choice varieties 
with unusually long stems. SPRING-FLOWERING BLUE, Pkt., 5c; SPRING- 
FLOWERING ROSE-PINK, Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., one of each, 25c. 
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INOCULAT 






Sweet Pea Seed for best results. Enough Inoculation 
for 6 lbs. of seed for only 10c. 

Ricinus (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 July. 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. The plants are a repellent to 
Moles and the foliage death to Japanese Beetles and Grasshoppers. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 
25c; % Ib.,-75c, postpaid. , 
PORTULACA OR ROSE MOSS 
Double Rose Flowered. Unsurpassed for brilliancy. Seed saved from perfect double 


Cupid or Dwarf Sweet Peas 
flowers, so will produce a large percentage ot double blossoms. A fine mixture of 
Scarlet, Orange-Scarlet, Rose, Golden Yellow, White, etc. Pkt., 15ce; % oz., 50c. eee ROSE 
’ : ; imosa Pudica). An in st- 
Single Giant Flowered. One of the showiest low annuals, of easy culture, thriving ing plant which il fold. its 
best in light loam or sandy soil and in a sunny situation. Fine for massing in beds, foliage when touched. Beautiful. 
edgings, rock-work, and to sow broadcast over sunny banks, etc. 6 inches. Flowers fluffy, pinkish-white flowers. Pkt., 
in mixture of the richest colors. Pkt., 10c; 4% oz., 25c. 10c; Y% oz., 25¢; % oz 406.0 
: h OZ, ‘ 
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25 VARIETIES ANNUAL PHLOX = (Phlox Drummondi) 
for the Rock Garden Phlox Drummondi is one of the most brilliant and one of the easiest and 
Mhis. Rook Garden. seed. packare ds : most satisfactory plants which can readily be grown from seed. It will grow 
made up of a mixture of 25 varieties \ ; and thrive in any kind of soilif given a sunny position. In a few weeks after 
aie at ete Des aeete oce “~s the seed is sown the plants are a sheet of bloom, remaining so until frost. They — 
garden you will want to beautify it with show to best advantage when grown in masses, beds or borders; excellent for 
a few annuals until such time as the fe : cut flowers. ’ 
rennials ‘ stablished. Y vill : . - ps 
Biso find aia Ad erornetuaete ot : LARGE-FLOWERED MIXED. Well branched plants, 15 inches tall, with large flower 
filling in bare spots in old.rock gardens heads. All of the best colors carefully blended for a brilliant display. Pkt., 10c; % 04., 
and other flower beds. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., ‘ 35c; 14 0z., 600; % oz., $1.00. ; : 
25e; % oz., 40c. al STARRED AND FRINGED PHLOX. The flowers are either starred or fantastically fringed. 
A novel variety ; many bright shades; mixed colors. Pkt., 10¢; % oz., 40c. bas. \ 
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BURGESS SEED & PLANT CO. RHODANTHE BRILLIANT STRAWFLOWER. Lovely, silky, everlasting flower. _ 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN Mixture of white, 10c3 

% oz., 30c. 
Grandifiora Mixture a2 pr 
For those who prefer the old-fashioned, non- 
waved Grandiflora Sweet Peas, we offer this 
fine mixture of many colors and shades. Pkt., 
8c; 0z., 20¢3 4%: bz, cle sin $1.50. 
CUPID Sweet Peas 
The Cupid or Dwarf Sweet Peas are 
excellent for bedding and _ borders; 
ss 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., 
10c; oz., 35¢; % lb., $1.00; Ib., $ 


Phlox Drummondi 





pink and brilliant shades of red. Pkt., 







iwevand 
Perfectly a a . 
e Pure white flowers of gigantic 
Ruffled White ji" often borne five rr the 
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