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A Gy from one of our Sead Siccaing Fields 
Burgess’ Blizzard Belt Seeds 
Best for All Climates 
Back of every order we ship is 32 years of plant breeding, research 
and improvement which has enabled us to produce superior pedigreed 
strains of vegetable and flower seeds that yield larger crops of bet- 
ter quality. Thousands of rich acres are required to grow the hardy 
- Northern bred seeds, bulbs and plants sold by Burgess each year. 
The Burgess’ Seed Breeding Station of 300 acres, located in the heart 
of the seed growing district near Galesburg, Michigan, is devoted to 
_ yegetable seed breeding and stock seed production, and may be said 
_ to be the cornerstone of a business based on quality of seed and con- 
- fidence of satisfied users. 
Burgess’ Seed Breeding Station is under the direction of Gordon 
itt rciscn, nationally known horticulturist, and one of America’s most 
_ skilled propagators. He and his vegetable seed breeding staff select 
for seed production those plants that approach perfection in terms of 
productiveness, hardiness, drought and disease resistance, attractive 
ppearance, superior flavor and texture and nourishing value. Thou- 
nds of dollars are spent each year in keeping our seed stocks pure 











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send remittance in 
full with each or- 
More Than 1,000,000 
Satisfied Custamenrs 
- PREFER BURGESS’ BLIZZARD BELT 
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants 







and producing our improved strains. 
der. 

The Burgess 
GUARANTEE 
E positively guarantee all seeds 
and plants sold by us to be ex- 
actly as described in this catalog, and 
free from disease and insect pests. We 
also guarantee them to be true to name, 
and will replace free of charge any that 
may prove otherwise through a possible 
error. 
We guarantee all seeds and plants to 
reach you in good growing condition, so 
it is hereby agreed that if any shipment 
made to you becomes damaged through 
delay or other causes in transit, you 
will be protected against loss, provided 
we are notified within ten days. The life 
of a plant after it reaches the planter 
in good condition depends entirely upon 
conditions over which we have no con- 
trol, so we cannot be held responsible 
if later the plant fails. A tree, shrub 
or other plant is a living organism, as 
much as a cow, horse or man. It 
breathes, drinks and feeds, and is sub- 
ject to attacks of disease and insects. 
Even with Burgess’ superior quality 
seeds and plants, success depends 
largely upon cultivation, soil and 
weather conditions. It is agreed that 
in no case shall the Burgess Seed & 
Plant Co. be liable for more than the 
original purchase price. 




This kind of plant breeding is 
costly to the seedsman, but is one very important means of insuring 
gardening success. 
Burgess’ Seeds are represented by resistant varieties which thrive 
in the presence of soil-borne diseases that destroy ordinary varieties 
in some gardening areas. 
As a further contribution toward the gar- 
dening success of tens of thousands of our grateful customers, we 
have devoted the skill of our technical staff and the use of our special 
equipment to the proper 
vegetable and flower seeds. 
seeds for healthy gardens. 
chemical treatment of most varieties of 
This chemical treatment insures elean 
It always pays to buy the best seeds and plants . . . that’s why it 
pays to BUY FROM BURGESS. Time, labor, fertilizer, ete., are the, 
greatest expense of gardening, so poor seeds and plants are dear at 
any price. That’s why it costs much less in the long run to sow seed 
of the best quality. Why be satisfied with less when you ean have 
healthy plants and good yields from Burgess’ seeds; .. and still 
SAVE MONEY? 
URGESS SEED AND PLANT CO., Galesburg, Michigan 
