
Wilt Resistant Golden Sheaf 
Wilt Resistant Golden Sheaf 
THE FINEST YELLOW ASTER 
Golden Sheaf is the deepest yellow Aster yet offered. The flowers 
are of good size, fully double, with an attractive crest-like cen- 
ter cushion of quill-like petals surrounded by an outer band of 
several rows of broad petals. Very popular with florists. The 
flowers last well when cut. Pkt., 15¢; % oz., 40c; 14 0oz., 70c. 
Giant Rust-Proof 
Antirrhinum or Snapdragon 

In point of beauty very few flowers approach the 
Antirrhinum or Snapdragon, yet this most beautiful 
flower lost favor for several years because of the 
ravages of the rust disease. After several years of 
painstaking experimentation a strain was developed 
which.is immune to rust. 85% of the plants, when 
exposed to the most severe rust conditions, will re- 
main completely immune in all instances. 
The All-America Selection Committee, realizing 
the development of rust-proof snapdragons was so 
outstanding. in the annals of horticulture, and the 
contribution so great to American gardéners, they 
issued a ‘‘Certificate of Honor’’ to Rust-proof An- 
tirrhinums. While this committee makes Gold Medal 
Awards, Awards of Merit, ete., to various new novel- 
ties and introductions each year, this is the first 
Certificate of Honor ever to be awarded. 
We can supply select seed of Rust-Proof Antirrhinum Maxi- 
mum in the following colors: 
Campfire. Luminous scarlet; free from orange or bluish tinges. 
Crimson, ; 
Canary Bird. Canary Yellow. 
Loveliness. Pure soft rose-pink. 
Shasta. Pure white. 
Mixed. Fine mixture of colors. 
PRICES: ‘Your choice of above at 15e per packet; 5 packets 
for 60c; %6 oz., 35c; % oz., 60c; % oz., $1.00 
ROSALI All-America winner for 1940. Tall; large 
flowered; rust resistant. Produces from 6 to 
8 huge, long spikes of beautifully arranged flowers of rich deep 
rose with an underlying tone of topaz or amber. A handsome 
variety. Pkt., 20c. 
e 5 feet high. Flowers of 
Tall Giant Flowered magnificent size. A very 
fine strain, but not the rust-proof. A fine mixture of colors. 
Pkt., 10c; 4% oz., 50¢; %4 oz., B5c. 
4 TY ssive. Hyacinth-like spikes are 
Semi-Dwarf le massiv yacinth-lik pik 
closely set with flowers as large as_ those 
of the Tall Giant type. Ideal for beds and borders. Pkt., [5e. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 

Now Everyone 
Can Easily 
Grow Asters 
During -the past few 
years it has become 
rather discouraging to at- 
tempt growing the ordi- 
nary strains of Aster, 
due to the so-called ‘‘wilt 
disease.’’ The spores of 
this fungus may be car- 
ried on untreated Aster 
seed, on the implements 
used in preparing the 
soil, and in the soil it- 
self. When once intro- 
duced into the soil, it 
persists indefinitely, so 
that whenever an ordinary 
strain of Asters is plant- 
ed, the wilt fungus liv- 
ing in the soil will attack 
the plants at some stage 
of their growth. 
A wilt resistant strain 
of Asters is one which is 
highly immune ‘to ‘‘wilt 
disease’? and which, 
when planted on the very 
sickest soil, will with- 
stand the attacks of the 
fungus and develop into 
strong healthy plants. 
Correctly treated seed 
is disease-free and will 
not carry ‘“‘wilt’? or any 
other disease, but the 
treatment will not prevent 
plants from contracting 
diseases that may already 
be in your soil or carried 
by insects. All our Aster 
seed is treated, but if the 
disease now exists in your 
locality, we especially rec- 
ommend our Wilt-Resist- 
ant strains. : 

Rust-Proof Antirrhinum 
Ageratum and Alyssum are exceptionally good 
varieties for rock gardens, border work and win- 
dow boxes. 


Large Double Flowers 4 to 5 Inches Across 
The Wilt-Resistant strain of Crego is the most popular of all 
the feathery or fluffy types of Asters. Very large, fully double 
flowers, with long, ribbon-like petals gracefully curled and twisted. 
Long stems; unsurpassed for cutting. Midseason. Gs: 
Azure Blue Shell Pink 
Crimson White 
Dark Violet Mixed 
Deep Rose 
Your choice of above at {5c per packet; 3 pkts., 35ce; 6 packets, 
60c: % oz., 40c; % oz., 70c; % oz., $1.25. 



Wilt Resistant Crego Aster 



H ‘ One packet each of Wilt-Resist- 
Wilt Resistant ant Crego, Wilt-Resistant Queen 
+ of the Market, Wilt-Resistant 
Aster Collection Heart of France, Wilt-Resistant ~ 
Late Branching, Wilt-Resistant Golden Sheaf and Wilt-Re- 
sistant Sensation, all 6, for 60c. 
AGERATUM | 
MIDGET BLUE 1940 All-America Silver Medal. Uni- 
formly dwarf, dense, spreading plants, 
3 to 4 inches high and 12 to 15 inches in width, almost smothered 
with clear azure-blue flowers. Superb for edging beds- or for 
borders or rock gardens. LHasily grown, and makes a nice little 
pot plant. Pkt., 15¢; M46 oz., 60c. 
" ALYSSUM 
LITTLE GEM. A perfect ‘‘carpet of snow,’’ ecom- 
-meneing to bloom in spring when very small; continu- 
ing without interruption until late fall. 4 inches. Pkt., 
10c; %40z., 25c; 1% oz., 40c. 
4 New, dwarf, compact form, flowers of 
Violet Queen which are a pretty violet tint. A-de- 
cidedly brilliant shade, and a variety that will come very true 
from seed. Pkt., 15¢; % oz., 45c. 2 
SWEET. Flowers white; very. sweet. 9 inches. Pkt., 10c; 
% oz., 25¢c; oz., 40c. 
ACROCLINIUM 
A handsome everlasting 
with white and pink flow- 
ers about an inch in diam- - 
eter, and composed of many 
fine petals of silky appear- 
ance. Borne singly on long 
stems. When cut in bud, 
they can be dried and used 
for winter bouquets. Plants 
18 inches tall and covered 
with a mass of bright 
blooms. Pkt., (5c. 

