Giant Ruffled Sweet Peas 
INOCULATE 
Sweet Pea Seed for best results. Enough Inocu- 
lation for 6 lbs. of seed for only 10c. 

Early Flowering Spencer 
Sweet Peas 
Our Early Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas come into 
bloom from 2 to 4 weeks earlier than the Giant Spencers. 
Valuable for greenhouse culture, for outdoor planting 
in sections of the South where later varieties cannot 
be successfully grown, and for early blooms in cool 
climates. Choice mixture of all shades and colors, 
Pkt., 10c¢; oz., 50c; % lb., $1.50; lb., $4.50. 
‘Make Your Cut Flowers 
Last 5 to10 Days Longer 
MakeThis Test 
YOURSELF! 
Divide your bouquet into 
2 parts. Place halfin 
untreated water; other 
half in water treated with 
FLORALIFE, You'llsee 
with your own eyes 
Cut Flowers Last /“* 
DaysL-0-N-G-E-R 
when bacteria-killing 
FLORALIFE is used 
—5 to 10 days longer! 
Think of it! And no need 
to change water or to re- 
cut stems. Less work, 
FLORALIFE, patented, 
original, used and recom- 
mended by florists, garden 
clubs, exhibitors. hy 
Send 10 cents for 
2-quart size package 
or $1.00 for 15 pack- 
ages, postpaid, bloom. 
50c. 
MAKES. FLOWERS 
amelie 

Burgess Seed & Plant Co. — if 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 

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Cupid or Dwarf Sweet Peas 
CUPID Sweet Peas 
The Cupid or Dwarf Sweet 
Peas are excellent ‘for bedding 
and borders; form a line of em- 
erald green foliage a little over 
a foot wide and 8 inches high, 
and from June until late sum- 
mer are literally a 
All the best colors and 
shades mixed. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 
Sweet Peas are hardy annuals 
and should be planted in cool 
weather. They may be sown in the \ 
fall as well as the early spring. 

‘The highest achievement yet attained in Sweet Peas. Beautifully-ruffled, duplexe 
frilled, giving the large wavy flowers a double appearance. Long stems, each carrying 
fully developed blooms. Twelve sprays make a. more massive bunch than eighteen spr 
The vines make a sturdy growth and bear a profu 
of an ordinary Spencer Sweet Pea. 
of blooms. 
We can supply Giant Ruffled Sweet Peas in the following varieties: 
A lovely rich rose-pink, a 
Fluffy Ruffles gleam of soft salmon, and @ 
bright creamy undertone blend into a harmonious 
shade that must be seen to be ap- 
preciated. A flower of exquisite. texture and 
fragrance. 
Soft pink self on white 
Lady Ruffles -ground, the warm glow of 
color running well down to the base of the standard 
and wings. Received the high honor of winning -the 
Gold .Medal of the Scottish National Sweet Pea 
Society. ‘ 
; ee Bright, clear blue; large heavy- 
Ruffled Biue ily ruffled flowers. 
Deep blue; uniform 
Ruffled Dark Blue color / throughout; 
flowers large, heavily ruffled and duplexed. 
Lovely  carmine-rose, 
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Ruffled Carmine remarkably bright, yet 
soft and pleasing. The large blooms are perfectly 
frilled and borne on long-stemméd sprays. 
Ruffled Pink ee of deep rose- 
PRICES 
0z.,,50c¢; 14 1b., $1.50; 1b., $4.50. 

Burgess’ Giant Spencer Sweet Peas 
The old-fashioned Grandiflora varieties are now superseded by the Spencer and the Giant Ruffled types. ‘The 
Your choice of the above Giant Ruffled Sweet Peas at 15ce per packet; 2 pkts., 25¢; 6 pkts., 6003 













ae Rich. satiny. crimson 
Ruffled Crimson jh3: deepens a trifle to- 
ward the edges. Extra choice. : ea 
Warm lavender-rose — 
Ruffled Orchid a pastel-mauve sheen th: 
produces a delicate orchid shade. Large, fully ruf 
fied blooms. x } se 
Ruffled Primrose tin! tnd!ttoms 
hue or blush. The flowers are of great size- 
exquisitely ruffled. ; 
Pure shade of rose that glon 
Ruffted Rose softly and gives the lar 
blossoms an individual beauty. Perfectly ruffled. — 
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e Pure white flowers of gigant 
Ruffled White je often borne five te ale 
spray. They are beautifully ruffled with duple 
triplex standards. This is undoubtedly the ou 
ing white Sweet Pea. ? 
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Ruffled Mixed G:2nt Rumed varieties, Cees 
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Spencers have large, round open flowers of extraordinary size, usually measuring two inches acrgss, with wavy re 
standards and wide-spreading wings, a very large percentage bearing four of these immense blossoms to the —" 
stem, which is long and strong, making them of exceptional value for cutting. - 7) 
Burgess" Select Mixture 
of Spencers 
This mixture contains many of the named Snencer 
‘varieties, including recent novelties and superb new 
seedlings. A grand variety of shades and colors. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 14 1lb., 90c; Ib., $2.75. 














flowers. 
borders. 
well. 
Rich, colorful. 
10c; 14 oz., 30c. 
VY 02., 25¢. 
sheet of 
double blossoms. 
richest colors, 
Giant Yellow Tulip Poppy 
(Hunnemannia Fumariaefolia). Magnificent, golden yellow, tulip-shapé 
Blooms from July until frost. 
i. ANNUAL POPPIES 
Annual Poppies are most colorful for early summer beds 
Should be planted where they are to remain as early in — 
the spring as the ground can be worked, as they do not transplant 
They bloom quickly and will do well in ordinary soil. May 
also be planted in the Autumn. a 
AMERICAN LEGION. Dazzling orange-scarlet; enormous si 
2 ft2 PkKt., 10c; 14 oz., 40c. “pe 
SHIRLEY DOUBLE. Many attractive colors and gorg 
color combinations. One of the most showy of all Poppies. 
SHIRLEY SINGLE. Loveliest of all single Poppies. Dai : 
shades of pink, rose, apricot, salmon, terra-cotta, ete. 
PORTULACA OR ROSE MOSS 
One of the most popular low-growing annuals. The brilli 
play of colors is very effective when used as edgings and‘ bo 
Also unexcelled for beds' and rock gardens, as the 4 to 64 
spreading plants form a thick carpet that is a mass of bloom f 
early summer until frost. 
light loam or sandy soil in a sunny situation. 
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Burgess’ Special Blend 
M Aime 
of Spencers : 
This mixture contains 35 distinct varieties in a per- 
fect blend of colors. The color blend is, we believe, 
as near perfection as it is possible to attain. P 
{5e; oz., 50c; %4 Ib., $1.50; lb., $4.50. ; 
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2 ft. 

Pkt., 10c¢; % oz., 30c. 
2 ft. 
Pkt., 1065. 
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Of easy culture and thrives 
Double Rose Flowered. Unsurpassed for brillianey. See 
from perfect double flowers, so will produce a large pereenta; 
A fine mixture of Scarlet, Orange-Scarle 
Golden Yellow, White, ete. Pkt., 15c; 4g 0z., 60. 
Single Giant Flowered. Very showy and fine to sow broad 
over sunny banks as a ground cover. Flowers in mixture of 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 50c. aes 
