
Giants of California Zinnia 
Giants of California 
Magnificent double 
The many overlap- 
placed than in the 
The largest of all Zinnias. 
flowers, 5 to 6 inches across. 
ping petals are more loosely 
other large-flowered varieties. . The well-branched, 
sturdy plants grow 3 feet tall, with long, strong 
stems. Our seed of this variety is put up in a mix- 
ture of colors that will make a most colorful dis- 
play. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 50¢; 14 0z., 85c. 
TOM THUMB Miniature Zinnias 
Plant 4 to 6 inches, compact, covered with 
well formed perfectly double fiowers. Colors 
range through the red, orange, yellow, pink, 
rose and other pastel shades. A most effec-_ 
tive border plant, and excellent for bouquets. 
Pkt., 10c; ¥% oz., 45ce; %4 oz., 80c. 
Zinnia Linearis. 
This dwarf zinnia is one of the most unusual of recent 
introductions. Starts blooming in six to eight weeks 
» after seed is sown and continues until late fall frosts. 
Flowers are produced in great profusion, literally hun-, 
dreds being open at a time. Flowers 144 inches in diam- 
eter, golden orange with delicate lemon-yellow stripe 
through each petal. Plants make little, compact mounds 
8 to 10 inches tall and from 1 to 2 feet through. Ex- 
tremely valuable for edging or anywhere a dwarf grow- 
ing plant with brilliant coloring is desired. Pkt., 10c; 
Wm oz., 45c. 

Salpiglossis or Velvet Flower 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 

Dahlia-Flowered 
Giant Zinnia 
This type bears flowers of mammoth 
size and in form like a perfect Decora- 
tive Dahlia. The plant is a strong 
grower and flower stems are long and 
stiff. This remarkable variety includes 
a complete range of delicate, bright 
and rich colors from white, yellow, 
lavender and rose to orange, scarlet 
and crimson. A wonderful cut flower. 
Canary Bird. Brightest canary yellow. 
Crimson Monarch. Rich crimson- 
scarlet. 
Dream. Deep lavender. 
Exquisite. Rose-pink; deeper rose 
center. 
Oriole. Orange, shaded gold. 
Polar Bear. The best white Zinnia. 
Scarlet Flame. Rich orange-scarlet. 
Mixed. A wonderful range of the 
above and other beautiful colors. 
Your choice of the above Giant 
Dahlia-Flowered Zinnias at 10€ per 
packet; 3 pkts., 25c; 7 pkts., 50c; 
¥% 0z.,-50¢; 1% oz., 85c. 
Scabiosa-Flowered Zinnias 
Creeping Zinnia 
Sanvitatia Procumbens. Not a 
true Zinnia, but the small double 
flowers of deep golden yellow re- 
semble tiny Zinnias on creeping or 
spreading plants 6 inches tall. 
Blooms all summer and fall. Fine 
for edgings and rockeries. Pkt., 
10c; % oz., 40c. 

Scabiosa-Flowered Zinnia 
A most charming cut-flower variety. Flowers 21% 
composed of a row of. broad 
outer petals, surrounding a deep, full, cushion-like 
crown of quill-like petals similar’ in form to the 
Mixture of many exquisite shades 
Pkt., (0c; % oz., 45ce; 14 oz., 80c. 
to 3 inches across, 
annual Seabiosa. 
and colors. 

























Giant Cactus-Flowered Zinnia 
GIANT CACTUS-FLOWERED 
Giant Cactus-Flowered Zinnia is a de- 
cided improvement over the old type Fantasy. Large blooms 
4% to 5 inches across and composed of irregular quilled 
petals, giving them the appearance of a shaggy chrysanthe- 
mum. Our mixture contains a complete color range including 
the brightest shades of red, yellow and orange, as well as the 
popular pastel pinks and cream. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 60ce. 
(Improved Fantasy). 
Giant Crested Howard Zinnia 
A marvelous strain of Zinnias, the result of crosses between the | 
Scabiosa-flowered class and those of the Giant Dahlia-Flowered. 
The blossoms average 4 to 5 inches in diameter, with a full 
rounded cushiony center surrounded by broad guard petals. 
The colors included in the strain are charmingly bright and 
fresh, and contain almost all known colors and shades of colors 
to be found in this most popular of annual plants. Magnificent 
shades of orange, orange-scarlet, yellow, rose, maize and erimson 
predominate. 
As a cut flower, or as an annual for garden ornamentation, they 
are without peer. For cut flower purposes, the effect of a bouquet 
of this gorgeous new strain is breathtaking and catches the eye 
at once. : 
Pkt., 15¢; 2 pkts:, 25c. 
SUPER-GIANT MIXTURE 
Burgess’ Super-Giant Zinnia. Mixture is a select, 
well balanced blend of all the best colors of Giants 
of California and Giant Dahlia-Flowered Zinnias. 
Unsurpassed for colorful display or for cut flow- 
ers. Pkt., [5¢; 14 oz., 60c. 







SALPIGLOSSIS 
(Velvet Flower) 
Gorgeous, fiunnel-shaped: flowers of rich velvety tex- 
An exceptionally, beautiful range of attractive 
colors such as crimson, primrose, purple and gold, rose 
and gold, scarlet and gold and white and gold, and all 
veined. 
38 inches across, and produced freely on plants 24 to 
Continually in bloom from midsummer 
Desirable for bedding and prized for cut- 
Burgess’ Giant Strain is one of the finest of all 
annuals and ‘is of easy culture. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c. 
Wild Flower Garden 
ture. 
charmingly penciled, netted and 
30 inches tall. 
until frost, 
ting. 
Mixture 
Hundreds of Varieties of Pretty Flowers especially 
prepared from a select list of hundreds of sorts—the 
carefully proportioned to 
produce a constant and varied bloom the whole season. 
In no other manher can so many different varieties be 
It is suitable for any 
bare or unsightly spot in the yard, to sow along fences, 
Pkt., 10c; one ounce (25,000 seeds) 
for 35¢;. 14 Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid. 
colors and varieties being 
obtained at such a small cost. 
embankments, etc. 
TITHONIA Giant Fireball 
Dazzling as a ball of 
fire poised high above 
other flowers, -Fireball 
is, undoubtedly, the last 
word in brilliance of 
color in a fall blooming 
plant. Many who have 
known Tithonia Speciosa 
have considered it the 
brightest possible flower 
for fall use. ' With the 
~ introduction, however, of 
Fireball, this older va- 
riety is entirely ov €TI- 
shadowed. Fireball-is a 
very brilliant shade of 
scarlet orange, the 
petals in dazzling contrast to the clear yellow 
center. Flowers 4%4 to 5 inches in diameter, on 
fine long stems. Plants often reach a height of 
8 or 9 feet and neat in appearance. Extremely 
showy in the garden and. an excellent cut flower, 
keeping 5 or 6 days when cut. Pkt., 15¢; % 
oz., 50c. 
Blooms are 

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Tithonia 
Giant Fireball 
