Burgess’ Select House Plants 
Our greenhouse department offers you a list of house plants that we can 
supply throughout the year. We exercise the greatest care in packing to in- 
sure against frost and breakage in transit. House plant orders are some- 
times held up during sub-zero weather, but never for more than a week 
or two. E 
PLANTS IN POTS. Unless otherwise instructed, all house plant& will be 
packed with damp moss around the roots and delivered postpaid at the 
prices quoted. Because of packing problems, it is impossible for us to ship 
plants in clay pots but if you prefer them shipped in paper pots, we can 
do so if you add 10c per plant to your remittance to cover the extra postage 
and packing. : 
WE GUARANTEE ALL POT PLANTS TO REACH YOU IN GOOD GROW- 
ING CONDITION and will replace free of charge any that do not, provided 
we are notified within ten days from date plants reach you. We can not 
ship house plants outside of the Continental United States. 
Giant Angel's Trumpet 
The Brug- 
mansia, or 
House Plant 
Seeds 
Much enjoyment can 
be had growing House 
Plants from seed. We 
are offering seed of 
such varieties as we can 
supply and recommend. 
Our house plant seeds 
are fresh and of the 
very best strains, and 
we sell them at the low- 
est prices for which 
strictly high grade seeds 
can be produced. 

GIANT PAINTED LEAF 
or REX Begonias 
Giant Angel’s Few house plants are so entirely satisfactory in 
Trumpet, is a every way as the Rex Begonias. They are rich in 
magnifi- color and beautiful in design.and are easily han- 
cent plant. dled under almost any condition. The large, broad 
Hardy outside leaves, high colorings and exquisite markings make 
4 ce ener them invaluable as decorative plants for house 
n th Jorth- 
ern States it 
ean be kept iri- 
doors in winter 
and on the 
porch or gar- 
den in summer. 
Blooms both 
winter and 
summer. Large 
t:120. p; ice7acl 
leaves; beauti- 
ful 
shaped flo w- 
ers nearly a 
foot long, pure 
white, and as 
fragrant as the 
Jasmine: One 
of the most 
gorgeous of all 
blooming 
plants. Plants, 
60c each; 3 
for $1.50, post- 
paid. 

trumpet-~ 

Giant Angel’s Trumpet 
Calceolaria 
CALCEOLARIA 
An ornamental house plant, producing a mass 
of beautiful pocket-like flowers in the spring; a 
universal favorite with florists. 
is grown from seed. 
flowering. 
packet. 
For Tuberous Rooted Begonias 
see page 51 

HOUSE 
PLANTS 
MAILED 
POSTPAID 




The Calceolaria 
Our select strain of seed is, 
we believe, the finest in cultivation; flowers large 
in size and beautifully spotted and blotched in 
exceedingly rich and varied colors; very free 
No plants to offer. Seed, 50c per 
culture. They make excellent plants for baskets 
and vases if given plenty of moisture and not ex- 
posed to the full rays of the sun. We can supply 
a fine assortment of varieties, all beautifully 
marked, some with broad bands and borders, some 
blotched and speckled. Many odd combinations of 
colors, some with markings of deep maroon, vari= 
ous shades of red, silvery-rose, silver, bronze, etc. 
Each Plant a Different Variety 
60c each; 3 for $1.50; 6 for $2.70 
ALL 

Watermelon Begonia 
BEGONIA SEED 
SEMPERFLORENS HYBRIDS. As a bedding plant, it 
ranks with Coleus and Geraniums. Of sturdy growth, 
about one foot high, forming dense bushes, which from 
May until frost are completely hidden with flowers. As a 
house plant, it blooms throughout the entire year. A fine 
mixture of colors, from pure white to deepest crimson. 
Pict. soc: i 
Brazilian Plume Plant postpaid. 
7 

BRAZILIAN 
PLUME PLANT 
A native of Brazil. It 
is of the easiest possible 
culture, and seems to do 
well everywhere, 
ing but little attention. 
It is a strong,.rapid ° 
grower, throwing many 
shoots, each of which is 
tipped with beautiful pink, 
plume-like flowers. Plants, 
50c each; 3 for $1.25, 
requir- 











GROW THEM INDOORS 
Most Comprehensive Book on House Plants Ever 
Published. Covers All Problems That Arise in the 
Successful Growing of House Plants. | 
For years we looked for a book of this kind to 
meet the demands of our customers. At last. we 
found it. In this book, explained in simple, non- 
technical language and clarified by numerous draw- 
ings and photographs, are answers to the successful 
culture of plants indoors. Planting tables, direc- 
tions for potting and soil mixtures, lighting, water- 
ing, feeding, ventilation, insect pests—all house 
plant problems are brought forth and discussed. 
Hundreds of plants from all corners of the earth 
are described; and there is a valuable chart of 
plants for interior decoration giving colors and flow- 
ering calendar. - 221 pages. Price—$2.25 per copy, 
postpaid. 
Rex Begonia 
WATERMELON BEGONIA 
An excellent house plant for the window or table. 
The leaves withstand the dry air of rooms better than 
the majority of plants. Leaves thick and waxy-like, 
are distinctly variegated white and green, and have 
the appearance of being powdered with frosted silver. 
Plants 50c each; 3 for $1.25, postpaid. 
BEEFSTEAK BEGONIA — 
A low spreading Begonia, with circular 
leaves, red beneath and dark glossy green 
above, and of ee 
heavy texture. 
Dainty coral-red 
flowers. The finest 
pot Begonia for 
house culture. 
Grown as easily as 
a geranium. 50c 
each; 38° for $1.25, 
postpaid. 
: 

Beefsteak Begonia 
TRAILING | 
BLOOD LEAF BEGONIA 
The Blood Leaf Begonia is not a true Begonia 
but is known botanically as Irisine. It so elosely 
resembles the Begonias in habit that it is often 
mistaken for one. 
color with darker blotches. 
lent plant for urns, hanging baskets and fern- 
eries. 40c each; 3 for $1.00. Bs 
~ 
We know of no plant that is — 
easier to grow, thriving under conditions “so 
poor that most plants will die. The oval shaped. 
leaves up to 2 inches long are blood red in 
They are produced — 
the entire length of long drooping branches 
that hang over the edge of the pot. An excel- x. 
