Burpee’s Early Flowering SWEET PEAS 
Varieties are arranged in each color class from deep to light shades 
Burpee’s Early Flowering Sweet Peas come into bloom outdoors before the summer heat arrives—3 to 4 weeks earlier than 
the Giant Spencer varieties offered on pages 56 to 60.. They are valuable for winter flowering under glass, also especially 
adapted for growing in frost-free sections and for earliest blooms outdoors in the North. Sweet Peas do best in cool weather. 
If seed was not sown in the fall, sow as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared. They prefer an open, sunny 
location, and deep, rich soil which must be well drained. 
White 
3390 Burpee’s White Magnificent large, frilled, pure 
glistening white flowers which are particularly sweet- 
scented. A splendid white-seeded white. 
3395 White Giant* Flowers are extremely large, of the’ 
purest white, and perfectly placed in fours on long, strong 
stems. An extra choice white-seeded white. 
Cream 
3334 Oriental Deep cream or primrose flowers of large 
size and unusual beauty. Black-seeded. 
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Fawn Pink 
3162 Golden Pink* Outstanding color—glowing golden 
or fawn pink; beautiful, especially under artificial light. 
Large, well-waved flowers. 
3309 World’s Fair Light golden cream faintly overlaid 
with a delicate suffusion of fawn, deeper toward the edges. 
Salmon Pink 
3161 Joseph Truly magnificent color—soft and pleas- 
ing bright salmon-pink on cream. Flowers are very large; 
stems are long and strong. The best of its color. 
3365 Mrs. Douglas MacArthur™ Sparkling rich 
and deep salmon-pink self on a creamy white ground. 
Oz. 85¢; 4 Ib. $3.25; Ib. $11.00 
3356 Bridesmaid Extra large, light salmon-pink flow- 
ers on white ground. A favorite with many. 
Rose 
3384 American Beauty Of the same crimson-rose 
color as its namesake, the American Beauty Rose. 
3306 Pearl Buck* Rich warm rose standard with an 
orange tinge; wings are deep rose. Beautiful. 
Rose Pink 
3352 Annie Laurie Large flowers of splendid form and 
pure rose-pink —the deepest shade in this color group. 
Oz. 35¢; 1% lb. $1.00; Ib. $3.50 
3339 Ball’s Rose Rich deep rose with a fine suffusion 
of salmon-pink. Large, long stemmed, well-waved flowers. 
Oz. 35¢; 1%, lb. $1.00; Ib. $3.50 
3355 Josie Flowers are very large, long stemmed, and 
of a rich, deep rose-pink. Uniform throughout. 
3393 Shirley Temple* Charming shade of soft rose- 
pink. Flowers are large and daintily frilled. 
3349 Burpee’s Giant Pink* Lovely shade of pink 
blending with a pure soft rose into a marvelous clear rose- 
pink; most intense toward the edges. Large. 
4 pound or more of any named Sweet Pea listed 
may be ordered at the Ib. rate. 

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We have marked with a star (*) 
the varieties that we prefer in each color class; 
if you are in doubt as to which to choose, make your 
selection from those thus marked. 

Crimson 
3372 Red Man™* Deep crimson with ruby-red shadings 
in the highlights; suffused bronze near edges. 
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3396 Red Chief Crimson with a rosy cast. 
Scarlet and Scarlet Cerise 
3361 Kate Smith* Unusually long stemmed, large, 
well-formed, bright scariet flowers with a slight suffusion or 
undertone of rose. The best of its color. 
3310 Grenadier A remarkably luminous color —intense, 
poppy-scarlet-cerise. Flowers are attractively waved. 
Oz. 35¢; ™% lb. $1.00; Ib. $3.50 
Cerise and Salmon Cerise 
3155 Better Baltimore Vivid salmon-cerise chang- 
ing, when fully open, to a warm and pleasing shade of rosy 
cerise suffused salmon. Extra large; long stems. 
3351 Imspiration* Very large, nicely waved salmon- 
cerise flowers in fours on long, sturdy stems. 
3318 Patrice Munsel (New for 1947) Deep, glowing 
orange-salmon with a slight undertone of cerise. Flowers 
are large, waved and many duplexed. 
Oz. 85¢; 1% Ib. $3.25; Ib. $11.00 
3328 Helen Hayes* A soft and appealing shade of 
coral or coral-cerise enlivened by a luminous suffusion 
of bright orange. Flowers are extremely large and frilled. 
3156 Vera Soft but vivid pink flushed on amber ground 
blending into a gorgeous salmon-cerise. Large blooms. 
Salmon 
3368 Burpee’s Salmon Rich salmon overlaid with 
a coppery sheen; always greatly admired. 
Orange and Orange Pink 
3346 Mrs. August Belmont Deep orange—so deep 
that the younger flowers often approach scarlet-vermilion. 
3329 Burpee’s Orange Improved* Pure, 
orange of a brilliance and richness that are startling. 
3341 Osa Johnson* Light salmon-orange when grown 
under glass; outdoors, the salmon is less pronounced. 
3370 Ann Batchelder* Orange-salmon flushed cop- 
per-pink changing to a bright and lively orange-pink. Very 
large, handsomely frilled flowers of exquisite texture. 
3159 Supreme Orange Long stemmed, large orange 
flowers which are beautifully tinted copper. 
clear 
Orange Scarlet 
3157 Lively Scarlet-cerise heavily overlaid orange; the 
general color effect is rich orange-scarlet. 

