1947 Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds 
All gardening enthusiasts are keenly interested in something new in the Floral World, and are eager to grow in their own 
garden a really NEW flower as well as some of the NEW IMPROVED STRAINS of the old standbys. OUR NOVELTIES 
AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1947 include a number of superb new floral strains that will without question become the prized 
possessions this year of every gardener who grows them. 
Many of these NEW FLOWERS are “BURNETT’S” EXCLUSIVE NOVELTIES; which have for the past forty-two 
years created an enviable reputation amongst the professional gardeners of the United States. 
For the very latest in brand NEW FLORAL BEAUTIES and the “Welcome Home” again of prize strains back from the 
wars—Don’t Miss: Celosia Silver Feather, Lobelia ‘‘Queen Victoria,”’ Forget-Me-Not Isolde Krotz, Nasturtium 
Sunrise Gleam, Dwarf White Rocket, Burnett’s Schizanthus and Pyrethrum Reselected Double Hybrids. 
CELOSIA (Cockscomb) 
Silver Feather 
Stunning new addition to the feathered or 
Plumosa type Cockscomb. The sparkling, 
silver white plumes are produced, on strong 
growing plants, in great profusion throughout 
the Summer. An excellent color for blending 
with the brighter colors of Cockscomb. 
Height 15 to 18 inches. Pkt. 50c., 14 oz. $2.00. 
CELOSIA, Gilbert’s Maple Gold 
The loveliest of all Cockscomb (or Cristata) 
Celosia. The result of 18 years of breeding 
and selection. The beautiful maple pink 
heads vary in color from light to deep pink, 
tipped with pure gold. Strong branching 
plants, 2 to 3 ft. high. Plant in well-prepared 
soil but do not use commercial fertilizer. 
Originator’s Seed. Pkt. 25c., large pkt. 50c. 
CYCLAMEN 
We wish to call attention to the complete 
selection of separate colors available again 
this year. Our Cyclamen is once more sup- 
plied to us by the very best of the European 
growers. See page 16. 
DAHLIA, Burnett’s Giant 
Single, Cutflower Strain 
A teal protessional Florists Strain now 
offered to all gardeners for the first time. 
Large perfectly formed flowers, wonderful 
broad petals of heavy substance. Superb 
color range and long cane-like stems. The 
Cutflower Supreme. Pkt. $1.00, 14 oz. $3.50, 
VY oz. $5.75. 

CALENDULA, TRIAL GROUND BLENCE 
DAHLIA, BURNETT’S GIANT SINGLE 
CUTFLOWER STRAIN 
ASTER, Princess Barbara 
Striking new color in this famous class of 
garden and cutflower Asters, lovely shade of 
orchid rarely found in any other Aster. 
Pkt. 35c., 14 oz. $2.00. 
NASTURTIUM 
New Double Sweet Scented 
Sunrise Gleam 
A worthy addition to the famous “Gleam” 
Nasturtiums. The rich canary yellow flowers 
New CALENDULA Strain 
Trial Ground Blend 
A blend made entirely from new colors in 
the course of trial ground development. Have 
proven to be much more heat resistant and 
bloom over a longer season than the ordinary 
varieties. Large shaggy flowers in a beautiful 
selection of pastel shades. Pkt. 25c. 14 oz. $1.50 
DAHLIA, Coliarette 
A fine strain easily raised from seed and 
flowered in one season. Large single flowers 
with curled and twisted petals in the centers. 
Very fine colors and strong stems for cutting. 
Plants 4-5 ft. high. 


of this variety, larger and more fully double 
than other Nasturtiums, are borne in great 
profusion throughout the entire Summer. 
Very neat, compact habit of growth. The 
stout, erect stems hold the flowers well above 
the foliage and also provide a choice cut- 
flower for small floral arrangements. Pkt. 
20G:, 02. $1005 24 Ib. $3.50: 
Choice Mixed. Pkt. 50c., 4 oz. $2.50- 
DIANTHUS, Heddensis 
Westwood Beauty 
All-America Honorable Mention, 1946 
As the name implies this new strain of Annual Pinks 
is the result of a cross between Dianthus Heddewigi 
and Dianthus Chinensis, combining the large open 
flowers of Heddewigi and the long stems of the Chinensis 
type. Rich shades of the deepest wine red to bright 
scarlet and crimson. Heavily fringed and deeply 
laciniated flowers 2 in. or more in diameter. Pkt. 25c., 
Vy oz.-$2.00. 
LOBELIA CARDINALIS 
“(Queen Victoria’”’ 
Greatly improved bronze foliaged strain of the peren- 
nial Cardinal flower. Many of us know the strikingly 
beautiful red Lobelia as a native wild flower of our wood 
lands and meadows, where its rich display of color 
brightens up the whole landscape during the Summer 
and Fal] months. ‘‘Queen Victoria” rightly deserves a 
royal] place in your garden, at home in almost any loca- 
tion, its queenly stature is the nearest to perfection ina 
moist or well watered soil, rich in organic matter. 
Height 4 to 5 ft. Pkt. 75c., 1/64 oz. $2.50. 

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NASTURTIUM, NEW DOUBLE SWEET 
SCENTED SUNRISE GLEAM 
BURNETT BROTHERS, Incorporated 
CELOSIA 
SILVER FEATHER 


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