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A scene from one of our Seed Breeding Fields 
-_- -‘Back of every order we ship is 34 years of plant breeding, research 
and improvement which has enabled us to produce superior pedigreed 
strains of vegetable and flower seeds that yield larger crops of bet- 
ter quality. Thousands of rich acres are required to grow the hardy 
Northern bred seeds, bulbs and plants sold by Burgess each year. 
The Burgess’ Seed Breeding Station of 300 acres, located in the heart 
of the seed growing district near Galesburg, Michigan, is devoted to 
“vegetable seed breeding and stock seed production, and may be said 
to be the cornerstone of a business based on quality of seed and con- 
fidence of satisfied users. : 







Burgess’ Seed Breeding Station is under the direction of Gordon 
Morrison, nationally known horticulturist, and one of America’s most 
skilled propagators. He and his vegetable seed breeding staff select 
for seed production those plants that approach perfection in terms of 
productiveness, hardiness, drought and disease resistance, attractive 
appearance, superior flavor and texture and nourishing value. Thou- 
sands of dollars are spent each year in keeping our seed stocks pure 
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NOTICE: Because of delays. and extra expense in- 
volved in making C.O.D. shipments,, we cannot ac- 
cept C.O.D. orders from this catalog. Please co- 
operate by sending full remittance with your order. 
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The Burgess 
GUARANTEE 
E positively guarantee all seeds 
and plants sold by us to be ex- 
actly as described in this catalog, and 
free from disease and insect pests. We 
also guarantee them to be true to name, 
and will replace free of charge any that 
may prove otherwise through a possible 
error. 
We guarantee all seeds and plants to 
reach you in good growing condition, so 
it is hereby agreed that if any shipment 
made to you becomes damaged through 
delay or other cawses in transit, you 
will be protected against loss, provided 
we are notified within ten days. The life 
of a plant after it reaches the planter 
in good condition depends entirely upon 
conditions over which we have no ‘con- 
trol, so we cannot be held responsible 
if later the plant. fails. A tree, shrub 
or other plant is a living organism, as 
much as a cow, horse or man. It 
breathes, drinks and feeds, and is sub- 
ject to attacks of disease and insects. 
Even with. Burgess’ superior quality 
seeds and plants, success depends 
largely upon cultivation, soil and 
weather conditions. It is agreed that 
in no case shall the Burgess Seed & 
Plant Co. be liable for more than the 
original purchase price. 


























"Burgess' Blizzard Belt Seeds Best for All Climates” 
and producing our improved strains. This kind of plant breeding is 
costly to the seedsman, but is one very important means of insuring 
gardening success. 
Burgess’ Seeds are represented by resistant varieties which thrive 
in the presence of soil-borne diseases that destroy ordinary varieties 
in some gardening areas. As a further contribution toward the gar- 
dening success of tens of thousands of our grateful customers, we 
have devoted the skill of our technical staff and the use of our special 
equipment to the proper chemical treatment of .most varieties of 
vegetable and flower seeds. This chemical treatment insures clean 
seeds for healthy gardens. 
It always pays to buy the best seeds and plants .. . that’s why it 
pays:ito BUY FROM BURGESS. Time, labor, fertilizer, ete., are. the 
greatest expense of gardening, so poor seeds and plants are dear at 
any price. That’s why it costs much less in the long run to sow seed 
of the best quality. Why be satisfied with less when you can have 
healthy plants and good yields from Burgess’ seeds... and still 
SAVE MONEY? 
BURGESS SEED AND PLANT CO., Galesburg, Michigan 

