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Dahlia-Flowered 
~ Giant Zinni 
This type bears flowers of mammoth 
size and in form like a perfect Decora- 
tive Dahlia. The plant is a strong 
frower 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 {5e per 
packet; 3 pkts., 30c; 7 pkts., 60c; 
% oz., 55¢; % oz., $1.00. 


























Giants of California Zinnia 
Giant Cactus-Flowered Zinnia 
GIANT CACTUS-FLOWERED 
(Improved Fantasy). Giant Cactus-Flowered Zinnia is a de- 
cided improvement over the old type Fantasy. Large blooms 
41%, 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 ineluding 
the brightest shades of red, yellow and orange, as well as the 
popular pastel pinks and cream. Pkt., 15c; ™% oz., 60c. 
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 
Scabiosa-Flowered Zinnias 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 
Giants of California 
The largest of all Zinnias. Magnificent double 
fiowers, 5 to 6 inches across. The many overlap- 
ping petals are more loosely placed than in the 
other large-flowered varieties. The well-branched, 
sturdy plants grow 38 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., 15¢; % oz., 50c;,. 1% oz., 85c. 
TOM THUMB Miniature Zinnias 
Plant 4 to 6 inches, compact, covered with 
well formed perfectly double flowers. Colors 
range through the red, orange, yellow, pink, 
rose and other pastel shades. A most effec- 
tive border plant, and excellent for bouquets. 
Pkt., 15¢; 4% oz., 45c; 14 0z,, 80c. 
Zinnia Linearis 
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This dwarf zinnia is one of the most unusual of recent Creeping Zinnia to be found in this most popular of annual plants. Magnificent 
introductions. Starts blooming in six to eight weeks Sanvitalia Procumbens. Not a shades of orange, orange-scarlet, yellow, rose, maize and crimson 
after seed is sown and continues until late fall frosts. true Zinnia, but the small double predominate : 
Flowers are produced in great profusion, literally hun- flowers of deep golden yellow re- ee : 
dreds being open.at a time. Flowers 1144 inches in diam- combi tiny peer ae creenine i As a cut flower, or as an annual for garden ornamentation, they 
eter, golden orange with delicate lemon-yellow stripe spreading plants mcenes tall. are without peer. For cut flower pu eS 
eircugh each petal. Plants make little, compact mounds Blooms all summer and fall: Fine of this. goreeaus-nowmstraincie “as ele: the effect of a bouquet 
8 to 10 inches. tall and from 1 to 2 feet through. Ex- for edgings and rockeries. Pkt., a hes ain is breathtaking and catches the eye 
tremely valuable for edging or anywhere a dwarf grow- at once. 
ing plant with brilliant coloring is desired. Pkt., 10c; 
% oz., 45c. 
10c; 4% oz, 40c. 
a =: Pkt., [5¢; 2 pkts., 25e. 
Scabiosa-Flowered Zinnia SUPER-GIANT MIXTURE 
A most charming cut-flower variety. Flowers 24 5 Rie 
: = y 72 Burgess’ Super-Giant Zinnia Mixture is a select, 
to 3 inches across, composed of a row of broad ee 
outer petals, surrounding a deep, full, cushion-like well balanced blend of all the best colors of Giants 
of California and Giant Dahlia-Flowered Zinnias. 
crown of quill-like petals similar in form to the Tat : i. 
annual Secabiosa. Mixture of many exquisite shades Unsurpassed for colorful display or for cut flow- 
ers. Pkt., [5c; 44 0oz., 60¢. 
and colors. Pkt., {0c; 44 0z., 45¢; % oz., 80c. 
SALPIGLOSSIS TTHONIA Giant Fireball 
(Velvet Flower) 
DWARF GIANTS 
Gorgeous, funnel-shaped flowers of rich velvety tex- 
ture. 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 
charmingly penciled, netted and veined. Blooms are 
3 inches across, and produced freely on plants only 20 
inches tall. Continually in bloom from midsummer 
until frost. Desirable for bedding and prized for cut- 
ting. Burgess’ Giant Strain is one of the finest of all 
annuals and is of easy culture. Pkt., 15c; 16 oz., 40c. 
Wild Flower Garden 
Mixture 








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- 
_ see riety is entirely 0 Vv er- 
Tithonia shadowed. Fireball is a 
os 

Hundreds of Varieties of Pretty Flowers especially Giant Fireball very brilliant shade of 
prepared from a select list of hundreds of sorts—the ; : scarlet orange, the 
: colors and varieties being carefully proportioned to Petals in dazzling contrast to the clear, yellow 
Salpiglossis or Velvet Flower _ produce a constant and varied bloom the whole season. center. Flowers 4% to 5 inches in diameter, on 
In no other manner can so many different varieties be ‘ime long stems. Plants often reach a height of 
obtained at such a small cost. It is suitable for any 8% Or 9 feet and neat in appearance. Extremely 
bare or unsightly spot in the yard, to sow along fences, showy in the garden and an excellent cut flower, 
embankments, etc. Pkt., 10¢; one ounce (25,000 seeds) keeping 5 or 6 days when cut. Pkt., I5¢; %& 
for 35¢; 14 lb., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid. oz., 50c. ; 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 
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