



Plant The Best 
“BURGESS’ BLIZZARD BELT BRAND” 
eeds, Bulbs and Plants 
ur 35% Year-1948 


NOTICE: Because of delays and extra expense in- 
volved in making C.O.D. shipments, we cannot ac- 
cept C.0O.D. orders from this catalog. Please co- 
operate by sending full remittance with your order. 



The Burgess 
GUARANTEE 
W/? 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 :f any shipment 











A Garden Club Group Visiting Our Breeding Plots 
"Burgess' Blizzard Belt Seeds Best for All Climates” 
Back of every order we ship is 35 years of plant breeding, research and improve- 
ment which has enabled us to produce superior pedigreed strains of vegetable and 
Thousands of rich acres are 
required to grow the hardy Northern bred seeds, bulbs and plants sold by Burgess 
The Burgess’ Seed Breeding Station of 300 acres, located in the heart of 
the seed growing district near Galesburg, Michigan, is devoted to vegetable sced 
breeding and stock seed production, and may be said to be the cornerstone of a busi- 
flower seeds that yield larger crops of better quality. 
each year. 
ness based on quality of sced and confidence of satisfied users. 
Burgess’ Seed Breeding Station is under the direction of Gordon Morrison, nation- 
ally 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 
made to you becomes damaged through 
delay or other causes 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 
















perfection in terms of productiveness, hardiness, drought and disease resistance, at- 
tractive appearance, superior flavor and texture and nourishing value. Thousands of 
dollars are spent each year in keeping our seed stocks pure and producing our im- 
proved strains. This kind of plant breeding is costly to the secdsman, but is one very 

in no case shall the Burgess Seed & 
Plant Co. be liable for more than the 
original purchase price. 

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 gardening 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 to BUY FROM BURGESS. Time, labor, fertilzer, etc., are the great- 
- est expense of gardening, so poor seeds and plants are dear at any price. 
best quality. Why be satisfied with less when you can have healthy plants and good yields from Burgess’ seeds... 
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Gardening success is known to be assured in large measure by 
; Ne ai treatment of seeds before planting, to destroy germs 
orne upon the surface of the seeds. 
These seed treatments are expensive and bothersome, particularly 
for beginning gardeners who lack knowledge of necessary treatments 
-and how to employ them. 
As a service, without added cost to our customers, we commenced 
the treatment, several years ago, of vegetable and flower varieties 
That’s why it costs much less in the long run to sow seed of the 
and still SAVE 
FREE SEED TREATMENT FOR OUR CUSTOMERS 
known to respond favorably. This has proven of such value to our 
customers, as expressed in the many letters we have rece1\ ed, that the 
service has been continued each year since that time, and despite the 
present high costs of suitable chemicals and the great amount of 
labor involved, we are giving this free service again this year as 
usual. zt 
At a slight additional cost, we are offering Pelleted Seeds (see 
page 3). A new method that is really worth while. 
BURGESS SEED AND PLANT CO., Galesburg, Michigan 
