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BURGESS’ HARDY PERENNIALS 
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and 
GIVEN SEEDS AND PLANTS True-to-Name 
Perennials are plants which flower several years otherwise stated. their usefulness and are difficult to transplant. They t 
in succession and are used for permanent plantings. We take pride in offering our stock of perennial are of the proper age to insure their being suecess-_ 
fully transplanted. All our plants are free front 
disease and insects and carefully selected to be true 
to name. For best results plant Burgess’ high cnnee 
perennials. 
plants to the public because of their superior quality. 
Our plants are not light grade seedlings like those 
offered by so many growers.at bargain prices. Neither 
they overcrowded clumps which have outlived 
COLUMBINE 
Much hybridizing has been done to obtain 
the varieties of Aquilegia or Columbine 
which are now offered. All varieties will 
endure some shade and will thrive in any 
well-drained soil. For best effect plant in 
groups of 3 or more. 
LONG SPURRED HYBRIDS. It would be 
impossible to describe the wide variation of 
color in our Hybrid Columbines. They range 
from bright yellow to vivid scarlet and from 
the daintiest blues to deep purple, with all the 
intermediate shades. Pkt., 20¢; %6 0z., 60c. 
CLEMATIFLORA (Clematis-Flowered Col- 
umbine). Just imagine, Clematis flowers on 
a Columbine plant. If you can you have a 
picture of Clematiflora. It is the newest and 
most unusual of all recent introductions. 
The flowers are produced in great abundance 
in pastel shades. They are wide open, with- 
out spurs or corolla. Clematiflora is differ- 
ent from anything you have ever seen, Pkt., 
35c. See page 49 for 1 year old plants. 
We list with perennials the biennials which are not 
usually treated as annuals, and those that are in 
perfection the second year. All varieties listed on 
this and pages 45 to 50 are hardy perennials unless are 






Giant Chinese Lantern Plant 
GIANT CHINESE LANTERN 
Chinese Lantern (Physalis Franchetii) has been 
winter decoration New Giant is a much im- 
proved form with the balloon-like pods or lanterns measuring 6 to 
9 inches in circumference. The strong, stiff stems grow upright to 
a height of 4 feet, while the common variety is usually too weak 
to hold the lanterns off the ground. The brilliant orange pods re- 
For years the 
highly prized for 
BLEEDING HEART 
tain their shape and color all winter. Easily grown in almost any DICENTRA SPECTABILIS. 2 ft. April- 
soil. A money maker for the florist and the roadside stand. June. An old garden favorite; one of the 
Pkt., 25¢. Blooming size roots, 35¢ each; 3 for 95¢; 12 for $3.50, earliest blooming hardy plants; long ra- 
postpaid. cemes of graceful heart-shaped rose-pink 
flowers; easily grown anywhere; especially 
valuable for border planting and for plant- 
ing in the shade. Also makes a beautiful 
house plant if potted late in the fall and 
kept in a cool place until a few weeks be- 
CAMPANULAS 
CANTERBURY BELLS (Medium). 
beautiful, large, blue, rose and white, 
An old-fashioned biennial with 
bell-shaped blossoms. Prefers 
sun. Mixture of colors. Pkt., (0c; % oz., 40c. : -a:, fore the flowers are wanted. Plants, 75c 
CUP AND SAUCER (Calycanthema). A fine biennial type of this each; 3 for $2.15; 12 for $7.50," postpaid. 
white, rose and 
Mixture of 
much prized garden plant. Large, semi-double blue, 
striped flowers, each resembling a cup and saucer. 
colors. Pkt., 10ce; % oz., 40c. 
PERENNIAL CANDYTUFT 
Iberis Sempervirens, A 
DICENTRA. EXIMIA 
Plumy Bleeding Heart). 
erblooming sort with beautiful finely cut 
foliage and showy racemes of heart-shaped 
deep pink flowers from April-to August. It 
(Everblooming or 
18 inches. An ey- 
profuse, white-blooming, hardy peren- 

nial, coming in flower early in the spring. Has evergreen foliage. 1S equally at home in full shade or sun and : ‘ 
Does well in sun or shade. Much used for cemeteries, rockeries, perfectly hardy everywhere. Plants, 60c . 
etc. Pkt., 25c. See page 49 for 1 year old plants. each; 3 for $1.70; 12 for $6.00, postpaid. Dicentra Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart) | 

Early Flowering Chrysanthemums 
If they bloom for us, they will bloom for you. 
Late- flowering Mums have no place in Northern gardens, 
While our list is small, every 
variety we grow is carefully selected for both earliness and hardiness and we 


Cushion Chrysanthemum 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 



know they will please you. 
AUTUMN BRONZE. Large flowers of clear orange 
bronze, A new variety of outstanding merit. 
BURGUNDY. Rich cerise-crimson, deepening in 
color as the bloom matures. Flowers of good size, 
quite double and borne on good stems. 
CHIPPEWA. One of the best of the new Mums 
with large, double Aster-purple flowers produced in 
large clusters. Blooms in early September and grows 
2 ft. high. 
GOLDEN CHARM. Pure rich, golden-yellow full 
double flowers to 3 inches across are produced on 
tall sturdy plants exceptionally good for cutting. 
MRS. P. S. DUPONT III. Unusual color blend of 
pink, salmon and fawn. Large blooms, strong grower 
and an excellent cut flower, 
PRICES: Your choice of varieties 40c each; 3 for $1.00; all 8 varieties for only $2. 40, 
postpaid, 
nN 
SEPTEMBER DAWN. Outstanding for color which > 
is pure rose-pink while most pink mums are actually 
lavender. The flowers are double, about 3 inches 
across and borne freely. It is the first really good 
double pink we have found, aA 
TASSIVA. Large, free-flowering pure white. A yery 
profuse bloomer and we have found it to be the TOst 
dependable of all hardy white mums. 
ZANTHA. (Goldilocks) One of the most Pee 
ing Chrysanthemums we have ever found and greatly 
admired by all who have seen it. The ball shaped 
blooms are 2 inches across of bright canary yellow and 
perfect for cutting, 

CUSHION TYPE CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
These most popular Mums form low mounds, comparable in shape to an inverted bushel basket. One fully 
developed plant will produce hundreds of flowers, 
tirely covered. 
mid-August until late October. 
GOLDEN SCEPTRE. Lemon yellow. 
MAJOR. Salmon pink. 
SANTA CLAUS. Bright burgundy red, 
PRICES: 
Your choice of the above Cushion ‘““Mums,” 
Although this type of Chrysanthemum 
to be the most accepted and it describes the plant perfectly. 
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at 40c each; 3 for $1.00; all 5 for $1.50, postpaid. j 
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so many open at one time that the foliage is almost en-— 
is sold under many names, 
the term ‘‘Cushion” seem 
You are sure to enjoy these varieties from 
SNOW WHITE. Pure white. 
SUNSET BRONZE. Golden bronze. ais 
