1948 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 1948 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-three 
years created an enviable reputation amongst the professional gardeners of the United States. 
1948 All-America Selections are featured in color on the inside front cover and are further described in the 
general Flower Seed section of the catalogue. 
ALADDIN GOURD 
Very striking colorings in this European 
Novelty Gourd. Brilliant streaks and mot- 
tled effect of scarlet yellow and white blend- 
ing with the rich green background color. A 
beautiful, quick-growing, Summer vine for 
trellis, arbors, fences and screening purposes. 
The ripened Gourds make very showy Win- 
ter decorations. Pkt. 50c., 14 oz. $1.00. 
NEW PACIFIC BEAUTY 
CALENDULA 
(illustrated in color, page 28) 
Sensational new family of Calendulas that 
has been in the process of development for 
many years. The first three varieties to be 
released this year have achieved the desired 
improved characterists. The plants are of very 
robust growth, averaging 6 inches higher than 
most other varieties and are notably more 
resistant to high Summer temperatures. 
Wider and longer petals create flowers of 
great beauty, fine clear, bright colors. Longer 
and stronger stems. 
Apricot Beauty. A stunning shade of apri- 
cot, very attractive. 
Lemon Beauty. Rich, clear lemon-yellow, 
a real beauty. 
Persimmon Beauty. 
True Persimmon- 
orange of unusual brilliance and size. 
Pkt. 35c., 144 oz. $1.00 
EACH: 


COLLECTION 40: 
1 pkt. each, above 3 colors, $1.00 

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. 

SWEET ROCKET, Dwarf White 





DAHLIA, Burnett’s Giant Single 
Cutflower Strain 
DAHLIA, Burnett’s Giant 
Single Cutflower Strain 
A real professional 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, 
DI.6 0. 

DAHLIA, Collarette 
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. 
Choice Mixed. Pkt. 
LOBELIA CARDINALIS 
“Queen Victoria’’ 
Greatly improved bronze foliaged strain 
of the perennial Cardinal flower. Many of 
us know the strikingly beautiful red Lobelia 
as a niative wild flower of our woodlands and 
meadows, where its rich display of color 
brightens up the whole landscape during the 
Summer and Fall months. ‘“‘Queen Victoria’”’ 
rightly deserves a royal place in your garden, 
at home in almost any location, its queenly 
stature is the nearest to perfection in a moist 
or well watered soil, rich in organic matter. 
Height 4 to 5 ft. Pkt. 75c., 1/64 oz. $2.50. 
PETUNIA, California Giants 
Special Dwarf Selection 
Without doubt this new strain is the finest 
of the large, deeply fringed type of Petunia 
of extra dwarf plant habit. Exceptionally 
fine for growing in pots or as edgings for flow- 
er beds, paths, and borders. Plants never 
become tall or straggly, huge flowers, many 
gay colors. Pkt. $1.50 (Seed supply limited). 
75¢c., % oz. $2.50. 


SCABIOSA CAUCASICA 
Landers Hybrids 
A stunning, hardy perennial that flowers 
profusely all Summer. Very decorative, 3 
inch flowers on supe~bly stout stems up to 
30 inches tall. A most useful flower for cut- 
ting. Landers Hybrids are a wonderful im 
provement over all other strains of Scabiosa 
Caucasica, and are particularly noteworthy 
for the fine range of colors, including all 
shades of blue, lavender, and pure white. 
Pkt. $1.00. 
SWEET ROCKET, Dwarf White 
Lovely dwarf form of this oldest of old- 
fashioned perennials. Many uses will be found 
for this dwarf Rocket which is so much more 
adaptable than the common tall types. Pure 
snow-white flowers, delightfully fragrant at 
night. Height 12-15 inches. Pkt. 25¢:. 
14 oz. $2.00. 
Giant Alpine STRAWBERRIES 
With That Rich, Tangy Wild Flavor 
These two Novelty Strawberries will yield 
delectable fruit quicker than is possible with 
any other fruit. Seed sown in early Spring 
produce plants that bear a heavy crop in 
September and October. The largest berries 
in this strain. Runnerless plants. 
Baron Solemacher. Rich deep red, super- 
lative flavor. 
Baron Solemacher Yellow. 
elty, golden yellow fruit. 
EACH; Pkt. 35c., 1/16 oz. $3.00 
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 
Extremely decorative sprays of grace- 
ful feathery plumes. Wonderful fillers 
for bouquet work that make the actual 
supply of cutflowers go twice as far. 
COLLECTION G. i. 
1 pkt. each, 5 varieties, $1.60 
Write for complete listing 
A choice nov- 



SCABIOSA CAUCASICA 
Landers Hybrids 


92 Chambers Street, New York 7, N. Y. 5 

Hardy Perennial Plants 
