
NEW AND IMPROVED —tLowen Seed SELECTIONS FOR 1948 

This is a new strain of low-growing Ruffled 
Petunia well suited to home garden use. 
The outstanding feature is its plant growth, 
which develops uniformly into well- 
rounded mounds 12 to 15 inches high. 
They start flowering when extremely small 
and continue a gorgeous display even 
under adverse heat and:dryness. This 
mixture includes a wide variety of bright 
color combinations. Pkt. 25c each. 
802 SWEET PEAS, Cuthbertson Mixed 
A new strain of Sweet Peas which is a vast 
improvement over the Spring Flowering 
types. It grows and blooms under hot 
weather conditions with exceptional vigor, 
length of stems and abundance of fragrant 
blossoms. If you have not had good suc- 
cess with Sweet Peas, be sure to give this 
variety a trial. Pkt. 25c each. 

803 ZINNIA, 
Burpee’s New Luther Burbank 
This new variety has lovely, delicate pastel 
or art shades in beautiful self colors and 
also an unusual two and three-color com- 
bination of soft and light shades. Flowers 
grow 5 to 5% inches across and are com- 
posed of numerous petals which curl back 
somewhat to form thick flower heads 2 to 
3 inches deep. Strong growing, 3 to 4 feet 
tall, well-branched with long-stemmed 
flowers for cutting. Pkt. 25c each 
804 ZINNIA, Burpee’s Super Giants 
A fine mixture containing the loveliest 
colors and combinations ever seen in Zin- 
nias. Truly Giant flowers ranging from 
5% to 6% inches across in a wide range of 
flower forms of Dahlia Flowered and Chry- 
santhemum-flowered heads. This will be 
outstanding in your garden and perfect 
for cutting. Try some and be convinced 
with their beauty. Pkt. 25c each 

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805 SNAPDRAGONS, 
Burpee’s New Tetra 
Giant Ruffled Tetraploid Snapdragons are 
the largest flowered of all Snaps. Very 
distinctly and attractively ruffled in 
richer, brighter and clearer colors and 
combinations of beautiful tone blendings. 
We are pleased to offer this variety to our 
customers. Try them and you will be 
amazed with their beauty. Pkt. 25c each 

807 COSMOS, Radiance 
A top All-America winner for 1948, and a 
entirely new combination of two brand- 
new colors. The Petals are a deep rose 
and the zone is definitely a rich crimson. 
It has a neat, compact erect growth habit 
and as a cutflower is very outstanding. It 
has good long stems, strong enough to ar- 
range easily. We want you to see for your- 
self this new Cosmos and suggest that you 
place your order early. Pkt. 25c each 
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806 MARIGOLD, Red Head 
Burpee’s New Dwarf Single French Mari- 
gold is a 1948 All-America Winner and we 
are proud to list it for the first time. Well- 
shaped flowers made up of a single row of 
broad, overlapping petals and a wide, 
crested center of many, tiny, erect florets. 
The edges of the petals are slightly curled, 
showing a gold reverse, adding to the 
attractiveness of the flowers which possess 
all the subtle shades of gold, bronze and 
auburn. When first opening, the blooms 
are a rich, mahogany-red, changing to 
auburn and later to bronze and gold. 
Plants are dwarf; bush, free-blooming, 1 ft. 
tall. Pkt. 25c each 

808 ASTER, Ballet Queen 
Another new introduction for 1948 which 
is early and free-flowering and wilt-resist- 
ant. The color is new, deep rose touched 
with salmon, assuming a soft bronze color 
when flowers are massed together in the 
sunlight. The flowers are extremely- 
double, perfect for cut flowers. You will 
find it outstanding for your garden and 
also as border planting. 
Pkt.. 25c each 
