



| Plant The Best — 
_ “BURGESS? BLIZZARD BELT BRAND” 
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants 

“Burgess' Blizzard Belt Seeds Best for All Climates" 
Back of every order we ship are 36 years of plant breeding, research and improve- 
ment which have enabled us to produce superior pedigreed strains of vegetable and 
flower seeds that yield larger crops of better quality. Thousands of rich acres are 
required to grow the hardy Northern bred seeds, bulbs and plants sold by Burgess 
each year. The Burgess’ Seed Breeding Station of 300 acres, located in the heart of 
the seed growing district near Galesburg, Michigan, is devoted to vegetable seed 
breeding and stock seed production, and may be said to be the cornerstone of a busi- 
“ness based on quality of seed 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 
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 
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 varicties 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 vege- 
table 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, fertilizer, cte., are the greatest expense of garden- 
ing, so poor seeds and plants are dear at any price. That’s why it costs much less 
_ in the long run to sow seed of the best quality. Why be satisfied with less when you 
ean have healthy plants and good-yiclds from Burgess’ seeds ... and still SAVE 
MONEY? 
Free Seed Treatment for Our Customers 
Gardening success is known to be assured in large measure by proper chemical 
treatment of seeds before planting, to destroy germs borne 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 serviee, without added cost to our customers, we commenced the treatment, 
several years ago, of vegetable and flower varicties known to respond favorably. 
This has proven of such value to our customers, as expressed in the many letters 
we have received, 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. 


Our 36" Year-1949 

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 
E POSITIVELY guarantee all seeds and 
plants sold by us to be exactly as de- 
scribed 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 pos- 
sible error. 
We guarantee all sceds and plants to reach 
you in good growing condition, so it is hereby 
agreed that if any shipment made to you be- 
comes 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 control, 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 subject to attacks of 
disease and insects. Even with Burgess’ supe- 
rior quality seeds and plants, success depends 
largely upon cultivation, soil and weather con- 
ditions. It is agreed that in no case shall the 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. be liable for more 
- than the original purchase price. We hope to 
-becable to maintain prices in this catalog, but _ 
should any increase be required, we will notify 
you before shipping. 
SEE PAGE 2 FOR A NEW WORTH-WHILE SEED TREATMENT 
“QUICK FREEZING AND FAMILY FOOD GARDENING” 
By Gordon Morrison 



This book should be in every gardener’s library. It is the most 
complete book written on the subject, and is presented in plain 
terms and in sufficient detail to be understandable to the inex- 
perienced, as well as containing new and improved methods inval- 
uable to the commercial freezer. 
The author is one of the foremost authorities on vegetable-seed 
vegetable gardening. 
QUICK FREEZING AND FAMILY FOOD GARDENING cov- 
ers the planned family food garden as a source of planned year- 

breeding and is familiar with all phases of quick freezing and’ 
round diets, soils and fertilizers, varieties of vegetables and fruits 
adapted to quick freezing, planting dates, soil preparation, plant- 
ing and cultivation, and pest control. It provides information on 
the growing, harvesting, processing, storing and quick freezing of 
vegetables and fruits both at home and at the locker plant. The 
preparation and processing of meats, fish and poultry are also cov- 
ered, as well as miscellaneous uses of home freezers and pointers 
on cooking and serving frozen foods. In fact, the book covers all 
phases of gardening and quick freezing, as well as other helpful 
information. 
Complete in 220 pages for only $2.75, prepaid. 
URGESS SEED AND PLANT CO., Galesburg, Michigan 
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