


French Hydrangea 
FRENCH HYDRANGEAS 
French Hydrangeas are especially adapted for pot or 
tub plants for indoors, porch, lawn or garden decora- 
tion. In some soils the pink flowered varieties turn 
blue, and this color can be secured artificially by mix- 
ing one-half pound of broken alum with each one-half 
bushel of soil. The following varieties produce very 
large flowers, are easily grown and are hardy out of 
doors in zone 5. See chart on page 64, 
GERTRUDE GLAHN. Beautiful, clear pink. 
NICO BLUE. Deep blue. 
REGULA. Best pure white. 
STRAFFORD. Deepest pink, almost red. 
PRICES: Your choice of above Hydrangeas at 70c 
each; 4 for $2.40, postpaid. 
FAN LEAVED PALM 
Finest of all Palms. Easily grown from seed. Ele- 
gant fan-shaped leaves of rich, dark green; beautifully 
fringed with long, thread-like filaments along the seg- 
ments of the leaves. A compact grower, well adapted 
to pot culture, and succeeds in any situation. Needs no 
petting; stands dust and dry air; lack of sunshine does 
not bother it. The fan leaves do not develop until the 
2nd year. Pkt., 25c; 3 pkts. for 60c. One-year plants, 
$1.00 each; 3 for $2.50, postpaid. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 



TRAILING IVY GERANIUMS * 
These popular Geraniums are of trailing habit, with Ivy shaped foliage. The colors are clear a d 
brilliant. Covered with bloom all summer. Ideal for trailing over stone walls and better than Ivy for 
porch and window boxes. Your choice of Pink, Purple, Red or White, 55c each; 4 for $1.75; 12 for 
DOUBLE FLOWERED .GERANIUMS 
BETTER TIMES. Semi-double flowers of true 
$4.80, postpaid, 
rose-red nearly 2 inches across. Outstanding for flowers. Enormous heads produced on _ strong, 
both pot culture and bedding. 
bushy plants. Very showy when planted in beds. 
DUKE OF MONTMORT. Rich, purplish-rose PICARDY. Semi-double flowers of deep salmon- 
with a touch of white in the center. 
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calied a “‘blue’ Geranium. Unusual novelty. pink. Dwarf branching habit a f e 
blooming. One of the best. 
FIAT QUEEN. Beautiful, double flowers of ‘ 
clear salmon-pink with serrated petals. Bushy, SNOWBALL. Full double, pure white blooms on 
compact, free-flowering plants. Very outstand- dwarf branching plants. The best white Gerani- — 
ing. 
um we have found, 
Prices of Double Geraniums. Your choice of the above 6 varieties at 50c each; 3 for $1.25; 6 for 
$2.25; 12 for $4.25, postpaid. 
FANCY LEAVED GERANIUMS 
The fancy leaved or variegated Geraniums are very popular for window boxes and flower beds ‘to 
break up the solid green of other foliage and make a striking effect in contrast to the green-leaved 
varieties. They also make very satisfactory pot plants. We offer below two outstanding varieties, 
GOLDEN BUTTERFLY. The leaves are a very MOUNTAIN OF SNOW. Silvery green leaves 
light green with a large, irregular golden yellow. with an irregular border of pure white. Consid- 
center suggesting a yellow butterfly which is sur- ered the best of the “Silver Leaved’’ Geraniums. 
rounded by a deep olive-green ring. 
The color Makes an excellent border for your flower bed. 
is best in full sun. The single flowers vary Blooms profusely all summer with small bright red 
from pink to crimson. 60c each; 3 for $1.50; flowers. 60c each; 3 for $1.50; 6 for $2.75; 12 for 
6 for $2.75; 12 for $5.25, postpaid. 
$5.25, postpaid. 
MARTHA WASHINGTON GERANIUMS 
The Martha Washington, or Pansy, Geraniums are by far the most beautiful of all the Geranium 
family. During the summer, the plants are covered with quantities of velvety flowers from 2 to 4 
inches across. The gorgeous, brilliant color combinations are impossible to describe but in color 
and shape of flower, they are suggestive of Swiss Pansy. They grow best in a cool, shady place. 
80c each; 3 for $2.00, postpaid. 
GERANIUM SEED 
A superb strain of the finest 
American and European vyva- 
rieties, many of them with 
zoned and variegated. leaves. 
A choice mixture of all col- 
ors. Very interesting to grow 
from seed, and easily grown. 
Pkt., 20c; Me oz., 60c, 
PRIMROSE 
OBCONICA GRANDIFLORA. One 
of the finest and most important 
winter blooming pot plants. Can be 
easily grown in any light window, 
flowering abundantly and continu- 
ously, bearing immense trusses of 
large flowers in choice assortment of 
colors, from pure white and soft 
pink through the different shades 
of rose and red to the brightest 
crimson, 
Pkt., 25c; 3 pkts., 60c. 
CHINESE HIBISCUS 
The Chinese Hibiscus is one of 
the showiest tropical plants in ex- 
istence. It makes an_ excellent 
house plant in the North and has 
proven to be one of the most popu- 
Jar shrubs in the South and West. 
Hardy where the temperature does > 
not go below 25°, 
AURANTICA. Large, double flow- 
ers of bright, orange-yellow. 
MINIMUS. Medium sized double 
flowers of bright red. 
PEACHBLOW. Huge, semi-dou- 
ble flowers of flesh-pink, 
SUB-VIOLACEOUS. Double flow- 
ers of clear deep pink. 
Prices. Your choice of the above 
4 varieties of Chinese Hibiscus at 
70c each; 4 for $2.40; 12 for $6.00. 
VELVET PLANT 
Truly.a fascinating sight. 
The dark green leaves and 
the stems are literally cov- 
ered with tiny hairs of a 
rich purple coloring which is 
even more intense along the 
veins. This makes the plant 
appear as if it were made of 
a richly colored velvet cloth. 
It grows upright and sue- 
ceeds well in ordinary living 
room temperature. Plants, 
50c each; 3 for $1.25, post- 
paid. 



Chingse Hibiscus 
ENGLISH IVY A popular trailing house plant for the 
shady corner.. Hardy outdoors and makes 
an excellent evergreen ground cover for dense shade. 45¢ each; 
3 for $1.15; 6 for $2.05; 12 for $3.85, postpaid. 4 
GR APE IVY _ Resembles the Ivies in habit, but belongs to the 


OLYMPIC RED. Very large, brilliant scarlet 
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Grape family. It thrives without sun and re- — 
quires very little care. Ideal for the wall bracket and makes an excel- 
lent plant to trail over the porch or window box. .50c¢ each 3 for $1.25; _ 
6 for $2.25; 12 for $4.25, postpaid. 
WATER IVY A yapid growing vine especially suited to indoor . 
baskets and wall vases. Small, glossy. green leaves 
and inconspicuous yellow flowers. Grows in either soil or Water.’ - 
40c each; 3 for $1,00: 6 for $1.75; 12 for $3.25, postpaid. 
