
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 37 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 seedsman, 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 varieties 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 s why it pays to BUY 
‘FROM BURGESS, Time, labor, fertilizer, etc., 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 
can have ‘healthy plants and good yields 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 sced treatments are expensive and bothersome, particularly for beginning 
gardeners who lack knowledge of necessary treatments and how to employ them. 
As a service, without added cost to dur customers, we commenced the treatment, 
several years ago, of vegetable and flower varieties 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. 



NOTICE: Because of delays and extra expense in- 
volved in making C.O.D. shipments, we cannot ac- 
cept ©.0.D. orders from this catalog. Please co- 
operate by sending fuli 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 seeds 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 
be able to maintain prices in this catalog, but 
should any increase be required, we will notify 
you before shipping. : 
See Page 2 for Burgess’ New PELLETED SUPER SEEDS 
PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING 
You will find an Order Form with this catalog. It cannot be combined. 
is easy for you to use. If you need more space, use 
a blank sheet of paper. Always PRINT OR TYPE 
your name and write your COMPLETE address 
elearly, including your express station if it differs 
from your mail address. We can serve you best if 
all members of a household order under the same Form. 
name. 
Enclose payment in full, preferably by check, 
money order or other safe form. (Sorry, no C.0.D’s.) 
We will acknowledge your order and payment 
promptly. 
HOW WE SHIP. All things cannot be sent in ONE 
package. Seeds and nursery stock, for instance, 
WE PAY POSTAGE. 
at our option. 
HARDINESS MAP. 
If you receive only part of 
your order in one shipment, do not be concerned— 
the rest of your order willecome along in due time, 
and in the case of nursery stock, when it is best 
planted in your community. Jf you want shipment 
on a particular date, indicate that date on the Order 
Almost everything in this 
catalog is quoted PREPAID. A few things, 
in big quantities, are quoted NOT PREPAID. Pre- 
paid shipments are made by parcel post or express 
mostly 
If you are not familiar with 

the hardiness of any stock, consult the Hardiness 
Map on page 65. Usually things can be planted one 
zone North of the recommendation if given some 
winter protection, 
FALL BULBS. If you’are interested in Fall bulbs 
fill out the coupon on page 54 for a special catalog 
to be mailed to you in June. 
IT PAYS TO ORDER EARLY. You get the best 
choice of stock, the fastest service and the best sat- 
isfaction, if you get your order in early. 
SAVE THIS CATALOG. You can order from it 
throughout the year. Save it until we send you our 
1951 catalog. 


