Burpee Annual Flower Seeds 
Annual flowers are those which grow, bloom, seed and die in one season. They are attractive in the garden— 
some for bedding, some for borders, some for rock gardens, some for climbing or trailing and others for their foliage 
effect only. Many are invaluable for cutting. There are annual flowers for every purpose; all are lovely and, with 
proper selection, blooms can be had from early summer until frost. We offer a wide and varied assortment on 
pages 2 to 46. Easy to follow, how-to-grow directions are given on every bag of Burpee seeds. ; 
On the left is a plant of Queen of the Market Early asters in comparison with the new Burpeeana Early asters on the right. 
Seeds were sown at the same time. Queen of the Market is in the bud stage, while Burpeeana Early is in full bloom. 
Note, too, the more desirable, erect habit of growth of Burpeeana Early, and the greater number of flowers per plant. 
_ Burpeeana Early Asters 
1663 All Colors Mixed This new Burpee strain of asters is particularly noteworthy because of its F 
desirable, uniformly upright, compact habit of growth; also because it comes into bloom extremely early. 
Flowers are globular, double, 3 to 4 in. across, with attractively incurved petals, ranging from snowy 
white through shell-pink, rose, crimson, blue, violet to purple—practically all colors known in asters. 
Plants are of erect, base branching growth, average 20 in. in height, with many stems per plant, each 
stem being unusually strong and topped with a flower somewhat resembling the American Beauty in shape. 
These terminal flowers come into bloom at about the same time, thus making a grand showing in the garden. 
The erect growing plants also permit close planting so that more can be grown in a given area tosupplya __ 
greater number of blooms than could be had from other types. Doubly appreciated where space is limited. 
Burpeeana Early Asters, in many localities come into full bloom before aster wilt or aster yellows may 
make their appearance. In our plantings, these new asters reached the peak of their bloom two weeks or _ 
more earlier than Queen of the Market, with larger and better shaped flowers and longer, stronger stems. 
Pkt. 25¢; 2 pkts. 45¢; 146 oz. $1.00; 1% oz. $1.85; 14 oz. $3.50; oz. $12.50 
2 .. Burpeeana Early Asters are shown in color on the front cover; other asters on the next three pages 
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