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Burgess’ 
ANNUAL 
FLOWER 
SEED 
for Cut Flowers, 
Fragrance and 
Quick Results 
You can afford te be lavish 
with -ecotorful annuals: te 
brighter yout. foundation 
planting, shrubbery and per- 
ennial borders, Annuals: bloom 
from early summer until frost. 
Gur tested flower seeds are 
imaited: prepaid 
Th nual or ‘'China‘' Asters are easily grown, requiring only rich, well-drained soil and 
aby: of sae Plants started from seed indoors 4 to 6 weeks ahead of your usual outdoor 
summer but plants from seed sown outdoors after frost 
period. Varieties designated as ''W. R."' are wilt-resistant. 
plenty 
planting time begin to bloom in early 
blossom over a long 
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POMPON ASTERS 
Early-flowering, upright, 
compact, 15” plants. Small, 
round flowers in good range 
of Aster colors from white 
to darkest red with 30 to 50 
on a single plant. (PKt. 20¢) 
(Jumbo Pkt. 50c). 
J 
QUEEN of the MARKET 
SENSATION 
Covered with Double Blooms 
W. R. Reddest of Asters ; 
flowers glow like live coals. 
Plants 18-20” high, compact, 
well-branched, covered with 
double flowers 344” wide. 
(Pkt. 15¢) (Jumbo Pkt. 35c). 
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PRINCESS 
ASTER 
W. R. First offered 
last year, this new type 
Aster received hearty 
applause from our cus- 
tomers. 3 to 344” flow- 
ers on long stems have 
crested centers that re- 
3 _ Z- . 
v 4 a 
main full when the sey- 
eral rows of encircling 
petals are fully open. 
Florists praise it for 
cutting and its long- 
keeping qualities. Has 
the delicate colors like 
Earliest of All 
W. R. Superb for bedding and cutting. Plants 
high, branching freely from close to 
ground, long stems. Best for the South. Very 
double flowers in your choice of Crimson, Dark 
CUT FLOWER MIXTURE 
Our popular mixture of 
brightly colored, easily grown, 20” 
freely blooming annuals furn- 
ishes a variety of fiowers for 
cutting from early summer un- 
Burgess Special 
ASTER MIXTURE 
This blend of seeds of all the varieties of Asters de- 
scribed on these two pages offers you a mixture of all 
, Blue, Light Blue, Pink. White or Scarlet: the popular types at low cost. The mixture is carefully orchid, pink, rose, yel- 
1 frost. (Pkt. 15 Jumbo é : y ee 
Pkt. 35¢) on 6oe) Gab. (Pkt. {5e). Also offered in Mixed Colors: (Pkt. balanced for color and variety. (Pkt. 20c) (Jumbo — — blue. In mix 
$1.75) {0c) (Jumbo Pkt. 25e) (14 oz. 50e). Pkt. 50 ure only. (Pkt. 20c) 
eG t- 906). (Jumbo Pkt. 50e). 
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ha mapceds. DOUBLE —> 
ee PEC DACNAS Ota MORNING GLORY 
sortment of fast-grow- ROSE MARIE—Love- 
ing annual climbers for (Strawflowers or Immortelles) Wy. sect oe oe 
covering porches, trel- E ble ruffled Petunias. 
lises, arbors, fences, P Gay fs pate aaeegd agra Pr unexcelled penn os early 
x ri j- or winter bouquets, our large-flowering strain and continues all sum- 
nae te ime has beautiful yceroas in smaaifold ha of RED, WHITE mer and fall. Used on 
age and bright flowers. red, violet purple rose, pink, salmon, yel and BLUE desire orp ner 
J i Z : i : es z = ence, ete. E 
Useful for carpeting low and white. To preserve for winter use, COLLECTION (Jumbo Pkt. 35e) 
terraces or banks and 
- 3 Pkt.—one each 
on rock piles. (Pkt. 15¢c) 
of Searlet O'Hara, 
eut when flowers are partly opened, tie in 
(4% oz. 80c). 
small, loose bunches and hang with heads SUPERB MIXED 
(Jumbo Pkt. 35c) (4% down (to keep stems straight) in a cool, ae ee pba iesier ee 
oz. 60c). shady place to dry slowly. Mixed seed only. for only 35¢. (Jumbo Pkt. 25e) (oz. 
(Pkt. 10¢) (Jumbo Pkt. 25c) (% oz. 60e). 50c). 
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<SUNSET GIANTS GIANT RUST-RESISTANT 
SUNSET GIANTS — Largest 
flowers of any Marigold with real 
fragrance instead of the usual 
aroma. Mixture of colors from 
deep orange through golden shades 
of orange and yellow, light yellow 
and lemon to delightful primrose. 
Plants are 3% to 4 ft. high. (Pkt. 
Everybody loves Snapdragons 
(Antirrhinum) and now that 
rust-resisting varieties have 
| been achieved everybody can 
15e) (Jumbo Pkt. 35¢) (3% oz. grow them again. They’re won- 
60c). derful for cutting. Flower spikes 
CROWN OF GOLD—Bright, to 3 ft. and each flower to 1% in. 
golden orange flowers 2%-in. 
across. We offer fine seed of the 
following varieties: 
ALASKA. Pure white. 
CAMPFIRE. Glowing scarlet. 
CANARY BIRD. Chartreuse. 
across of the popular collarette 
type. Foliage odorless and flowers 
fragrant. You’ll like it. 2 ft. 
(Pkt. 10c) (44 02. 35c). 
ALL DOUBLE ORANGE—Deep 
golden orange African Marigold 
Pkt. 
a with large, quilled flowers 30-in. CRIMSON. (That’s it!) 
(Pkt. (5e) (4% oz. 50e). LOVELINESS. Soft, rose-pink. 
ALL DOUBLE LEMON—Like ROSALIE. Deep rose, large 
above except in color. (Pkt. §5e) flowers. 
(%4 oz. 50e). 
YELLOW SUPREME — Broad, 
loose, frilled petals of creamy lemon-yellow form 
artistic flowers often compared with carnations 
or peonies. Blossoms sweet-scented and foliage 
practically odorless. Plants vigorous and easy- 
to-grow. (Pkt. §5¢e) (4% oz. 50e). 
RUST-RESISTANT. MIX E D—(Pkt. 
Good for Cutting | 20e) (Jumbo Pkt. 50e) (1% oz. $1.00). 
Orange, yellow and lemon yellow flowers 
4 to 5 inches across on stems long enough 
for cutting. Vigorous plants 18” high. 
(Pkt. [5e) (Jumbo Pkt. 35e) (44 oz. 70c). 
You will find that this 
earefully blended mix- 
ture of large-flowering 
Marigolds is really EX- 
TRA-special! It in- 
cludes such choice 
varieties as Sunset 
Giants, Mission Giants, 
Crown of Gold and Yel- 
low Supreme. Order 
BURGESS SPECIAL 
MARIGOLD MIXTURE 
(Pkt. 20c) (Jumbo Pkt. 
50c). 
A packet each of Campfire— 
Rosalie—Alaska—Canary Bird 
—Loveliness. All 5 Packets only 
$1.00 prepaid. 
Giant Ruffled “Tetra Snaps” 
A mixture of tetraploid Snap- 
dragons that are marvels. of 
modern plant science. Individual 
flowers 2-in. across profusely 
borne on strong spikes branch- 
ing freely from the base. In- 
cludes all Snapdragon colors. 
(Pkt. 25c) (Jumbo Pkt. 60c). 
<— MINIATURE MARIGOLD 
Bright, single, golden-yel- 
low flowers and fern-like foli- 
age on 8-in. plants for edg- 
ings. Continual bloom. (Pkt. 
{5e) (% oz. 45e). 
DOUBLE DWARF FRENCH 
Choice mixture of yellow, 
bronze and mahogany shades 
on compact plants 10 to 12 in. 
high. Constantly in flower. q 
Best on soil that is not very 
rich. (Pkt. §0e) (44 oz. 35c). 
36 Burgess Seed & Plant Co., Galesburg, Michigan 
