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Exhibition Chrysanthemum 
Exhibition 
The Exhibition or late flowering Chrysan- 
themum is the queen of Autumn flowers. 
This giant-flowered type will bloom in the 
open in Southern States but should be taken 
inside in the North and will make a most 
beautiful house plant. Strong greenhouse- 
grown plants delivered from February 15th 
to June 1st. 
BLAZING GOLD—Yellow. 
for $1.40) (6 for $2.40). 
SILVER SHEEN—White. 
for $1.40) (6 for $2.40). 
PINK CHIEF—Pink. 
$1.40) (6 for $2.40). 
IVANHOE—Bronze. 
$1.30) (6 for $2.20). 
HILDA BERGEN—Red. (50c each) (3 for 
-$1.30) (6 for $2.20). 
EXHIBITION MUM COLLECTION—1 each; 
of 5 above only $2.35 prepaid. 
(55c each) (3 
(55c¢ each) (3 
(55¢ each) (3 for 
(50c each) (3 for 
GARDENIA 
Flower of Romance 
This fragrant flower of romance can be 
grown in the warm temperature of the liv- 
ing room. The beautiful, waxy-white flow- 
ers, together with the glossy, green foliage, 
make an almost ‘fairy-like’” combination. 
Cannot be shipped into California. Strong, 
blooming-size plants. (75c each) (2 for 
$1.35) prepaid. 
GROW HOUSE PLANTS 
FROM SEEDS 
Gur SPECIAL MIXTURE of House Plant Seeds con- 
tains the following list of varieties and others, all 
easily grown. 
Begenia Carnation 
Calla Cactus 
Chrysanthemum Fan-Leaf Palm 
Cineraria Geranium 
Coleus Heliotrope 
Cyclamen Lantana 
Asparagus Fern Lobelia 
/Gigar Plant Periwinkle 
Jerusalem Cherry 
You can secure a nice collection of House Plants at 
practically no cost by sowing this seed in pots or boxes 
in the house. This collection contains 15 or more va- 
rieties that can be easily and successfully grown in 
the ordinary home. The seed is put up in mixture of 
varieties, a few seeds of each, and at our price of 50c 
a packet, a large assortment of plants can be grown 
for less money than you would pay a florist for one 
plant. Were you to buy these seeds in separate packets, 
they would cost you from $2.00 to $3.00. We have a 
good stock of these seeds and expect to be able to sup- 
ply everyone who wants them, but should our supply 
of one or more varieties run short, we reserve the right 
to substitute other choice varieties or return your 
money. This is a bargain package that will please the 
most critical lover of house plants. With each packet 
we send full directions for planting the seed and car- 
ing for same. (Pkt. 50c) (Jumbo Pkt. $1.25). 
BIRD OF PARADISE— 
Poinciana Gilliesi 
Rich, golden-yellow flowers with long, incurved fan- 
like stamens and pistils of bright crimson. Flowers 
measure 244 inches across and are produced in im- 
mense trusses. Foliage is also highly decorative. 
Should be grown as a pot plant, except in the warmer 
parts of the South where it is hardy. (Pkt. 30c) (Jumbo 
Pkt750)" 
PERIWINKLE—Vinca Rosea 
Bushy plants with glossy leaves and 114-inch blooms. 
Bloom over long period. 18 inches. Grows outdoors as 
a perennial in mild climates. (Pkt. 15¢c) (Jumbo Pkt. 
aes OLEANDER 
The Oleander has been a popular tub plant for gen- 
erations and is still increasing in demand. It can be 
trimmed in either shrub or tree form, requires very lit- 
tle care and rewards the grower with a wealth of dou- 
ble, fragrant blooms in early summer. In mild cli- 
mates, the Oleander is well known as a lawn specimen 
ora hedge plant. 
We can furnish plants in Pink, Red or Yellow, your 
selection. (60c each) (3 for $1.50) prepaid. 
WANDERING JEW. Will grow in either soil or 
water. Foliage plain green, variegated green and white, 
or green and purple. (45¢ each) (3 for $1.00). 
LOBELIA SAPPHIRE 
A beautiful trailing plant; a mass of large sapphire- 
blue flowers with white eye; never out of flower. A 
most desirable plant for pots, baskets, urns, beds and 
borders. Seed only. (Pkt. 20c) (Jumbo Pkt. 50c). 
CIGAR PLANT 
A charming compact house plant, literally covered 
with scarlet tubular flowers throughout the year. Sim- 
ple culture. Seed only. (Pkt. 25c) (Jumbo Pkt. 60c). 
FAN-LEAVED PALM 
Finest of all Palms. Easily grown from seed. Ele- 
gant fan-shaped leaves of rich, dark green; beauti- 
fully fringed with long, thread-like filaments along the 
segments 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 de- 
velop until the 2nd year. (Pkt. 30c) (Jumbo Pkt. 75c). 
One-year plants ($1.00 each) (2 for $1.75) prepaid. 
SHOO-FLY PLANT 
It is said that flies will not stay in a room where 
it is grown if they can conveniently escape. What 
there is about it that repulses them is not clear, 
as the plants and flowers have no odor. It is a beau- 
tiful flowering plant, and blooms in a short time (60 
days) from seed. It is a profuse bloomer in pots 
both summer and winter, the blossoms being large, 
cup-shaped and of a lovely light blue color with 
white center. (Pkt. 15c) (Jumbo Pkt. 35c). 
Cactus Seed 
A’ mixture of 30 choice varieties including many 
Tare and unusual kinds. An interesting hobby. 
(Pkt. 30c) (Jumbo Pkt. 75c). 
Starfish 
STARFISH 
A branching succulent plant from Africa, somewhat 
resembling a Cactus. Produces grotesque star-shaped 
flowers nearly two inches across, spotted yellow and 
brown. A very attractive plant and a great curiosity. 
(45c each) (3 for $1.00) prepaid. 
EVERBLOOMING LANTANAS 
Everblooming Hybrids. An unexcelled ‘bedding or 
border plant ; also used as a pot plant, in hanging bas- 
kets, porch boxes and vases. Verbena-like heads of flow- 
ers almost constantly in bloom. 2 to 3 feet. Seed in 
mixture of colors. 
(Pkt. 15¢c) (Jumbo Pkt. 35c). 
Cobra Orchid 
It Catches Flies, Eats Raw Meat, 
Likes Ants and Bugs 
One of the 
most fascinating 
plants known to 
man. It resem- 
bles the hooded 
cobra of the jun- 
gles of India, 
and is one of 
the few carniv- 
orous plants 
known to sci- 
ence. 
The plant has 
no leaves, the 
stalks are 
twisted and fun- 
nel shape, small 
at the bottom, 
growing larger 
with a rounded 
hood at the top 
from which hang 
two crimson and 
green appendages 
which have the 
appearance of 
feelers or whis- 
kers. 
The hood is beautifully colored, and mottled by 
white translucent areas through which the in- 
terior is lighted. Both hood and appendages bear 
many honey glands, the excretion from which 
tempts bugs, ants, flies, in fact all kinds of in- 
sects toward the mouth, an orifice on the under 
side of the hood, and are lured inside the funnel- 
like stem from which they can not come back, as 
the stem is lined with innumerable little hair-like 
prongs all pointing downward, and once they get 
below a few of these points they have to con- 
tinue on downward where the victim is absorbed 
in the digestive fluid or liquid in the bottom of 
the stem. 
The Cobra Orchid, or Darlingtonia, is a peren- 
nial which will grow year after year out of doors, 
provided it is given a shady position and never 
allowed to become dry. Along the banks of a pool 
is an ideal place. It also may be grown’ as a 
house plant, in pots of sandy soil and leaf mould, 
Tf kept in a room free from all insects, it is 
advisable once or twice weekly to place a few 
small particles of raw beef, about the size of a 
grain of wheat, in the orifice for its nourishment; 
however, if placed where there are other plants, 
in the average room, a sufficient number of insects 
will be attracted from them, making artificial feed- 
ing unnecessary. 
The Cobra Orchid blooms in the spring, having 
unusual purple and yellow flowers. Available from 
October 1st until June. 
Plants ($1.60 each) (2 for $2.95) prepaid. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
