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Sweet Pea testing grounds, Burjpee’s Floradale Seed Farms, California. The Early Flowering varieties at the peak of bloom 
Early Flowering SWEET PEAS 
Burpee’s Early Flowering Sweet Peas come into bloom outdoors before the summer heat arrives—usually 3 to 4 weeks earlier than 
the Burpee Giant varieties. They are valuable for winter flowering under glass, also especially adapted for growing in frost-free sections 
and for earliest blooms outdoors in the North. Sweet Peas do best in cool weather. If seed was not sown in the fall, sow as early in the 
spring as the ground can be prepared. All types of sweet peas prefer an open, sunny location, and deep, rich soil which must be well drained. 
WHITE 
3395 White Giant* Extra choice white-seeded purest white. 
Pkt. 15¢; '%o0z.45¢; oz. 85¢ 
3390 Burpee’s White White-seeded pure glistening white. 
Pkt. 25¢; 4 0z. 75¢; oz. $1.40 
CERISE 
3320 Merilee* Beautifully clear cherry-cerise flowers of large 
size, well placed on good, strong stems. Vigorous grower. 
‘ Pkt. 25¢; % oz. $1.00; oz. $1.75 
3316 Mirs. Thomas Edison Rich salmon-rose beautifully 
ruffled blooms shading to lighter pink and cream at the base. 
Pkt. 25¢; 2 pkts. 45¢ 
ORANGE AND ORANGE SCARLET 
3329 Burpee’s Orange Improved* Pure clear orange. 
Pkt. 25¢; %oz.75¢; oz. $1.40 
3313 Joyce Holden* Burpee’s new glistening orange-scarlet, 
delicately waved, fluffy sweet pea which is as lovely as the motion 
picture actress for whom it was named. Showy and attractive. 
Pkt. 30¢; 14 0z. 85¢; oz. $1.50 
3318 Patrice Munsel Deep orange-salmon; cerise undertone. 
Pkt. 25¢; 2 pkts. 45¢ 
ROSE AND ROSE PINK 
3306 Pearl Buck Rich rose standard with an orange tinge; 
mings are deep rose. The general effect is rose. 
Pkt. 25¢; 1% oz. 75¢3 
3393 Shirley Lertiie Charming shade of soft rose-pink. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; oz. 85¢ 
oz. $1.40 
3349 Burpee’s Giant Pink* Lovely shade of rose-pink. 
Pkt. 25¢; 1% oz. 75¢; oz. $1.40 
ie - 3342 Ball’s Rose Supreme Deep rose suffused salmon-pink. 
Pkt. 15¢; Y oz. 45¢; “ oz. 85¢ 
Special Blends of Early 
3300 Finest Mixture A well-balanced and complete 
mixture of all the best named varieties in a wide range 
of choice colors. Lovely for garden and cutting. 
Pkt. 25¢; 1% oz. 60¢; oz. $1.00; 1,4 lb. $3.75 
W. ATLEE BURPEE CO., Seed Growers, Philadelphia, Pa., 
6 Select Early Flowering Sweet Peas 
Boy Blue, Burpee’s Lavender, Pearl Buck (rose), 
Helen Hayes (salmon-pink), Kate Smith (scarlet) 
and White Giant 
— SPECIAL: One pkt. each of these 6 named 
Ra varieties, 6 pkts. in all, value $1.30 for only $1 
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SALMON PINK AND FAWN PINK 
3328 Helen Hayes* Appealing shade of soft salmon-pink. 
Pkt. 25¢; 144 0z. 75¢; oz. $1.40 
3365 Mrs. Douglas MacArthur* Deep fawn-pink on a 
creamy white ground. Extra large, attractively waved flowers. 
Pkt. 25¢; 1%0z.75¢; oz. $1.40 
CRIMSON AND SCARLET ° 
3394 Top Sergeant Maroon-crimson; distinct shade. 
Pkt. 25¢; %0z. 75¢; oz. $1.40 
3307 Crimson Banner* (New for 1953) Excellent, large, 
ruffled and duplexed rosy crimson flowers borne in 3’s and 4’s on 
long, strong stems. Vines are very vigorous and free blooming. 
Pkt. 30¢; 14 0z. 85¢; oz. $1.50 
3361 Kate Smith? Bright scarlet with slight suffusion of rose. 
Pkt. 25¢; 14 0z. 75¢; oz. $1.40 
LAVENDER AND BLUE 
3302 Burpee’s Lavender* Lovely light wisteria-lavender. 
Pkt. 25¢; '4%40z.75¢; oz. $1.40 
33388 Boy Blue Large, dark navy blue flowers of fine form. 
Pkt. 15¢; Woz. 45¢; oz. 85¢ 
3330 WAVES* Flowers are unusually large. Color is mid-blue. 
Pkt. 25¢; 42 0z. 75¢; oz. $1.40 
3391 Princess Blue*. Considered the best early light blue. 
Pkt. 15¢; %4%40z. 45¢; oz. 85¢ 
Flowering Sweet Peas 
3401 Light Shades This special mixture includes 
only light shades, such as white, cream, pink, salmon, 
lavender etc. All dark shades have been omitted. 
Pkt. 25¢;. 4 oz. 60¢; oz. $1.10 
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