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Burpee’s Giant SWEET PEAS, continued 
Varieties are arranged in each color class from deep to light shades 
LAVENDER 
3428 Ambition Beautiful lavender-lilac flowers with a darker 
dard and wings. Extra long stems. 
shade at the base of the standar and Wines: Tb. 750) Ib. $2-50 
3437 King Lavender A fine, clear light lavender sweet pea. 
1 d borne freely on long stems. 
Flowers are very large and bo. rey on tb. $1.00; Ib. $3.50 
3416 Lavender Ruffles* Duplexed, ruffled, light rosy lavender 
é t d lavender veining. Large flowers. 
pris Mier Oz. 90¢; 14 lb. $2.75; Ib. $10.00 
BLUE—NAVY AND MID-BLUE 
3564 Freedom*® Large, deep navy blue flowers of perfect form, 
usually borne in fours on long, strong stems. Vigorous grower. 
Oz. 60¢; 1/4 lb. $1.75; Ib. $6.00 
3414 Ruffled Blue* True blue without any purple or mauve 
undertones. Beautifully ruffed and duplexed. Stems are long. 
Oz. 90¢; 14 lb. $2.75; Ib. $10.00 
3415 Amethyst Bright clear amethyst-blue. Long stems. 
Oz. 25¢; 1%41b. 75¢; Ib. $2.50 
PURPLE 
3455 Floradale Purple Improved Clear dark purple flow- 
ers of charming softness; long-stemmed sprays of four blooms. 
Oz. 40¢; 1% lb. $1.25; Ib. $4.00 
Legume Aid Better blooms and increased yield of Sweet Peas 
are usually obtained if the seed is treated before planting with 
Legume Aid. 9254 Garden Packet 12¢; 
9183 Combination 2-bushel Bean-Pea Unit 50¢ 
Sweet Pea, Gen. Douglas MacArthur (crimson) 
BURPEES NEW GIANT 24.2< 
Created on Burpee’s Floradale Seed Farms 
SWEET PEAS 
Tested over a period of years under the hot 
weather conditions experienced at Burpee’s 
Fordhook Farms near Philadelphia 
The picture at the left was taken of 
Burpee’s Giant Heat Resistant Sweet 
Peas growing at Fordhook July 24, 
1953. These seeds were planted on the 
same day and received exactly the 
same care and cultivation as the Giant 
Spencers, the Earlies and the Cuth- 
bertsons. When this picture was taken 
the Burpee Giant Heat Resistant vari- 
eties were blooming profusely while 
the other varieties had long since 
ceased to flower. 
In the spring, there was an unusual 
amount of rain, followed by a dry spell 
with thermometer readings for many 
daysin the nineties. Sweet Peasthat can 
survive such unfavorable conditions 
and continue to produce large, long- 
stemmed flowers in profusion through 
ES e : Julyand intoAugust must be good. Bur- 
Burpee’s New Giant Heat Resistant Sweet Peas pee Giant Heat Resistant did just that. 
3605 Blue Sky Beautiful light silvery blue; charming shade. 3608 Happy Delightful shade of clear rose-pink on white. 
3606 Blue Velvet Waved and duplexed, deep blue blooms. 3609 Lucky Exquisite shade of warm salmon-rose on white. 
3607 Flash Bright scarlet suffused orange; dazzling, brilliant. 3610 Ruffles Very sweet scented, deep cream changing to white. 
3602 All Colors Mixed 
Any of the above: 1% 0z. 60¢; oz. $1.10; 14 Ib. $3.75; Ib. $14.00 
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