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Burgess “SELECT” 
HOUSE 
PLANTS 
WE GUARANTEE ALL 
POT PLANTS TO RE 
YOU IN 
ten days from date pl 
reach you. 
Careful Packing 
We exercise the greatest 
GOOD GROWING 
CONDITION and will replace 
free of charge any that do not, 
provided we are notified within 
Although Geraniums are listed here as indoor plants, they cdn 
all be used in outdoor window and porch boxes and in the 
garden. 
‘‘Unusual’ Geraniums 
_ MOUNTAIN OF SNOW. (See Color Photo.) Brilliant scarlet 
blossom is set off with soft green leaves with the whitest borders 
of all. Really a Mountain of Snow. 
prepaid. 
($1.00 each) (3 for $2.50) 
GOLDEN BUTTERFLY. The leaves are very light green with 
a large, irregular golden-yellow center suggesting a yellow but- 
terfly which is surrounded by a deep olive-green ring. The color 
is best in full sun. The single flowers vary from pink to crimson. 
($1.00 each) (3 for $2.50) prepaid. 
APPLE BLOSSOM. 
ACH 
($1.00 each) (3 for $2.50) prepaid. 
ants 
(See Color Photo.) 
flowers of Apple Blossom Geranium look exactly like a half-open 
miniature rose, just at that stage when Roses are at their best. 
They are white rimmed with carmine-pink suggesting the color of 
apple blossoms and are borne freely on strong healthy plants. 
The dainty 
GERANIUM SEED 
A superb strain of the finest American and Euro- 
gated leaves. 
little 
"UNUSUAL" GERANIUM COLLECTION 
1 each of 3 above only $2.50 Prepaid 
pean varieties, many of them with zoned and varie- 
A choice mixture of all colors. 
Eas- 
care in packing to insure 
against frost and breakage in 
transit. House plant orders are 
sometimes held up during sub- 
ily grown. (Pkt. 35c) (Jumbo Pkt. 90c). 
ORCHID 
zero Winter weather. 
Quality 
Do not confuse Burgess’ | 
Select House Plants with 
the many “cheap" offers 
you find in the Sunday sup- 
plements. Our guarantee 
above, assures 
quality. 
you 
NOTE! For obvious reasons we can- 
Flowering 
CACTUS 
The Orchid Cactus 
(Hybrid Epiphyllum) is 
fast becoming one of our 
most prized indoor 
plants. Unlike the desert | 
Cactus, it is entirely free | 
from thorns. It is not 
uncommon for a_ well- 
grown plant to produce 
fifteen or twenty gigantic 
blooms, ten and even 
twelve inches across, in 
a single season. It is not 
at all difficult to grow 
this spectacular flower 
under ordinary home surroundings. 
of 
of colors—Red, White, 
from April through June with the different varieties. 
Pink and Orange—($1.00 each) 
10-Inch Blooms on Small Plants 
The blooming season varies 
Your choice 
(3 for 
not ship House Plants during the 
hot weather after the first week in 
June. All orders received after that 
date will be held until we resume 
shipping again in September. 
$2.50) prepaid. 
ORCHID FLOWERING CACTUS COLLECTION 
1 each of 4 colors above only $3.25 prepaid 
"Double Flowered" 
RED GLORY—Very large bright scarlet flowers on _ 
strong plants. (75¢ each) (3 for $1.95) 
PINK BEAUTY—(See Color Photo) Large double 
flowers of delicate salmon-pink. (75¢ each) (3 for 
$1.95) 
SPRINGFIELD VIOLET—(See Color Photo) ee. 
double flowers of rich Tyrian-purple. Massive he 
of 25 to 30 flowers are produced in abundance. (75c 
each) (3 for $1.95) ie 
PICARDY—Semi-double flowers of deep salmon- 
pink. Dwarf branching habit and almost ever-bloom- 
ing. One of the best. (75¢ each) (3 for $1.95) 
SNOWBALL—Full double, pure white blooms on 
dwarf branching plants. The best white Geranium — 
we have found. (75¢ each) (3 for $1.95) d ae 
BETTER TIMES—Semi-double flowers of true rose- _ 
red nearly 2” across. Outstanding for both pot cul- 
ture and bedding. (75¢ each) (3 for $1.95) ere 
All Prepaid 
"Double" Geranium Collection 
1 each of 6 above only $3.50 Prepaid 
Lovely FUCHSIAS 
Best Indoor Flowering Plant 
for Hanging Baskets 
The Fuchsias, with their delightful blooms, grace- 
fully sparkling in shining green foliage should be 
even more popular than they are. There is just no 
other plant like them, and they grow so easily in- 
doors or out. This year, we have put four of them 
(see opposite) in natural color so that you can 
better appreciate their usefulness and beauty. 
FASCINATION (Giant Pink)—Giant double ruf- 
fled flowers of soft rose-pink and deep pink sepals. 
(65ce each) (3 for $1.65) prepaid. . 
LORD BYRON—Double flowers, scarlet and pur- 
ple. (65c each) (3 for $1.65) prepaid. 
PRIDE OF ORION—Double flowers, crimson and 
white. (65c¢ each) (3 for $1.65) prepaid. 
TROPHEE—An easy-to-grow, continuous bloomer. — 
Double flowers, waxy-white and violet-blue. (65¢ 
each) (3 for $1.65) prepaid. 
FUCHSIA PICTURE COLLECTION 
FUCHSIA SEED 
A fine mixture of many varieties, all easily grown 
from seed. (Pkt. 20 seeds, 35¢) (Jumbo Pkt. 90c). — 
Everbearing DWARF LEMON 
Beautiful Plant—and Bears Fruit, Too 
A true everbearing Lemon that can be as 
easily grown in a pot as a Geranium and 
which produces fruit weighing from one to 
three pounds each. These enormous fruits 
are borne on plants one to two feet high 
growing in pots. Delicious for lemonade 
and culinary purposes. Flowers are as 
fragrant as orange blossoms, which they 
somewhat resemble. 1 yr. ($1.25 each) (3 
for $3.00). 2 yr. ($2.00 each) (38 for $5.00) 
prepaid. 
‘ DWARF FRUITING ORANGE 
A fine pot plant, with glossy leaves, fragrant waxy- 
white blossoms, and an abundance of little Oranges 
that will hang on the plants for six months after they 
are ripe. While it will grow 3 to 4 feet high and 
branch .freely, it is not an uncommon thing to see 
little 5 to 6 inch plants full of bloom and even bear- 
ing one or two Oranges. Plants ($1.00 each) (3 for 
$2.50) prepaid. 
. DWARF FRUITING KUMQUAT 
A very fine and unusual pot plant, with beautiful 
glossy leaves and bearing oblong, 2 inch fruit, highly 
regarded for preserves. The fruit remains on the trees 
for long periods and is very decorative. ($1:00.each) 
(3 for $2.50) prepaid. 
CITRUS FRUIT 
COLLECTION 
1 Lemon (1 yr.) 
1 Orange 
1 Tangerine 
All 3 Citrus Fruits 
Only $2.65 
Prepaid 
IMPORTANT 
NOTICE 
Owing to quarantines, 
we do not ship Orange, 
Tangerine, Kumquat or 
Lemon plants to Alabama, 
Arizona, California, Flor- 
ida, South Carolina, and 
Puerto Rico. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
. 
DWARF FIG 
Bears Ist Year 
Our Dwarf Fig makes a very satisfac- 
tory and interesting house plant. As a 
pot or tub plant it is an abundant 
bearer of the most. delicious frui 
Plants bear the first year and abun- 
dantly each year thereafter. The fruit 
is very sweet and of fine quality. Field 
grown plants for outdoor planting are 
offered on Page 59. Pot plants ($1.00 
each) (3 for $2.50) prepaid. oi 
STRAWBERRY GUAVA _ 
Fragrant Flowers—Luscious Fruit 
A luscious tropical fruit which makes a beau- 
tiful house plant. It bears edible fruit and 
fragrant flowers at the same time. The fruit is 
about the size of a walnut, reddish in color, and 
of delicious, sweet and spicy flavor. Fine for 
eating, and for making jelly. These plants are 
usually grown from seed and begin to bloom 
while quite small. Seed only (Pkt. 40¢) (Jumbo 
Pkt. $1.00). No plants to offer this season. — 
