Usually begins to flower at Easter 
time and will continue to do so inter- 
mittently for several months. The 
pink and white flowers are extremely 
large, often 6 to 10 inches in length 
and diameter of the widely spread 
frilled petals, and some = quite 
fragrant, They are one of the easiest 
of all cacti to grow, and stand ne- 
glect and need no special care. (50c 
each) (3 for $1.20) prepaid. 
NIGHT-BLOOMING 
JASMINE 
The Night-Blooming Jasmine, 
(Cestrum Parqui) is a highly 
prized house plant. The foliage 
is a deep green color; produces 
richly fragrant blooms. Their fra- 
grance is most noticeable at night. 
(75¢ each) (3 for $1.95) prepaid. 
It Predicts the Weatner 
If the leaves stand upright the 
weather will be fine. If they stand 
out straight, changeable weather is 
expected, and the leaves droop or 
“go to sleep’’ during a storm. Light 
purple flowers ; . brilliant red seeds 
which are used for beads. (Pkt. 30c) 
(Jumbo Pkt. 75c). 
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It can be trimmed in either 
shrub or tree form, requires very 
little care and rewards the grower 
with a wealth of double, fragrant 
blooms in early summer. In warm 
climates plant outdoors. Pink. 
Red or Yellow, your selection. 
(85c each) (3 for $2.25) prepaid. 
Unsurpassed for Color 
Cyeclamens are, without ques- 
tion, one of the best and most 
beautiful house plants. Our Cy- 
clamen seed is grown for us by a 
specialist, seeds being selected 
only from plants of superior 
bloom and foliage. The flowers 
are unsurpassed for size, color 
and substance. The seed we offer 
is a mixture of bright red, dark 
red, light pink, deep pink, salmon, 
white, white with carmine eye, 
etc. In fact, the colors range 
from white to darkest crimson 
with all intermediate shades. 
Prize Mixture of Giants. Ex- 
tra large and choice. Pkt. (10 
seeds), 30c (Jumbo Pkt. 30 Seeds 
75). 
Cyclamen Plants. Choice of 
Red or Pink. ($1.00 each) (3 for 
$2.50) prepaid. 
It is said that flies will not stay 
in a room where it is grown if 
they can conveniently escape. 
What repulses them is not clear, 
as the plants and flowers have no 
odor. Beautiful plant that blooms 
in 60 days from seed. A profuse 
bloomer in pots both summer and 
winter, blossoms large, cup-shaped 
and of a lovely light blue color 
with white center. (Pkt. 20c) 
(Jumbo Pkt. 50c). 
An Indoor "Royal Palm" 
Here at last is a tiny palm, 
almost like the Royal Palm of 
Hawaii in shape and appearance, 
except that it is miniature size 
for dish gardens and indoor dis- 
play. A real novelty. (75c each) 
(3 for $1.95) prepaid. 
Our Giant Exhibition Strain is 
unsurpassed in size of flower, 
bright. colors, and delicate fra- 
grance. Plants grow into round 
bushes, completely covered by the 
massive flowerheads. For Christ- 
mas blooming, sow seed in April ; 
for spring, June or July. (No 
plants). (Pkt. 50c) (Jumbo Pkt. 
$1.25). 
Our select strain of seed is, 
we believe, the finest in. cultiva- 
tion; beautiful pocket-like flow- 
ers large in size and beautifully 
spotted and blotched in exceed- 
ingly rich and varied colors; 
very free flowering. No plants 
to offer. Seed (Pkt. 35e) (Jum- 
bo Pkt. 90c). 
BOSTON—Long drooping 
fronds of soft delicate green. 
(75e each). (3 for $1.95) pre- 
paid. 
OSTRICH PLUME — Fronds 
delicately cut and curved like 
ostrich plume. Easiest to grow 
and healthiest of all. (75c¢ each) 
(3 for $1.95) prepaid. 
Every indoor garden 
must have a few coleus 
plants to*brighten up the 
greens. Our stock is va- 
riegated with an amazing 
assembly of burnt reds 
and oranges shading into 
the greens. (50c each) (3 
for $1.20) prepaid. 
SEED (Pkt. 35c) (Jum- 
bo Pkt. 90c). 
One of the finest winter 
blooming pot plants. Can 
be easily grown in any 
light. window, flowering 
abundantly and continu- 
ously, bearing immense 
trusses of giant flowers in 
pure white and soft pink 
through the different shades 
of rose and red to the 
brightest crimson. -(PKt. 
35c) (Jumbo Pkt. 90c). 
Our SPECIAL MIXTURE of House Plant Seeds contains the following 
list of varieties and others, all easily grown. 
Begonia 
Primrose 
Weather Plant 
Cineraria 
Coleus 
Cyclamen 
Asparagus Fern Geranium 
Cigar Plant Heliotrope 
Carnation Lantana 
Cactus Lobelia 
Fan-Leaf Palm Periwinkle 
Fuchsia 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 18 or more varieties 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 75c 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 $3.00 to $4.00. We have 
a good stock of these seeds and expect to be able to supply everyone who wants them, 
but should our supply of one or more varieties run short, we reserve the right to substi- 
tute 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 caring for same. 
The Exhibition or late flowering Chrysanthe- 
mum 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. 
ALBATROSS — White (75¢ each) (3 
for $1.95). 
DE-TROIT NEWS—Bronze (75c¢ 
each) (3 for $1.95). 
GARNET KING—Red (75¢ each) (3 
for $1.95). 
GOLDEN GLORY-—Yellow (75c each) 
(3 for $1.95). 
PINK ROCKET—Pink (75¢ each) (3 
for $1.95). 
EXHIBITION MUM COLLECTION— 
1 each of all 5 above only $2.95 prepaid. 
The Chinese Hibiscus is one of 
the showiest tropical plants in ex- 
istence. It makes an _ excellent 
house plant in the North and has 
proven to be one of the most pop- 
ular shrubs in the South and West. 
Hardy above 25°. 
AMERICAN: BEAUTY (Violace- 
ous)—Double Pink. ($1.00 each) 
(3 for $2.50) prepaid. 
RED GLORY (Minimus)—Me- 
dium sized double red. ($1.00 each) 
(3 for $2.50) prepaid. 
SUNBURST (Aurantica)—Large, 
double—orange-yellow. ($1.00 each) 
(3 for $2.50) prepaid. 
CHINESE HIBISCUS COLLEC- 
TION—1 each of 3 above only $2.65 
prepaid. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
(Pkt. 75c) (Jumbo Pkt. $1.85). 
