_ GROWN 
Y ONION PLANTS 
Earlier Onions 
Highest Market Prices 
d from sets. We can supply the fol- 
ng varieties: 
CRYSTAL WAX 
x WHITE SWEET SPANISH 
YELLOW SWEET SPANISH 
2 YELLOW BERMUDA 
ba _ (Specify Variety Wanted) 
_. PRICES: (100 for 75c) (200 for $1.20) 
(800 for $2.20) (1,000 for $3.70) (2,000 for 
 « $6.20) (3,000 for $8.00) All prepaid. 
ean Cannot ship to Calif. 
_ (Order only in the quantities given 
- above. We cannot, for instance, furnish 
- 50 or 250 plants.) 
Burgess’ Onion Plants 
come tied in bunches as 
shown above 
SWEET POTATO PLANTS 
Sweet Potatoes are easy to grow in the North by planting plants, but should 
not be set out until after danger of frost. We can supply the following varieties: 
Sweet Potato plants cannot be shipped to California or N. M. 
} ALL GOLD. A new variety developed by Oklahoma A & M College and one of 
E the finest we have ever tried. Brown skin, with golden yellow flesh, medium 
dry and excellent flavor. 
RED GOLD. A new high-yielding ‘‘Sweet’’ of éxcellent quality. Purple skin 
and deep golden flesh. 
Dryer than the Porto Rico yam. 
PORTO RICO. The standard market Porto Rico Yam. A popular high-yielding 
-yariety that is too well known to require description. 
(Order only in the quantities given above. 
Note that although we CAN 
supply 25 plants of New Bush, WE CANNOT supply that quantity in the other 
varieties. Specify variety wanted.) 
PRICES FOR ABOVE VARIETIES: (50 for $1.45) (100 for $1.65) (200 for 
$2.75) (500 for $5.30) (1000 for $8.95) All prepaid. 
NEW BUSH SWEET POTATO 
Especially recommended for the home garden as it does not cover the ground 
with a mass of vines but grows in compact bush form. 
(25 for $1.00) (50 for $1.80) 
jin quality but a little smaller and much sweeter. 
Similar to Porto Rico 
(100 for $2.50) (200 for $3.75) (500 for $6.50) (1000 for $11.75) All prepaid. 
paid. 
“Mary Washington Asparagus 
PARADISE 
sistant). Similar to above 
but earlier, more produc- 
tive and larger. Only 7 or 
8 stalks required to pound. 
Crisp, tender and fine fla- 
vored. Much the best. (25 
for $1.50) (50 for $2:75) 
(100 for $4.85) prepaid. 
See page 
Seed, page 26 for Chives Seed. 
ASPARAGUS 
We supply choice 1 Yr. 
plants which are most sat- 
isfactory for transplanting. 
They should be set 18” 
apart. 
MARY WASHINGTON 
(Rust-Resistant). Excellent 
for the home garden or 
market. A rapid growing 
sort, yielding thick, long, 
straight stalks, and when 
overgrown is perfectly ten- 
der. (25 for $1.35) (50 for 
$2.45) (100 for $4.35) pre- 
(Rust-Re- 
SEED 
17 for Asparagus 
VEGETABLE PLANTS 
trong, hrifty plants are grown in the open field in the South, where the climatic condi- 
suited for growing tough, hardy vegetable plants during the winter and early spring. 
nake a slow but steady growth until they are in a toughened condition and are ready 
- ship ed to territory farther North for planting earlier than hotbed or coldframe plants. 
PLEASE NOTE! 
Because our plants are 
FIELD-GROWN' instead of 
Greenhouse-grown, they might 
and often do appear rough, 
with leaves sometimes brown 
(even dropping off). DO NOT 
BE ALARMED! This is the 
nature of field-grown plants, 
as they have been toughened 
outdoors. 
Healthy, Vigorous ° 
TOMATO PLANTS 
Plant Them Earlier 
Our properly “hardened” To- 
mato plants can be set out earlier 
than greenhouse-grown or home- 
grown plants. We can supply the 
following varieties: 
CRACKPROOF 
EARLY WONDER 
RUTGERS 
(Specify Variety Wanted) 
PRICES: (25 for $1.00) (50 for 
$1.45) (100 for $2.10) (200 for 
$2.95) (500 for $5.10) (1,000 for 
$8.95) All Prepaid. 
(Order only in the quantities 
given.) 
Cannot ship to Calif. or Miss. 
Burgess’ Famous 
’ TRIP - L - CROP 
We can furnish plants of 
this outstanding Tomato at 
the following prices: (12 for 
$1.00) (25 for $1.70) prepaid. 
PEPPER. PLANTS 
"Really Rugged" 
You will find it a lot easier and 
safer to plant our “hardened” 
Pepper plants, and you can plant 
earlier. We can supply the fol- 
lowing varieties: 
CALIFORNIA WONDER 
HUNGARIAN YELLOW 
(Specify Variety Wanted) 
PRICES: (25 for 85c) (50 for 
$1.25) (100 for $2.10) (200 for 
$3.15) (500 for $5.30) (1,000 for 
$7.95) All prepaid. 
(Order only in quantities given) 
Cannot ship to Calif. 
"Frost-Prooft' 
CABBAGE PLANTS 
Mature 2 to 3 Weeks Earlier 
Our ‘‘Frost-Proof” plants will stand a tem- 
perature of 20° above zero and can be planted 
a month earlier than home-grown plants. We 
can supply the following varieties: 
COPENHAGEN MARKET 
DANISH BALLHEAD 
GOLDEN ACRE 
LIGHTNING EXPRESS 
(Specify Variety Wanted) 
PRICES: (25 for 50c) (50 for 75c) (100 
for $1.20) (200 for $1.80) (500 for $3.20) 
(1,000 for $4.90) All prepaid. 
(Cannot ship to California.) 
(Order only in the quantities given above.) 
HOW WE SHIP 
Vegetable plants are shipped PRE- 
PAID direct from our Southern Grow- 
ing Station. They are NOT shipped 
together, so your Cabbage plants may 
come one day, and your Onion plants 
another. 
AVAILABLE DATES 
Plants are shipped at the following 
times ONLY. 
CABBAGE—January 1 to June 1. 
ONION—January 1 to June 1. 
PEPPER—April 1 to June l. 
PERENNIAL PLANTS (Asparagus, 
Chives, Horse Radish & Sage) shipped 
from Galesburg—January 1 to June 1. 
SWEET POTATO—April 1 to June 1. 
TOMATO—April 1 to June 1. 
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CHIVES 
(Schnittlauch) 
A hardy perennial onion-like plant. 
Highly esteemed for use as a salad, and 
for its small leaves which are produced 
very early in the spring and are used for 
giving a mild. onion flavor to various 
dishes. Frequent cuttings may be made 
throughout the season, a new growth of 
leaves appearing soon after each cutting. 
A supply may be had all winter by pot- 
ting a few plants and taking them inside 
before freezing. We furnish small clumps. 
(3 for $1.00) (6 for $1.75) prepaid. 
HORSE RADISH 
‘Every garden should have a few plants of 
Horse Radish. Grown from sets or piece- 
roots. Set them vertically, small end down, 
and the large end 1 to 3” below the surface 
of the soil. Cultivate until tops cover the 
ground. 
BOHEMIAN GIANT. 
moth-rooted variety of excellent quality. 
Piece-roots planted this spring will make 
good roots by fall. (6 for 75c) (12 for $1.25) 
25 for $2.10) (100 for $7.50) prepaid. r 
SAGE 
HOLT’S MAMMOTH. Produces larger 
leaves and better quality than the common 
garden sage. It does not produce seed. Pick 
and dry leaves only for best result. (50c 
each) (3 for $1.25) (6 for $2.20) prepaid. 
An improved, mam- 
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