Burgess’ Select 
Do not confuse Burgess’ Select House Plants with the many 
offers you find 
“cheap” 
in the Sunday supplements. Our guarantee of quality 
assures you of top grade plants. Nothing else is shipped. 
NOTE: For obvious reasons we cannot 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. 
Brazilian 
PLUME PLANT 
This native of Brazil is one of 
the easiest tropical plants to grow 
indoors and seems to do well 
everywhere, requiring no special 
attention. It is a strong, rapid 
grower, throwing many _ shoots, 
each of which is tipped with de- 
lightful pink, plume-like flowers 
that bloom again and again. Also 
makes an excellent garden plant 
in summer. (60c each); (2 for 
$1.00), prepaid. 
‘The Flaming Flamingo” 
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DOUBLE-FLOWERED GERANIUMS 
The dainty little flowers of 
Apple Blossom look exactly like 
a half-open miniature Rose, just 
at that stage when Roses are at 
their best. They are white, rim- 
med with carmine-pink, sug- 
gesting the color of Apple 
blossoms and are borne freely 
on strong, healthy plants. (85c 
each); (2 for $1.50), prepaid. 
For Indoors and Outdoors 
We are pleased and proud to bring 
you an entirely new list of Geraniums 
this year. They all make wonderful 
house plants, and are no less at home 
in the garden outdoors. 
MINNETONKA. Salmon-pink. 
PINK PHENOMENAL. Cle 
RUBY KING. Bright red. 
SCOTTSBLUFF. Scarlet. 
SNOW BALL. Pure white. 
SPRINGFIELD VIOLET. Red-violet. 
Your choice of above varieties: (65c 
each); (3 for $1.65), prepaid. 
ar pink. 
1 each of the six (6) lovely Dou- 
ble Geraniums above. 
All 6 Only $2.95 
Prepaid 
BURGESS SEED & PLANT CO., GALESBURG, MICH. 
aw 
TWO BEST FERNS 
BOSTON. A wonderful Fern with 
long, drooping- fronds (leaves) 
of bright green. 
OSTRICH PLUME. One of the 
easiest and healthiest ferns to 
grow. Each frond is delicately 
cut and curved, somewhat re- 
sembling the grace of an ostrich 
glume. 
Your choice of above ferns: (60c 
each); (2 for $1.00), prepaid. 
ORCHID 
Flowering 
CACTUS 
The Orchid Cactus (Hybrid 
Epiphyllum) is fast becoming one 
of our most prized indoor plants. 
Unlike the desert Cactus, it is en- 
tirely free from thorns. It is not 
uncommon for a well.grown plant 
to produce 15 to 20 gigantic 
blooms, 10 and even 12 inches 
across, in a single season. It is not 
at all dificult to grow this spec- 
tacular flower under ordinary 
home surroundings. The bloom- 
ing season varies from April 
through June, with the different 
varieties. Your choice of colors: 
Orange, Pink, Conway's Giant 
(see photo), or White. ($1.00 
each); (2 for $1.85), prepaid. 
ORCHID CACTUS COLLEC- 
TION: 1 each of 4 above only 
$2.95, prepaid. 
<< Everblooming 
PEARL BEGONIAS 
Dwarf plants that bloom the 
year around and are literally 
covered with bright colored, waxy 
flowers the size of a dime. 
PINK PEARL. Clear bright pink. 
RED PEARL. Clear bright red. 
(60c each); (2 for $1.00), 
prepaid 
OLEANDERS 
Double Blooms 
One of the most wonderful of 
all tub plants, growing to 6 feet 
if wanted, or can be kept trimmed 
to 3 feet. A profusion of double, 
highly fragrant blooms, often on 
very young plants. Your choice 
of Pink, Red or Yellow. (80c 
each); (2 for $1.45), prepaid. 
OLEANDER COLLECTION: 1 
each of 3 above only $1.95, 
prepaid. 
Fragrant, 
Pig comme 
‘DATE PALM 
Fruit for Your Living Room 
The 
close 
Pigmy Date Palm is a 
relative of the large com- 
mercial variety, While in warm 
climates it grows quite large, it 
seldom grows over 2 or 3 feet 
tall indoors. From an ornamental 
standpoint, it is best of all palms 
for pot culture and in addition it 
will produce edible fruit. ($1.00 
each); (2 for $1.75), prepaid. 
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\/ LEMON. A 
{ ORANGE. The 
true everbearer as easily 
grown as a Geranium, and produces 
ruit weighing 1 to 3 pounds each. 
These enormous fruits are borne on 
slants 2 feet high growing in pots. 
Delicious for lemonade and_ pies. 
Flowers are as fragrant as Orange 
slossoms, which they somewhat re- 
(2 for 
(2 for 
l-yr., ($1.00 each); 
2-yr., ($1.50 each); 
prepaid. 
waxy 
semble. 
Ble/D) 
$2.65), 
white, fragrant 
5lossoms alone make it worth while. 
Glossy leaves and colorful fruit in 
abundance that will hang on for six 
months after ripe. Usually bears 
when a very small plant. ($1.25 
each); (2 for $2.20), prepaid. 
/STRAWBERRY GUAVA. Grow this 
luscious tropical fruit right in your 
living room, Fruit about the size of 
a walnut and of delicious, sweet, 
spicy flavor. Besides yielding fruit it 
is one of the finest ornamentals. 
($1.00 each); (2 for $1.75), prepaid. 
DWARF FRUIT COLLECTION. 1 
each of Lemon, Orange and Straw- 
berry Guava only $2.75, prepaid. 
Strawberry Guava 
The night-blooming Jasmine 
(Cestrum Parqui) is a highly priz- 
ed house plant. The foliage is a 
bright green color, and it produces 
richly fragrant blooms that per- 
entire room, Makes an 
garden plant in summer. 
most noticeable at night 
(60c each); 
fume the 
excellent 
Fragrance 
when flowers first open. 
(2 for $1.00), prepaid. 
