. Burpee's farm annual. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; W. Atlee Burpee Company; Nursery stock; Flowers; Vegetables; Seeds. The r)est SWEET PEAS. Testimony of a Well=Known Expert. In the extensive trials at Fordhook Farm we have learned to know accurately the value of all the many varieties of Sweet Peas, and by being careful to contract only with the most trustworthy, skilled growers to produce our supplies we know that our Sweet Peas are all true to name and of the finest selected strains. By no means can this be said o
. Burpee's farm annual. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; W. Atlee Burpee Company; Nursery stock; Flowers; Vegetables; Seeds. The r)est SWEET PEAS. Testimony of a Well=Known Expert. In the extensive trials at Fordhook Farm we have learned to know accurately the value of all the many varieties of Sweet Peas, and by being careful to contract only with the most trustworthy, skilled growers to produce our supplies we know that our Sweet Peas are all true to name and of the finest selected strains. By no means can this be said of the " Cheap Seed," of which many tons are offered—cheaply grown as a lield crop without selec- tion, sometimes badly mixed and often of most inferior type. Just as we were preparing this part of The Farm Annual for 18 we were pleased to receive the letter published below. To no one do lovers of Sweet Peas owe such a debt of gratitude as to Mr. Henry EoEFORD tor his life-work in development of the Sweet Pea OF TO-DAY. In America his labors have been ably seconded by the Rev. W. T. 11 itch ins, whose books have been published by us aud whose first Novelty, DAYBREAK, we now introduce. 1lT . T, „ „ Indian Orchard, Mass., October 1,1895. Messrs. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. Gentlemen:—There are several reasons why 1 want to write you this fall in anticipation of your annual Catalogue. First, you very kindly contributed toward the expense of my visit to Mr. Eck- ford, the Sweet Pea specialist, in England, this summer. While I have, in several articles written for the American Florist and Florists' Exchange, tried to make this interesting visit as profitable for the trade as possible, I have in none of these articles published the fact that you were to be largely credited with this visit. This is only an item of the enterprise you have shown in keeping up with the great popularity of the Sweet Pea. And I can certify that Mr. Eckford feels a warm, person
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