Burpee's annual for 1913, 37th year, the plain truth about the best seeds that grow! W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Date

1913

GUSN

GUSN-332294

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Description

Burpee carries vegetable, flower and grass seeds. In this catalog the business is offering small seed packets for children's gardens for the first time. A photograph of the Company buildings is inside the back cover. The envelope the catalog was mailed in has addresses for the Philadelphia facilities and the seed farms.

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Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
nurseries (horticulture)
seed
gardening
vegetables
flowers (plants)
grass (plant material)
children (people by age group)
children's gardens
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog, 180 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 9 x 5 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.001.004.146

Image Dimensions

9 x 5 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

W. Atlee Burpee & Co. (Publisher)
Stecher Litho. Co. (Printer)

Material Type

trade catalogs

Subjects

Seeds

Description Level

Item

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