Marigolds—confmuej 
Surprise 
M ixture 
Tall Double' French, Spoiled 
Tall Single French, Orienlal 
Minialure, Golden Ring 
W. Atlee Burpee Co. 41 
2269 Mrs. Lippincott Quite a 
departure from the "Ball-type" Mari¬ 
gold—petals are folded for more than 
half their length and flare out broadly 
at the ends, giving the flowers a pretty 
frilled effect. Plants grow 3 ft. tall, 
well-branched, and covered with attrac¬ 
tive rich creamy yellow flowers, lyi in. 
across. Desirable for garden or cutting. 
Pkt. 25^; Vs oz. 60^; oz. $1.00. 
2291 Harvest Gold Well-doubled, 
golden yellow flowers, 3 to 4 in. across, 
of an attractive form, the petals loosely 
arranged. Plants grow about 2 ft. tall, 
much branched, and free flowering. 
Pkt. 150; Vs o** 400; Vi oz. 700. 
2221 Dixie Sunshine Clear bright 
yellow, long-stemmed double flowers, 
about jyi in. across, composed of small, 
five-pointed florets that are interlaced in 
such a manner as to give them the 
appearance of a Pompon Chrysanthe¬ 
mum. Upright grower. Late-flowering. 
3 ft. Suggest starting seed indoors. 
Pkt. 150; Vs ox. 350; *4 oz. 600. 
2207 Dwarf Mexican Orange 
Double ball-shaped flowers as large as 
those of the Giant African class, but 
plants grow only 1 ft. high. V'aries 
somewhat, throwing occasionally a few 
taller plants. Blooms early and freely. 
Pkt. 150; Yg oz. 450; Vi ox. 750. 
For Burpee's New Odor less Marigolds, 
see page 3, and for other 
New Marigolds, see page 4. 
Tall Double French 
Plants grow about 2}4 ft. tall; flowers 
are consistently double, quite large, 
1K in. or more across. Long, wiry 
stems. Excellent for garden or cutting. 
2287 Golden Yellow Bright color. 
2288 Orange Showy and different. 
2289 Spotted Golden yellow blotched 
deep mahogany at base of each petal. 
Any of the above 3 varieties: 
Pkt. 100; Ya ox. 250; Yi ox. 400. 
2240 Mixed Colors The above and 
other colors, many of which are attrac¬ 
tively striped, mottled and blotched. 
Pkt. 100; Ya ox. 200; Yi ox. 350. 
Dwarf 
Double Lilliput 
Compact plants, 8 in. tall, surmounted 
by masses of small round double flowers, 
1 in. across. Laciniated foliage. Each 
plant is a bouquet. Nice for edgings. 
2186 Brilliant Gem Rich yellow with 
brown markings. Very showy. 
2197 Gilt Edge Golden yellow, with 
large brown center. .Attractive. 
2182 Golden Gem Pure golden yel¬ 
low shading to light orange. Exquisite. 
2184 Lemon Gem Beautiful, rich 
light yellow. .A delightful shade. 
2181 Mahogany Gem .An appealing 
shade of mahogany-red. Velvety texture. 
2241 Velvet Gem Dark reddish vel¬ 
vety brown with yellow edge. 
2201 Mixed Colors .A well-blended 
mixture of the above lovely colors. 
Any of the above Lilliput varieties: 
Pkt. 150; Ya ox. 500; V 2 ox. 850. 
2280 Surprise Mixture 
Flowers are of many different 
shapes; some resemble the form 
of Dixie Sunshine but are 
larger, more fully double, with 
longer and more deeply lacin¬ 
iated ray-petals; some have a 
collar like “Crown of Gold"; 
while others have long, 
recurved ray-petals. 
Flowers vary consider¬ 
ably in color—from the 
very deepest red-orange 
through gold and from 
golden yellow to pure 
bright yellow with many 
intervening shades never 
before seen in Marigolds. 
Plants grow from IV 2 to 
3 ft. tall; some bloom 
very early, some mid¬ 
season and a few late. Originated on 
Burpee's Floradale Farms. Similar to 
Chrysanthemum-flowered but earlier. 
Pkt. 250; Vs ox. 600; Ya ox, $1.00. 
2281 Chrysanthemum - Flow¬ 
ered Mixed Beautiful flowers sim¬ 
ilar to our Surprise Mixture offered and 
described above, but later. The blooms 
vary in size from 2 to 3 in. in diameter. 
Pkt. 200; Vs oz. 600; Ya ox. $1.00. 
Dwarf Single French 
Masses of eight-petaled single flowers, 
1 Yi in. across, on compact, well-rounded 
bushes from midsummer until frost. 
Fine for edgings, bedding, and cutting. 
2189 Fire Cross Deep orange-yellow, 
each petal is heavily blotched crimson- 
maroon towards the center. Effective. 
2227 Gold Margin Reddish brown 
with fine, bright gold edging—a beauty. 
2194 Legionof Honor (Little Brownie) 
Bright yellow; velvety brown center. 
2228 Silver King Lemon-yellow with 
contrasting dark blotch. V'ery colorful. 
2279 Star oi India Bright yellow 
heavily margined bright mahogany. 
Any of the above 5 varieties: 
Pkt. 100; Ya ox. 250; V 2 ox. 400. 
Tall Single French 
Well-branched plants, producing an 
abundance of fine, long-stemmed single 
flowers, 2 in. across. Fine for cutting. 
2230 Oriental Golden yellow with 
deep reddish brown stripes on the sides 
of each petal. Strikingly beautiful. 
Pkt. 100; Ys ox. 350; Ya ox. 600. 
2191 Josephine Golden yellow with 
large, mahogany-red center. Attractive. 
Pkt. 100; Ya ox. 250; Y 2 ox. 400. 
Miniature Marigold 
(Tagetes) QS The daintiest of all, with 
fine, lady foliage and small flowers on 
ball-shaped plants, 8 to 10 in. tall. For 
edgings and rockeries. Greatly admired. 
2195 Signata pumila Golden yellow 
with orange star. Deserves its popular¬ 
ity. Pkt. 100; Ya ox. 300; V 2 ox. 500. 
2202 Signata pumila. Golden Ring 
Small orange flowers. Improved strain. 
Pkt. 100; Ya ox. 350; V 2 oz. 600. 
2231 Signata pumila. Lemon Ring 
Clear lemon-yellow flowers in great pro¬ 
fusion. Pkt. 150; Vi o*'400; Y2ox.70^. 
Species 
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2275 Lucida Grown chiefly for the 
odor of the foliage, which is somewhat 
like old-fashioned Sweet Anise and 
somewhat like Licorice. The small 
orange flowers are rather inconspicuous. 
8 in. Pkt. 150; Vi ox. SOd; Vi oz. 850. 
7682 Special Offer 
6 Beautiful Lilliput 
or Baby Marigolds 
6 Pkts. One each of all the above 
six separate varieties 
(value 900) for only OU0 
