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Marigolds are becoming one of the most popular annual flowers 
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Robert Beist 
African Marigolds 
African Marigolds have larger 
flowers than French marigolds but 
the colors are not so varied or so 
bright. 
BEST NEW MARIGOLDS 
491— SUNLIGHT. Giant Flow¬ 
ered extra Double Orange Red. 
Flowers measure 6 inches across, 
are perfectly ball shaped and of a 
striking deep orange red color. 
Pkt. 10c. 
492— MOONLIGHT. An extra 
double Giant Flowered companion 
of Sunlight. Plants and blossoms 
similar except the color which is of 
an attractive light yellow. 
493— GIGANTEA SUNSET 
GIANTS. Is generally considered 
the best new Marigold introduced 
last season. A Giant, 5 to 7 inches 
across. Sweet scented. Full cen¬ 
ter with gracefully overlapping 
petals. Color a beautiful combina¬ 
tion from deep orange to primrose 
yellow. Strong branching plants 
with many flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
494— CROWN OF GOLD. A 
Collarette variety very extensively 
advertised last season. Double 
globe shaped center is surrounded 
by a row of broad drooping petals. 
Does not have the usual Marigold 
odor. Pkt. 8c.: 2 pkts. 15c. 
495— FISTULOSA DOUBLE. 
Large flowering with beautifully 
curled and imbricated flowers in 
orange and lemon shades. Fine gar¬ 
den variety. Pkt. 6c.; 2 pkts. 10c. 
496— 
ERING. 
winter, 
flowers. 
497— DIXIE SUNSHINE. This 
is a chrysanthemum flowered 
type of Marigold which is extreme¬ 
ly handsome. It comes 100% dou¬ 
ble and lacks the Marigold odor. 
Plants grow tall and bushy and 
produce their curled and twisted 
chrysanthemum-like flowers on 
long stems. A brilliant golden yel¬ 
low and unlike any other Marigold. 
Start plants early. Pkt. 10c. 
498— YELLOW SUPREME. This 
is a companion for Guinea Gold 
and was a Gold Medal Winner in 
the All American Selection in 1935. 
Free flowering 2% ft. high bearing 
large quantities of loosely ruffled 
carnation-like blossoms of a lemon 
yellow color. Flowers large and 
showy. Pkts. 8c.; 2 pkts. 15c. 
499— GOLDEN EMBLEM. Very 
large double Fistulosa African 
Marigold of a rich golden yellow 
a mid shade between Lemon Bali 
and Orange Ball. This is a desir¬ 
able shade and a fine addition to 
the large flowering Marigolds. Pkt. 
10c. 
500— ALL DOUBLE MARI¬ 
GOLD. The best strains of Mari¬ 
golds, like many other flowers have 
heretofore produced many singles. 
“All Doubles" is a distinct type and 
almost every plant will produce 
large showy orange flowers full and 
double. Pkt. 10c.; 3 pkts. for 25c. 
A trican Marigotds-Continued 
501— GUINEA GOLD MARI¬ 
GOLD. A distinct type of grace¬ 
ful pyramidal habit, growing 2 to 
2% feet high, and producing 30 to 
40 flowers, 2 to 2% inches across, 
of brilliant shade of orange flush¬ 
ed with gold. This new variety 
produces practically 100 per cent 
semi-double. The Marigold odor is 
much less pungent than in other 
sorts. Pkt. 8c.; 2 pkts. 15c. 
502— LEMON BALL. Densely 
double large lemon colored flowers. 
Plants tall, flowers large and quill¬ 
ed. Pkt. 5c. 
503— ORANGE BALL. Similar to 
Lemon Ball, but bright orange col¬ 
or. Pkt. 5c. 
504— ELDORADO. One of the 
largest, showiest and most desir¬ 
able Marigolds. Blossoms large, 
full double and quilled or fluted. 
Golden yellow. Pkt. 5c. 
505— TALL AFRICAN MARI¬ 
GOLDS MIXED. A mixture of many 
tall varieties. Pkt. 4e.| 3 pkt*. lOe. 
506— DWARF AFRICAN MIXED. 
A mixture of the low African vari¬ 
eties including Pride of the Garden 
and Delight of the Garden. Pkt. 5<*. 
One packet each of above 16 Af¬ 
rican Marigolds for 75c. 
FRENCH MARIGOLDS 
510—DWARF OR BABY MIXED. 
A large variety of dwarf French 
Marigolds in both double and single 
varieties. Pkt. 4c. t 3 pkts. 10«. 
507—HARMONY. This is a charm¬ 
ing and distinct type of French 
Marigold. Scabiosa-like in forma¬ 
tion with tubular deep orange cen¬ 
ter. Petals are flanked by broad 
velvety dark maroon-brown guard 
petals. Plants dwarf 1 ft. high, 
compact, exceedingly free bloom¬ 
ers. Very early coming into bloom 
with us in June and being loaded 
with blossoms till frost. It was one 
of our handsomest and most at¬ 
tractive new annuals. Pkt. 10c.; 3 
pkts. 25c. 
508— ROBERT BEIST. A dwarf 
French Marigold growing one foot 
high and producing an abundance 
of very double deep velvety maroon 
red flowers. Fine for border or 
hedge. Pkt. 10c. 
SCOTCH GOLD STRIPED 
509— A tall, French Marigold, 
useful for cut flowers, beds, rows 
or single specimens. Very double 
and full, richly colored. Golden 
striped. Pkt. 10c.; 3 pkts. fcr# 23c. 
DWARF MONARCH 
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511— Very dwarf French Mari¬ 
golds growing about a foot high 
and are attractive for a bed where 
they make a solid display of rich 
velvet colors. They are equally 
desirable for borders or they form 
a splendid low hedge. Pkt. 10c.; 
3 pkts. for 25c. 
One packet each of the above 4 
French Marigolds for 25c. 
Marigold Slgnata Pumila, Little 
Beauty 
512— One of the daintiest and 
showiest plants for. edging or mass¬ 
ing. Fern like foliage covered with 
hundreds of gay deep orange blos¬ 
soms. Plants not over 6 inches 
high but spread to cover nearly a 
foot of space. Pkt. 8c.; 2 pkts. 15c. 
MARIGOLD, African, Moonlight. 
LIEB’S WINTER FLOW- 
Grown for flowering in 
Maroon and golden yellow 
Pkt. 10c. 
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