The New Giant Hybrid Marigolds are grand cut-flowers 
MARIGOLD • Tagetes 
These are old, favorite, free-flowering annuals with rich, showy flowers all summer. The Tall African varieties are well adapted for large 
beds or mixed borders, while the Dwarf French varieties are better suited for bedding purposes. 
Marigold, Alldouble, Royal Scot 
CHRYSANTHEMUM-FLOWERED 
SUNRISE. A new early-blooming form of 
Dixie Sunshine. Flowers large and ball¬ 
shaped, composed of dozens of tiny petals 
gracefully interlocked and daintily fringed 
in effect. The color is a brilliant golden 
yellow and most important is the fact that 
Sunrise comes 100 per cent true, fully 
double, and blooming commences about 
August 15. The plants are tall, bushy, 
heavily covered with flowers, and remain 
in flower throughout the season. See color 
illustration on front cover. Pkt. 25c.; 75c. 
per large pkt. 
AMERICAN BEAUTY. All-America recom¬ 
mendation. This new strain is identical 
in form of flower to a lovely incurved 
chrysanthemum. The plants are very 
free flowering and the stems are good and 
strong, which makes this variety ideal 
for cutting. We offer the following three 
separate colors. AH colors are true and 
100 per cent double. 3 ft. 
Pkt. Large pkt. 
Orange .$0 25 $0 75 
Yellow . 25 75 
Golden Orange . 25 75 
NEW GIANT HYBRIDS. Novelty. These 
hybrids consist of many new and distinct 
types of Marigolds, varying in size of 
blooms from 2 to 4 inches in diameter. 
Some of these types have petals which are 
very much quilled and incurved, resem¬ 
bling a miniature American Beauty aster. 
The colors range in all shades of orange and 
yellow. Plants are about 3 feet high, sup¬ 
porting masses of flowers on fine stems for 
cutting. Pkt. 25c.; 60c. per large pkt.; 
SI.00. 
TALL AFRICAN 
Tall-growing, from 234 to 4 feet high. 
GIGANTEA, ORANGE SUNSET. New. 
An outstanding variety and one of the fore¬ 
most Marigolds of the year. Flowers aver¬ 
age 5 inches or more in diameter and are 
unquestionably the largest Marigold to 
date. The color is a deep, rich, lively 
orange. Flowers are very full, centered 
with broad, heavy, wavy petals which 
gracefully overlap to make the flower ideal, 
not only for garden decoration but for 
cut-flower use as well. See color plate 
facing page 8. Pkt. 25c.; 85c. per large pkt. 
GIGANTEA, SUNSET GIANTS. Novelty. 
A new departure in Marigolds, with flowers 
the largest ever known in the Marigold 
group, averaging 5 to 7 inches in diameter. 
Exceptionally free flowering and lacks the 
usual Marigold odor. Plants grow 334 to 
4 feet high. The flowers are loosely formed, 
with broad, heavy petals, and come in a 
mixture of colors ranging from deep orange 
through to light lemon-yellow. This strain 
comes 60 per cent double. Pkt. 25c.; 60c. 
per large pkt.; 34oz. $1.00. 
Yellow Supreme. All-America winner. 
Broad, loose, frilled petals, similar to 
Guinea Gold, of a rich creamy lemon- 
yellow color. Excellent for cutting. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15c.; 50c. per large pkt.; }^oz. 75c. 
Giant Golden Emblem. This variety is a 
rich lemon-gold, with very large flowers 
measuring from 4 to 5 inches in diameter. 
The shade is between Lemon Queen and 
Orange Prince. Flowers large, exceedingly 
double, and excellent for cutting. Pkt. 
15c.; 50c. per large pkt.; }4oz. 75c. 
Guinea Gold. All-America winner. A 
very valuable novelty that has created a 
sensation as a most desirable cut-flower. 
It is a distinct type producing no singles 
whatsoever, the flowers coming 100 per 
cent double and semi-double. Color, clear 
orange, flushed with gold. Loose petaled 
and lacks the odor of the regular African 
Marigold. Pkt. 10c.; 50c. per large pkt.; 
34oz. 75c. 
Alldouble Orange. (Originator’s stock.) This 
new variety will produce a large percentage 
of double flowers of a bright orange shade. 
Pkt. 15c.; 50c. per large pkt.; 34oz. 75c. 
Alldouble Lemon. (Originator’s stock.) 
Fine clear yellow variety which will pro¬ 
duce alldouble flowers. Pkt. 15c.; 50c. per 
large pkt.; 34oz. 75c. 
Lemon Queen. Soft lemon-yellow. Pkt. 
10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz. 75c. 
Orange Prince. Large flowers of a deep 
golden orange color. Very showy. Pkt. 
10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz. 75c. 
Large African, Mixed. Tall; double. Pkt. 
10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; oz. 75c. 
DWARF AFRICAN 
This new strain of Dwarf African Marigold 
is admirably adapted for bedding. Plants 
sturdy and free flowering, forming a veritable 
pyramid of bloom; excellent for borders or 
solid beds. 
Queen, Mixed. Pkt. 15c.; 40c. per large 
pkt.; 34oz. 60c. 
LITTLE GIANTS, MIXED. Novelty. 
This new variety produces 5-inch Afri¬ 
can-type flowers. The plants are com¬ 
pact, growing 15 to 18 inches high, and 
are literally covered with blossoms. 
Foliage is a deep bluish green. Ideal fc 
bedding or pot-plants. Pkt. 25c.; 75c. pe 
large pkt.; 34oz. $1.00. 
COLLAREHE 
Crown of Gold. New. Orange flowers, 
having crested centers, with broad guard 
petals. Odorless foliage. Pkt. 15c.; 50c. 
per large pkt.; 34oz. 85c. 
DOUBLE FRENCH 
SCABIOUS-FLOWERED, CORONET. 
New. A new strain of the ever-popular 
Harmony Marigold, the flowers of which 
have a deep golden yellow center with 
brown guard, coming absolutely true from 
seed. Splendid for borders or cut-flowers. 
Pkt. 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
SCABIOUS-FLOWERED, GOLDEN 
HARMONY. New. A solid bright golden 
yellow with the same color guard petals. 
Plants are very compact and free flowering. 
Pkt. 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
HARMONY. Novelty. An excellent new 
French variety of Scabiosa-flowered type. 
Very double flowers of deep orange with ma¬ 
roon collar. Free flowering. Fine for bor¬ 
ders. See color illustration facing page 9. 
Pkt. 15c.; 40c. per large pkt.; 3€oz. 75c. 
DWARF ALLDOUBLE, ROYAL SCOT. 
Novelty. All-America winner. An excellent 
new strain. Growth dwarf and bushy, and 
every plant of uniform shape and height 
(10 to 12 inches). Color, rich mahogany 
and gold, in uniform stripes. Pkt. 25c.; 
60c. per large pkt.; 34oz. $1.00. 
Double Monarch. All-America winner. 
This new variety has all the qualities which 
make up the ideal type of the Dwarf Dou¬ 
ble French strain; flowers large and exceed¬ 
ingly double, in a wide range of colors, 
which include combinations of orange, 
bronze, yellow and mahogany; excellent 
for bedding or border use. Pkt. 15c.; 
30c. per large pkt.; 34oz. 60c. 
Robert Beist. Very large, dark maroon 
flowers. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz. 75c. 
Dwarf Gold-striped. Double; brownish 
red, striped golden yellow. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 
25c. per large pkt.; oz. 75c. 
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French Marigolds 
VARIETIES MARKED ★ ARE ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR ROCK-GARDENS 
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