Guinea Gold —Its hardy, free flowering 
habit, magnificent golden colour, and 
the artistically irregular formation of 
its double blooms make up a com¬ 
bination of attractive features sel¬ 
dom found in one kind of flower. 6d. 
pkt., 1/9 per ioz., 2/6 per ioz. 
Yellow Supreme —Similar to the popular 
“Guinea Gold,” except in colour, 
which is light lemon yellow. 9d. 
pkt., 2/3 per ioz., 3/6 per ioz. 
Orange Prince Improved —Fistulosa or 
tight ball-shaped flowers. Glowing 
orange, well-formed, extra quilled, 
large blooms. 6d. pkt., 2/3 per ioz., 
3/6 per ioz. 
Orange Prince, the improved type 
or the original tall African Mari¬ 
golds ,, still merits attention even 
with the newer Guinea Gold and 
kunset Giant types. 
ENGLISH or POT MARIGOLD 
— -See Calendula. 
Border or Edging Marigold— 
See Tagetes. Page 27. 
TALL AFRICAN TYPE 
2ft. to 4ft. Strains we offer 
are highly selected, and each 
plant will produce a tremend¬ 
ous crop of immense double 
blooms. Words cannot express 
the value of these showy an¬ 
nuals for cutting and indoor 
decoration. 
Red and Gold Hybrids (tall 
giant flowered) ( 1 939 Nov¬ 
elty) —r An entirely new 
“break,” being a cross be¬ 
tween French and African 
Marigolds, and incorporates 
the size of the latter with 
many of the colours and 
combination of the former. 
The colours vary from solid 
red through stripings and 
markings to orange, and are 
2 to 3 inches across. Blooms 
in 8 weeks from seed. 
Grows about 2ft. tall. 1/6 
pkt. 
Chrysanthemum - Flowered 
Hybrids —3ft. tall, robust 
plants. Produce freely 
medium - sized double 
blooms which vary in form 
from an aster-type flower 
to the incurved Chrysan¬ 
themum. The loose forma¬ 
tion is most attractive. 
Colours in all shades of 
orange and lemon. 1/- pkt. 
Gigantea Sunset Giants — 
Vigorous plants. Flowers 
loosely formed, very full 
centred, instead of the usual 
Marigold odour, a definitely 
sweet fragrance. Colour 
ranges from deep orange to 
lemon yellow, flowers at¬ 
taining a size of 5in. to 7in. 
Height, 3ft. to 5ft. 9d. pkt., 
2/9 per ioz., 4/- per ioz. 
TALL FRENCH TYPE 
A distinct type from the 
above, greatly in demand by 
florists for pQSies and bou¬ 
quet work on account of 
their full rich shades: 2ft. 
to 3 i ft. 
Royal Scot — Large double 
mahogany and gold in sym¬ 
metrical stripes. 6d. pkt., 
1/9 per ioz., 2/9 per ioz. 
French Tall Double — Mixed 
yellow and brown striped. 
2ft. 3d. pkt., 6d. large pkt., 
1/6 ioz., 2/6 ioz. 
Tall Tree Marigold—A variety 
greatly in demand by flor¬ 
ists for its beautiful rich 
shades. 4ft. 6d. and 1/- 
pkt., 2/3 per ioz., 4/- ioz. 
Josephine (Tall Single) — 
Brown, with gold markings. 
6d. per pkt., 1/6 per ioz., 
2/3 per ioz. 
DWARF FRENCH 
TYPES 
Particularly good for beddmg 
and edgings. 
Monarch Strain —Dwarf com¬ 
pact growth, very large, 
tight double flowers. Wide 
colour range, including 
combination of orange- 
bronze, yellow, and mahog¬ 
any. 6d. pkt., 1/3 per ioz., 
Hunset Giants are a real outsize in Marigolds 
a good picking bloom. 
Golden Crown (Tom Thumb) 1938 
Novelty—A dwarf form of the popu¬ 
lar “Guinea Gold.” Exceptionally free 
flowering and practically 100 per 
cent, doubles. This will make one of 
the finest bedding plants. 9d. pkt., 
3/3 per Joz. 
2 /- per ioz. 
“Harmony” —Distinctly differ¬ 
ent in form and colour of 
flowers. Cushion-like cen¬ 
tre of golden orange, sur¬ 
rounded by four or five 
rows of brilliantly con¬ 
trasting reddish - brown 
outer petals. Blooms early 
and profusely. 6d. pkt., 1/9 
per ioz., 2/9 per ioz. 
and Double Mixed (Russet and 
Gold) — 8 inches. Contain¬ 
ing all the richest mahog- 
anys, browns, gold and 
lemons and many combina¬ 
tions of those colours. 6d. 
pkt., 1/6 per ioz., 2/6 
per ioz. 
Single, Legion of Honour — Yellow, 
blotched brown. 6d. pkt., 1/6 ioz. 
Lemon Queen Improved —Fistulosa or 
tight ball-shaped flowers. Similar to 
above, but an attractive shade of 
lemon yellow. 6d. pkt., 2/3 ioz., 3/6 
per ioz. 
African, Tall, Double Mixed —A mixture 
or Orange Prince and Lemon Queen. 
Orange and lemon shades suitable for 
bedding. 6d. pkt., 1/9 ioz., 2/6 per 
ioz., 3d. small pkt. 
Gloom,s and foliage of Harmony 
Marigold are delightfully arranged 
naturally, in the garden or a bowl. 
MARIGOLDS 
(Tagetes) (H.A.—A.). —Old favourite hardy 
annuals. Very effective in mixed borders, and 
the dwarf varieties are particularly good for 
bedding. Sow in spring or autumn. 
• - - - - -— - 
fall African Marigold, edged with Dwarf French Marigold, is very effective 
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