SEED CATALOGUE . 1939 
Flower Seeds 39 
MARIGOLD 
These old-fashioned favorites are annuals of the very easiest cultivation. 
Both the French and African classes are very effective. The former have the 
small, velvety flowers, in pretty combinations of yellow, brown, maroon, and 
striped effects; the African sorts are the enormous-flowered ones, in very showy 
orange and lemon shades. Both are popular for beds, borders, and cut-flowers. 
They bloom profusely all summer. Start the seed early in a box in the house 
or plant directly in the garden when the weather is warm. 
Tall Double African Marigolds 
Golden Emblem. New. Large flowers of rich gold. The 
Prince. 
Orange Prince, 
orange flowers. 
Lemon Queen, 
2)4 feet. 
Primrose Queen, 
Improved Strain. 
2)4 feet. 
Improved Strain. 
Large, deep golden 
A charming color. 
Pkt. 
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$0 10 
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Improved Strain. Creamy primrose 
.Id. 
Mixed. 2)4 feet.Oz. 75 cts. .. 
Orange Alldouble. A magnificent strain that will produce 
100 per cent double flowers.Large pkt. 40 cts. 
Lemon Alldouble. Identical in habit to above. Color a 
clear lemon-yellow.Large pkt. 40 cts... 
Dwarf Double African Queen Strain Marigold 
This new strain of African Marigolds is exceptionally fine for bedding. The 
plants are sturdy and when well grown form perfect pyramids, each carrying as 
many as 30 to 40 flowers fully open at the same time, the large blooms measur¬ 
ing as much as 3 inches across. Height, 18 inches. 
Golden Queen. Fine golden yellow. Yellow Queen. Clear lemon-yellow- 
Orange Queen. Deep orange. Queen, Mixed. All above varieties 
Primrose Queen. Primrose-yellow. in mixture. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts.; y^oz. 35 cts. 
Pkt. 
0 10 
French Marigolds 
Height 12 inches, except where noted 
Double Dwarf Gold-striped. Golden yellow, striped maroon . . 
Double Dwarf Golden Ball. Pure golden yellow. 
Double Dwarf Dark Brown. Beautiful reddish brown with 
gold margin. 
Double Dwarf Golden Yellow. Brown margin. 
Double Dwarf Lemon Ball. Lemon-yellow. 
Double Dwarf Robert Beist. Rich velvety mahogany-brown .. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 6 colors, 50 cts. 
Double Dwarf Royal Scot. New. Flowers 100 per cent double, 
clearly striped mahogany and gold.Large pkt. 40 cts. .. 
Double Dwarf Monarch Strain. New. The ideal type of 
Dwarf French Marigold. Dwarf, compact plants with very 
large, tight, double flowers in a wide color-range. 
Double Finest Mixed. A splendid mixture. 
Double Tall Royal Scot. The large, well-formed, double flowers 
are produced in abundance on plants from 2 to 2)4 feet high. 
The color is a charming combination of mahogany and gold in 
symmetrical stripes which radiate from the center of the flower. 
Large pkt. 40 cts... 
Lieb’s Winter-flowering. A popular greenhouse variety. 
Brown with golden crested center.Large pkt. 50 cts. .. 
34 oz. 
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African Marigold 
34oz. 
Myosotis (Forget-me-not) 
Harmony. See Novelties, page 7. Pkt. 
Single Tall Josephine. Dark brown, with 
gold edges. Long stems, fine for cutting. 
3 feet.$0 10 
Single Dwarf Legion of Honor. Flowers 
bright yellow blotched with brown. For 
beds and edging. 9 inches. 10 
Single Dwarf Fire Cross. Deep orange- 
yellow, each petal marked with crimson- 
maroon blotch. 9 inches. 10 
Guinea Gold Tom Thumb, Golden Crown 
Yellow Supreme Collarette, Crown of Gold 
Golden Eagle Incurved Chrysanthemum-flowered 
Lemon Gem Gigantea, Sunset Giants 
See Novelties and Specialties, page 7 
MIMOSA 
Pudica (Sensitive Plant). A curious annual whose Pkt. 
leaves close up when touched. For either pot or 
garden culture. 134 feet. Large pkt. 25 cts.$0 10 
MOMORDICA 
Handsome climbing annual with rich green foliage and golden yellow warted 
fruit. 10 feet. Pkt. Large pkt. 
Balsamina (Balsam Apple). Round apple-shaped fruit.$0 10 $0 25 
Charantia (Balsam Pear). Pear-shaped fruit. The fruits of this 
variety are used medicinally. 10 25 
MYOSOTIS • Forget-me-not 
Most of the Forget-me-nots will bloom the first year from seed if sown early. 
If sown in July or August, in shaded frames, fine plants will be obtained for spring 
blooming. Pkt. Large pkt. 
Alpestris, Victoria. Compact growth, with long sprays of bright 
blue flowers. 6 inches. 
Alpestris, Victoria Alba. A good white. 
Alpestris, Victoria Rose. Bright rose. 
Dissitiflora. Very free-blooming; large-flowering; compact habit. 
Palustris (True Forget-me-not). Dark blue. 
Palustris semperflorens. Dwarf; blooming from spring until fall. 
Royal Blue. Flowers are of larger size and a deeper blue than any 
other; unexcelled for pot-culture. 
Ruth Fischer. Neat and compact habit, and the lovely blue flowers 
shoot up strongly over the glossy dark green foliage. 
Oblongata perfecta. Flowers borne on long stems; very suitable 
for winter flowering. 
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