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2237 Idabelle Firestone Marigolds 
Named in honor of Mrs. Harvey S. Firestone 
Idabelle Firestone Marigold is the first fertile double 
African-French Hybrid Marigold ever to be offered. Its 
large size and unusually bright red color make it one of the 
outstanding introductions of the year. 
Flowers are fully double, 2 to 2^2 in. across, bright red¬ 
dish mahogany, and borne on very long, clean stems. 
Plants are quite large and vigorous, often reaching a 
height of 3 ft. and spreading as much across. Each 
plant bears a large number of flowers over a remarkable 
long period of time; they are extremely early flowering, 
the first blooms appearing in about 9 weeks after the 
seed is sown and they continue to bloom freely until 
frost. Besides being an excellent cut flower, it is very 
showy and attractive in beds and borders. 
The large size and extremely red color of Idabelle 
Firestone Marigold is the result of its ancestry, which 
consists of three-fourths French Marigolds and one- 
fourth African. The only evidence of the African parent 
found in this wonderful Marigold is the large size of the 
flower, the deep red color being characteristic of African- 
French Hybrids. Otherwise, it is typically French in appear¬ 
ance, with the same attractive feathery dark green foliage and the 
same odor as found in other varieties of French Marigolds. Being 
hybrids, a few plants may appear in any planting with yellow or 
yellow and red variegated flowers; these, too, are beautiful. 
Be sure to grow Idabelle Firestone—the largest, reddest of all hybrid 
Marigolds and one of the finest for cut-flower use. It is the first ferule 
double Marigold to be introduced containing blood of both French and 
African Marigolds. 100 seeds 25^; 225 seeds 50fi; 500 seeds $1.00. 
Idabelle 
Firestone 
Marigola 
100 seeds 
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2304 
Spry—New Extra Dwarf Double French Marlsold 
Silver Medal Winner, 
All-America Selections for 1941 
The most profuse blooming of all Marigolds. 
Plants are of the true Lilli put form, extremely 
dwarf and compact, their maximum height 
being only 9 in. and their spread 15 in. Spry is 
so true that every plant is exactly of the same 
dimension and habit, so that borders and edg¬ 
ings of it will be perfectly uniform. 
Flowers resemble those of the popular favorite 
“Harmony" in that they are composed of a 
pincushion crest in the center surrounded by 
several rows of guard petals. The center crest 
is a bright, clear yellow and the guard petals are 
a lovely contrasting mahogany-red. These flow¬ 
ers, which grow Xyi to in. across, completely 
cover the tiny plants as seen in the photograph. 
Plants come into bloom in less than 9 weeks 
after the seed is sown and continue to produce 
their flowers most profusely until frost. An 
entire plant is a bouquet in itself. Especially 
suited for beds, borders, edgings and for pot cul¬ 
ture indoors during the winter. 
100 seeds 25|^; 225 seeds 50^; 500 seeds $1.00. 
2301 Scarlet Glow—New 
spry Marigold 100 seeds 25^. 
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Dwarf Double French Marigold 
Honorable Mention, 
All-America Selections for 1941 
The brightest red of all Dwarf Double French 
Marigolds. Flowers open deep scarlet and as 
they age turn to a rich tangerine color. If grown 
in sections where summers are hot, flowers may 
take on a coppery or bronzy tone which is 
quite attractive. In the fall, when weather gets 
cool, flowers* become much redder. They are 
fully double, to 2 in. across, and borne most 
profusely on dwarf plants which obtain a height 
of 10 in. and a spread of 18 in. In addition to 
Scarlet Glow being the brightest red, large flow¬ 
ered French Marigold, it is extremely early. 
Plants begin to bloom in 10 weeks from the 
time the seed is sown and continue without 
interruption until frost. Unlike some Marigolds 
whose first flowers are not as good as those 
which come later. Scarlet Glow produces large, 
perfect double flowers from the very first. While 
primarily a plant for beds, borders, and edgings, 
stems are long enough for cutting. 
100 seeds 25^; Vs oz- $1.00; Vi oz. $1.75. 
Scarlet Glow and the other two varieties of new 
Marigolds on this page are Burpee originations, 
created on Floradale Farms in California. 
Scarlet Glow Marigold 100 seeds 25jf. 
W. Atlee Burpee Co, 
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