The neiv Sunset Giant Marigolds have a perfume instead of an odor 
Marigold, Chrysanthemum-flowered Hybrids 
Leptosyne 
An excellent, quick-growing annual for cutting. Trade pkt. Oz. 
Maritima. Lemon-yellow Marguerite-like flowers. 2 ft..$0 20 $0 75 
Linaria 
Maroccana Hybrids, Mixed. Toadflax. Very showy 
annual. 1 ft. 15 40 
Linum • Flax 
Rubrum. Scarlet Flax. Annual. Large flowers. .. 15 25 
Lupinus (Annual) 
Very attractive and popular as a cut-flower. 
New Hartwesi (King) Novelty (Waller-Franklin) 
A new and improved strain, 3 to 4 feet high, with base-branching 
habit. Each plant produces from 4 to 6 spikes of bloom which are 
much larger than the old type. Trade pkt. Oz. 
King Blue. Enormous spikes of rich Oxford-blue color.SO 15 $0 50 
King Sky-Blue. Clear light blue. 15 50 
King White. Glistening pure white; giant spikes. 15 50 
Choice Mixture . 15 50 
STANDARD ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Trade pkt. Oz. 141b. Lb. 
Pink .$0 15 $0 25 $0 75 $2 75 
Rich Blue . 15 25 75 2 75 
Sky-Blue . 15 25 75 2 75 
White . 15 25 75 2 75 
IV|ixed . 15 25 65 2 40 
Lobelia 
One of the best plants for edging beds, or for pots, baskets, and vases. 
Seed should be sown early. Trade pkt. Oz. 
Sutton’s Cambridge Blue. Large, bold flowers of a light 
blue shade. Dwarf, compact growth. Green foliage. 
Highly recommended.$0 50 $3 00 
Michell’s Blue Stone. Dwarf, compact growth. Bright 
blue flowers. Unsurpassed for borders or boxes. 50 2 50 
Mrs. Clibran. Dwarf. Deep blue flowers with white eyes. 
Excellent for borders. 50 2 50’ 
Crystal Palace Compacta. The leading dwarf variety. 
Dark blue flowers and dark foliage. 40 2 00 
Crystal Palace Speciosa. The best trailing sort for 
baskets and vases. Deep blue blooms. 25 
Sapphire. Deep blue, white eye. Trailing. 40 
White Lady. Pure white, dwarf, compact type. 50 
Choice Mixed. 25 
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Marisold 
Free-flowering Annuals for Bedding and Cutting 
MichelTs Exclusive Introduction for 1940 
EARLY DWARF CHRYSANTHEMUM - FLOWERED, GOL¬ 
DEN JUBILEE. For description see Novelties, page 4. Trade 
pkt. 50c.; $3.00 per oz. 
EXTRA-EARLY DWARF HYBRIDS, CARNATION-FLOW¬ 
ERED. For description see Novelties, 'page 4. Trade pkt. 40c.; 
$2.00 per oz. 
New Chrysanthemum-flowered 
SUNRISE 
An early-blooming form of Dixie Sunshine. The flowers are large and 
ball-shaped, composed of dozens of tiny petals gracefully interlocked, 
and daintily fringed in effect. Color 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 bloom throughout the 
season. Trade pkt. 40c.; $2.00 per oz. 
New Giant Chrysanthemum-flowered 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 have petals which are quilled and incurved; the colors range in all 
shades of orange and yellow. The 3-foot plants support masses of flowers 
on fine stems for cutting. Trade pkt. 30c.; $2.00 per oz. 
Giant-flowered Varieties 
GIGANTEA • ORANGE SUNSET 
All-America Winner. An outstanding variety and one of the fore¬ 
most Marigolds of the year. Flowers average 5 inches or more in diameter,, 
and are unquestionably the largest Marigolds to date. The color is a 
deep, rich, lively orange. The 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. Trade pkt. 
50c.; $2.50 per oz. 
SUNSET GIANTS 
A new departure with the largest flowers ever known in the Marigold 
group, averaging 5 to 7 inches across. Exceptionally free flowering and 
lacking the usual Marigold odor. Plants grow 3J4 to 4 feet high. The 
flowers are loosely formed, with broad, heavy petals, and come in a 
mixture ranging from deep orange through to light lemon-yellow. This 
strain comes 50 per cent double. Trade pkt. 40c.; $2.00 per oz. 
MARIGOLD, COLLARETTE Trade pkt. Oz. 
Crown of Gold. New. Orange flowers having crested 
center with broad guard petals. Odorless foliage.$0 25 $1 00 
MARIGOLD, TOM THUMB 
Golden Crown. An excellent new dwarf type growing 12 
to 15 inches high. The plants are compact and com¬ 
pletely covered with well-rounded yellow blooms similar 
to the popular Guinea Gold. Excellent for border or 
bedding. 40 2 00 
DWARF AFRICAN MARIGOLDS 
Littje Giants, Mixed. A new variety that produces large, 
5-inch, African-type flowers. Plants are compact and 
literally covered with blossoms. Foliage is a deep bluish 
green. Height of plant ranges between 15 and 20 inches. 
Ideal for bedding or pot-plants. 40 2 00 
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