Marigold, Crown of Gold 
Collarette Crown Varieties 
Odorless Foliage 
Incurved, quilled petals surrounded by a row 
of broad, drooping petals. 
Crown of Gold. The original orange-flowered. 
King’s Ransom. Golden yellow. 
Yellow Crown. Lemon-yellow. 
Any variety, Tr. pkt. 20c; Vi° z - 35c; oz. $1.00 
Gigantea, Sunset Giants. Huge, rounded 
flowers through all shades of yellow, gold, 
and orange. Tall well-branched plants 
lacking Marigold odor. Tr. pkt. 25c; 
Vioz. 55c; oz. $1.80. 
Gigantea, Sunset Orange. New orange 
selection. Tr. pkt. 35c; Vioz. 75c; oz. $2.40. 
Chrysanthemum-flowered Hybrids. Many 
distinct forms and all shades of yellow and 
orange. Large flowers. Ygoz. 25c; l / 4 oz. 
45c; oz. $1.50. 
Golden Glow. Honorable Mention, 1939. 
✓a*. Bushy, plants. Flowers golden 
(jjg) yellow with closely packed tubular petals 
'—5 and a collar of guard petals. Odorless 
foliage. Vgoz. 25c; Vi oz - 45c; oz. $1.50. 
Marigold, Early Sunshine 
Tall French Varieties 
Double Tall Scotch Striped. Dazzling ma¬ 
hogany striped with gold. Vi oz. 25c; Vi°z- 40c; 
oz. $1.20. 
Tall French Double, Mixed. V 4 oz. 15c; 
oz. 45c. 
Tall Single, Josephine. A good florists’ flower; 
brown edged with gold. l / 4 oz. 15c; oz. 45c. 
Lieb’s Winter Marigold. Brown with golden 
crested center. Tr. pkt. 40c; y 4 oz. 75c. 
Lieb’s Winter Sunshine. Bright golden yel¬ 
low. Tr. pkt. 40c; %oz. 75c. 
Flaming Fire. Lon^-stemmed, single, bright 
flowers in combinations of yellow, gold, scar¬ 
let, and mahogany. Early blooming. Excel¬ 
lent for cutting. 2 to ft. Tr. pkt. 25c; 
Vi°z. 60c; oz. $2.00. 
MARIGOLDS 
We believe our list includes the finest Marigolds to be found today. The modern Marigolds 
are of great value to the grower of plants and of cut-flowers. 
Carnation-Flowered Varieties 
Tall Double African Varieties 
These varieties have loose, informal petal 
arrangement, are tall-growing with long stems, 
and indispensable for cutting. 
Guinea Gold Improved. Rich golden orange. 
2H ft. Vioz. 25c; oz. 80c. 
Guinea Gold, Odorless Strain. New strain 
with odorless foliage. Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00. 
Golden State. A fine new cut-flower variety 
for florists or the garden. The flowers are very 
large (4 to 5 in. across), deep and compact, 
yet Ioose-petaled, warm golden orange in color. 
The strong stems hold the flowers nicely. 
2y% ft. Vi°z. 25c; oz. 75c. 
Yellow Supreme, Reselected. Large, fluffy 
well-rounded blooms of rich creamy yellow 
and delicate fragrance. Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00. 
Golden Eagle. Habit similar to Guinea Gold, 
but color is bright gold. V4oz. 20c; Vi 02 - 35c; 
oz. $1.10. 
Lemon Gem. Lemon-yellow, deeper than 
Supreme. Vs 02 - 20c; Vioz. 35c; oz. $1.10. 
Spanish Gold. Uniform, bushy, well-branched 
plants 18 to 20 in. tall. Flowers golden orange 
with stems long enough for cutting. Vi 02 - 
20c; Vi oz - 35c; oz. $1.20. 
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Leaders for 1939 and 1940 
Early Sunshine. Bronze Medal, 1939. A very 
early and dwarfer strain of Dixie Sun¬ 
shine. The lemon-yellow flowers are very 
freely produced on bushy 2-ft. plants. 
Ys oz. 25c; Vi 02 - 45c; oz. $1.50. 
Sunrise. Golden yellow, slightly deeper than 
Sunshine and a more profuse bloomer. Vi 02 - 
30c; y 4 oz. 50c; oz. $1.80. 
Limelight. Bronze Medal, 1940. Pale prim- 
rose-yellow of the Sunshine type of flower. 
Even earlier than Sunshine and a stronger 
grower. 20 in. Tr. pkt. 45c. 
Shaggy. Large, ball-shaped, deep golden yel¬ 
low flowers with shaggy “mum”-Iike form. 
Upright, bushy plants, 2 ft. tall, with good 
stems for cutting. Vi 02 - 20c; y 4 oz. 35c; 
oz. $1.20. 
Yellow Pygmy. Honorable Mention, 1940. 
f \ Extra-dwarf, double French variety of a 
' very popular shade of primrose-yellow. 
Uniform height, 8 in. Tr. pkt. 45c. 
Dwarf Double AfricanVarieties 
Plants 12 to 15 in. tall, covered with good- 
sized flowers. The first Marigolds to bloom in 
our trials. 
Large, formal, ball-shaped flowers. 
Orange All Double Lemon All Double 
Gold All Double 
Any color, Tr. pkt. 25c; Vi 02 - 50c; oz. $1.50 
All Double, Mixed. Vi 02 - 25c; Vi 02 - 40c; 
oz. $1.20. 
Improved Florists' Strains 
Orange Prince Improved. 
Lemon Queen Improved. 
Either, Tr. pkt. 25c; Vi 02 - 50c; oz. $1.50 
Golden Emblem. Enormous; ball-shaped; 
golden yellow. Ygoz. 25c; Vioz. 40c; oz. $1.20. 
Martin’s Excellent Dwarf French Marigold 
The Harmony Type 
Ferdinand. See Novelties, page 3. 
Harmony. The original orange and mahogany. 
Early and free blooming. Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. 90c. 
Golden Harmony. New. Golden yellow, 
somewhat dwarfer than Harmony. Tr. pkt. 
25c; Vioz- 45c; oz. $1.50. 
Spotlight. A livelier brighter effect than 
Harmony, as the crested center is a vivid 
yellow, making a contrast with the mahogany 
outer petals. Tr. pkt. 40c; Vi oz - $1-50. 
Dwarf Harmony Hybrids. Extremely showy 
as a bed or border. Contains many new 
breaks and shades, all of the characteristic 
Harmony-flowered form and plant-growth. 
Tr. pkt. 35c; Vi oz - S1.35. 
Tall Harmony Mixture. Plants grow 2 ft. 
tall and are more open, so desirable for cutting. 
Lacks the strong Marigold odor. Tr. pkt. 
25c; Vioz. 75c; oz. $2.80. 
Tall Winter Harmony. Valuable as a green¬ 
house winter bloomer. Tr. pkt. 50c. 
Golden Queen Orange Queen 
Yellow Queen 
Any variety or mixed, Ygoz. 20c; Vi oz - 35c; 
oz. $1.00 
Golden Crown, Tom Thumb. A dwarj 
Guinea Gold. Very free-blooming, bushy plants 
12 to 15 in. high. Fine for combination pots 
or bedding. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vi oz - 45c; oz. $1.50. 
Harvest Gold. Semi-dwarf Mexican variety. 
Plants \Yi to 2 ft. tall, rounded, blooming 
‘ abundantly from July to September. Flowers 
practically all double, rounded, and of bright 
golden orange. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vi oz - 40c; 
oz. $1.20. 
Tagetes, Small-Flowered Marigold 
Signata pumila. Bushy plant, 1 foot high, and I 
with 1-ft. spread, literally covered with small 
bright golden yellow and orange flowers. 
Vioz. 20c; Vi° z - 35c; oz. $1.00. 
Lemon Ring. Flowers of clear lemon-yellow. 
Yg oz. 25c; Vi° z - 40c; oz. $1.20. 
Gnome. Golden yellow. In our trials dwarfest 
and most compact of the group. Vs 02 - 25c; 
Vi°z. 40c; oz. $1.20. 
Dwarf Double French Varieties 
Early All Double Orange Ball. Rich orange. 
Early All Double Primrose Ball. Light. 
Either, Ys oz. 25c; Vi oz - 45c; oz. $1.50 
All Double Dwarf Royal Scot. Striped ma¬ 
hogany and gold. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vi oz - 40c; 
oz. $1.20. 
Golden Ball, Monarch Strain. Extra-large 
double flowers and very uniform plant-growth. 
Tr. pkt. 25c; oz. 90c. 
Standard Varieties 
Dark Brown. With thin gold edging. 
Electric Light. Lemon and mahogany. 
Golden Yellow. Double golden. 
Pallida. Sulphur or lemon-yellow. 
Robert Beist. Very dark maroon. 
Spotted. Showy; yellow spotted brown. 
Any variety, Vi oz - 15c; oz. 50c 
Good Mixed. Vioz. 15c; oz. 40c; Vilb- $1.25. 
Martin’s Excellent Mixture. A very superior 
strain. Vi° z -25c; oz. 75c. 
Single, Fire Cross. Very bright saffron-orange 
with reddish brown center. Vi° z - 15c; oz. 40c. 
Single Legion of Honor. Vi° z - 15c; oz. 40c. 
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