MARIGOLD, AF 
Late in the season when many other growing things are 
past their prime, these plants supply an abundance of decora¬ 
tive blossoms. Their tones of orange and yellow blend well 
when the flowers are arranged loosely in bowls and vases. The 
bright green foliage is finely cut, and the stems are stout. Tall 
Marigolds give charm to the border, while the dwarfs are 
valuable for bedding and make ideal edging plants. We be¬ 
lieve we offer every desirable Marigold grown today. 
DWARF VARIETIES 
FRENCH DWARF. This Marigold is more floriferous than the 
African, but beai’s smaller flowers. As a rule, instead of being 
quilled the petals are flat and overlapping. Double Mixed. 
FRENCH DWARF SINGLE. This variety is quite similar in 
habit and usefulness to the dwarf double sorts except that 
each blossom has a single row of petals of rich golden yellow, 
beautifully blotched at the center with a clean edged spot of 
velvety garnet. Mixed. 
Dwarf French, Double Monarch, Golden Ball, Golden Yellow. 
Large full flowers. Compact growth. 
Dwarf French, Double, Monarch Strain. Award of Merit, All- 
America Selections, 1934. An excellent variety for low borders. 
A very compact type, with large double flowers, in a wide 
range of colors, in combination of orange, bronze, yellow and 
mahogany. Finest Mixed. 
Dwarf French Double Harmony. Although it has never been 
entered in the All-America Trials, Harmony is in a class with 
gold medal winners, and would undoubtedly have been a win¬ 
ner had it ever been entered. The flowers are quite different 
from any other Marigold, Scabiosa-like in formation with 
tubular deep orange center petals flanked by broad velvety 
dark maroon-brown guard petals. 
Golden Harmony. Scabious Flowered. A new form of the popu¬ 
lar Harmony Marigold. Similar flower except the color is a 
luminous golden yellow. Golden Harmony has 100 per cent 
double flowers of good size. It is compact in form and grows 11 
inches high. Pkt. 15c each. 
Signata Pumila. Smallest flowering of the Marigolds. Com¬ 
pletely covered with single blooms until frost. Golden yellow. 
Signata Pumila Gnome. Vei’y low-growing Marigold for edging, 
etc. Large flowers. Very attractive plant. 
Signata Pumila, Little Giant. Free flowering, very deep 
orange. One of the best for edging. 
Legion of Honour, Dark brown flower. Single, attractive. 
Dwarf Royal Scot, Alldouble. Special Mention, All-America 
Selections, 1937. Dwarf Royal Scot is a new achievement in 
Marigolds, new in color and new in that it is dwarf and 
double. Its growth is dwarf and bushy, every plant of a uni¬ 
form shape and height of about 10 to 12 in. Color is a rich 
mahogany and gold in uniform stripes. 
Robert Beist. A favorite flower. Large, dark brownish maroon. 
Dwarf .African. Dwarf strain of large flowering African Mari¬ 
golds. Mixed. 
Mexican Dwarf Orange. Distinctly new and different in flower 
form. It comes from Mexico, the original home of all our 
garden Marigolds. The plants are semi-dwarf in habit, grow¬ 
ing 15 to 18 inches high, freely branched, and bearing quan¬ 
tities of large, unique semi-tubular petaled flowers of bright 
orange. 
MARIGOLD, GIGANTEA SUNSET GIANTS 
TALLER VARIETIES 
Burpee Gold. A new introduction in 1938. Rich, deep orange 
color, large flowers, 3% inches across, of Carnation-like form. 
Odorless foliage. 2% feet high, well branched. An outstanding 
Marigold. Pkt. 15c. 
Crown of Gold. Gold Medal, All-America Selections, 1937. A new 
kind of Marigold with a Chrysanthemum-like crown surrounded 
by a collar of big, broad petals of the same color, bright golden 
orange. It is the only Marigold with entirely odorless foliage. 
The flowers have a delicate fragrance. Plants grow about 2 feet 
tall, bloom early, profusely and continuously until frost. Lovely 
in the garden; wonderful for cutting. 
Early Dixie Sunshine, Sunrise. Sunrise resembles a pompom 
chrysanthemum in bloom. 2% inches in diameter. 100% 
double and dazzling golden yellow. Pkt. 15c. New! 
Orange Sunset Giant. Fine deep orange form of popular Sun¬ 
set Giant. Pkt. 15c, 
Sunset Giant. A new Bodger Marigold. A prominent horticul¬ 
turist has said that a flower to be desirable in the home garden 
must have one or more of three outstanding characteristics: it 
must be very showy, or fragrant, or of exceptional size. Marigold 
Sunset Giants has all three of these characteristics. The flowers 
are the largest ever known in the Marigold group, averaging 
5 to 7% inches. A plant of Sunset Giants is one of the showiest 
spots in any garden. Instead of the usual Marigold odor these 
flowers have a definitely sweet fragrance. 
Yellow Supreme. Gold Medal, All-America Selections, 1935. 
Yellow Supreme has more than lived up to its reputation as a 
companion to the popular Guinea Gold. The color is a delight¬ 
ful light lemon yellow, and the flowers are of medium size, 
loosely ruffled or carnation flowered in formation. The plants 
are 2 to 2% feet tall, compact and pyramidal in habit and very 
free blooming. 
Guinea Gold (African). Carnation-like petals and unusually 
brilliant golden color makes this flower outstanding among 
Marigolds. It lacks much of the pungent odor of other Mari¬ 
golds. 2 feet. 
Chrysanthemum Flowered Hybrids. A fine cutting mixture 
that contains many new and distinct types of Marigolds. Color 
range is superb, containing all shades of orange and yellow. 
These hybrids grow 3 feet high, supporting masses of flowers 
on long stems. 
Royal Scot. Newer sort. Color is rich mahogany and gold in 
uniform stripes. Good bloomer. 
AFRICAN TALL DOUBLE (Tagetes erecta). Very large glob¬ 
ular flowers composed of compact tubular or quilled petals. 
The stems should be cut carefully to avoid the somewhat dis¬ 
agreeable odor when bruised. 2% feet. 
Orange, Lemon, and Mixed. 
TALL FRENCH. Small attractive flowers of brown and yel¬ 
low. Will bloom all summer until frost. 
MATTHIOLA, Evening Scented Stocks, A 
Bicomis. Lilac flowers which in the evening after a shower 
emit a delightful fragrance. 15 inches. 
NIGELLA, Love-in-a-Mist or Devil-in-the-Bush, A 
Compact growing, free flowering plants with curious look¬ 
ing, showy flowers and finely cut foliage. 
Mixed Colors. 
Miss Jekyll. Cornflower blue. Miss Jekyll. White. 
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