BURPEE'S HYBRID MARIGOLDS 
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. Flowers are 
double, 2 in. and more across, bright reddish mahogany, and 
borne on very long, clean stems, making them excellent for 
cutting. Plants are quite large and vigorous, often reach- 
ing a height of 3 ft. and spreading as much across. Each 
plant bears a large number of flowers over a remarkably 
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. 
3 Being hybrids, some yellow or 
yellow and red variegated flowers 
may appear in any planting. 
100 seeds 25¢; 225 seeds 50¢; 
500 seeds $1.00; 1000 seeds $1.75. 
























Idabelle 
Firestone 
Marigolds 
100 seeds 25¢. 
2238 Burpee’s Wildfire 
Single fertile hybrids between the African and 
French Marigolds. Large single flowers, 2 to 
3 in. across, in a full range of colors found in the 
French type, including many of the most amaz- 
ing and bizarre patterns and markings. There 
are solid colors, stripes, variegations, pencil 
markings, tippings, mottlings, specklings, and 
bi-colors. Colors include bright scarlet, deep 
orange, golden orange, golden, mahogany and 
yellow. On some plants the color varies from 
flower to flower. Flower shapes vary too. There 
are all types of petal forms, from long narrow 
petals to short broad ones; some flat, others 
curled and wavy. Plants vary in height from 14 
to 20 in., so are not recommended for borders 
where an even, uniform height is desired. Wild- 
fire, however, is ideal as a cut flower. Plants 
come into bloom within 8 weeks from seed and 
flower profusely until frost. 100 seeds 15¢;3 
225 seeds 25¢; 475 seeds 50¢; 1000 seeds $1.00. 
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Burpee’s Wildfire Marigolds 


100 seeds 15¢. 
2271 Burpee’s Red and Gold Hybrids 
Hybrids between Africanand French 
Se Marigolds; some flowers are solid 
red while others are delightful com- 
binations of red and gold. The color 
varies with the season—at times it 
becomes almost pure golden yellow 
and at other times a bright, rich 
mahogany-scarlet. Flowers are ex- 
ceedingly double, 2% to 3 in. across, 
nearly three times the size of the 
largest double French Marigold. 
Burpee’s Red and Gold Hybrid 
Marigolds are extremely early; they 
will come into flower in eight weeks 
from seed and continue to bear pro- 
fusely and continuously until frost. 
The bushy, upright plants grow 
11% ft. tall, 2 ft. wide and are cov- 
ered with flowers at all times. Espe- 
cially suited for borders and beds; 
highly prized for cut flowers. Created 
on Floradale Seed Farms by plant- 
‘ ing alternate rows of a little French 
mes Marigold (male parent) and a big 
a bint : = African Marigold (female parent) 
Burpee’s Red and Gold Hybrid Marigolds 75 seeds 15¢. and putting 690,000 bees in the field 
to do the Shel hag ps fal 
: e 75 seeds 15¢; 150 seeds ; 
16 W. Atlee Burpee Co., Seed Growers, Philadelphia Ris ahecka Bod. Bbe seate sion 

