BURPEE’S HYBRID MARIGOLDS 
Burpee’s Red and Gold Hybrids 
Hybrids between African and French Marigolds; some flowers are 
solid red while others are delightful combinations 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 exceedingly double, 234 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 
profusely and continuously until frost. The bushy, upright plants 
grow 11% ft. tall, 2 ft. wide and are covered with flowers at all times. 
Especially suited for borders and beds; highly prized for cut flowers. 
Created on Floradale Seed Farms by planting alternate rows of a 
little French Marigold (male parent) and a big African Marigold 
(female parent) and putting 600,000 bees in the field to do the cross- 
pollinating. An outstanding marigold. 75 seeds 15¢; 150 seeds 25¢; 
300 seeds 50¢; 600 seeds $1.00. 




Burpee's Red and Gold Hybrid Marigolds 75 seeds 15¢. 
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 amazing 
and bizarre patterns and markings. 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 14to 20in. Wildfire is ideal 
as a cut flower. Plants come into bloom within 8 weeks from 
seed and flower profusely until frost. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 50¢; 14 oz. 85¢. 

Burpee’s Wildfire Marigold Pkt. 15¢ 
2237 Idabelle Firestone Marigold 
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 reaching 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. Being hybrids, some yellow or yellow 
and red variegated flowers may appear in any planting; these, 
too, are beautiful. Pkt. 15¢; 4 oz. 50¢; 14 oz. 85¢. 

The Hybrid Marigolds, the Odorless Foliaged Marigolds and 
many other varieties of marigolds were created by Burpee and 
are just a few of our contributions to horticulture. 

SIGNET MARIGOLD R 
2202 Tagetes signata pumila, Golden Ring Extremely free- 
flowering dwarf plants, 8 to 10 in. tall, with fine, lacy foliage and 
hundreds of small golden-orange flowers. For edgings, borders and 
rock gardens they are unsurpassed. Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 35¢; 12 oz. 60¢. 
LICORICE-SCENTED MARIGOLD 
2275 Tagetes lucida Grown chiefly for the scent of the foliage, 
which is somewhat like old-fashioned sweet anise and somewhat like 
licorice. The small orange flowers are rather inconspicuous and 
borne most profusely. 8in. tall. Pkt. 10¢; 4g oz. 35¢; 14 oz. 60¢. — 


64 W. Atlee Burpee Co., Seed Growers Signet Marigold (tagetes signata pumila) Golden Ring Pkt. 10¢. 
