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Marigold, Butterball 
Marigold, Yellowstone 


Marigold, Mission Giant Goldsmith 

MARIGOLDS 
Carnation Flowered 
Guinea Gold. Flowers rich golden yellow, double 
and semi-double, with no singles. Plants 
bloom profusely until well into November. 
Pkg. 10c; Yg oz. 40c. 
Yellow Supreme. (1935 Gold Medal Winner.) 
Lemon-yellow or rich primrose, carnation- 
flowered type, fully double and with a dis- 
tinct and sweet fragrance. Flowers freely 
until late frost kills the plants. Height 2 
feet. Pkg. 10c; Vg oz. 40c. 
Tall Gigantea 
Sweet Scented Sunset Giants. | grgest flower- 
ing of all Marigolds. Loose-leaf formed, full 
centered blossoms measuring 5 inches or 
more across. They come ina fine variety of 
colors, ranging from primrose through deep 
gold to golden orange. Plants about 31 
feet high. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 55c. 

Pot_o’ Gold. Quite distinct from the gen- 
eral run of Marigolds, seeming to com- 
bine in one plant all the better quatities 
of other varieties. Plants are dwarf, 15 
inches high, compact, free flowering and 
early blooming. Flowers are 4 to 414 
inches in diameter, of a rich golden or- 
ange and borne on 10- to 12-inch stems. 
Pkqs25c. 
Dwarf French Marigolds 
Few annuals are as effective in beds and 
borders as French Marigolds, or bloom for as 
long a period. Compact bushes, 12 inches high. 

Butterball. = Ajj-America Bronze Medal 
Winner, 1942. The latest addition to the 
Harmony family of Marigolds, Butterball 
is an exquisite little jewel bearing dozens 
of flowers of a lovely soft butter-yellow 
shade. Very dwarf in habit, the plants 
are 6 to 8 inches in height and literally 
covered with two-inch double blossoms 
throughout the summer. Looks like a 
miniature crown of gold except that each 
petal carries a touch of maroon at the 
tip. Pkg. 925c: 

Harmony. (Early Flowering Strain.) In our trials 
this foot high plant was literally covered 
with dark maroon flowers with orange crests 
from early summer until frost. Pkg. 10c; 
large pkg. 25c. 
Melody. Bronze Medal Award of 1942. See 
page 23. When used as an edging or a bor- ~ 
der, this hardy annual resembles a well- 
cared-for miniature hedge, so uniformly do 
the plants grow. After the blossoms begin 
to appear, which is very early, they literally 
hide the foliage, fully double, brilliant or- 
ange flowers which are about 11% inches in 
diameter. Pkg. 25c. 
French Double Mixed, Monarch Strain. Double 
flowers of yellow, orange, cream, brown, and 
old gold in a splendid mixture. A superior 
mixture. Pkg. 10c; Y% oz. 25c. 
Early Dwarf Royal Scot. At last a distinctly 
low, bushy growing plant that bears from 
early summer until frost very double, dis- 
tinctly striped mahogany and gold flowers. 
Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 45c. 
Spry. Silver Medal, All-America, 1941. Plants 
bushy and thrifty growing, about 9 inches 
high, bearing very early in the season, dou- 
ble, light orange crested flowers with maroon 
outer petals. Pkg. 15c. 
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Marigold, Harmony 


From midsummer to fall, when other plants 
are past their prime, Marigolds afford a 
wealth of color that is invaluable. 
Miniature Marigold 
Yellow Pigmy. Dwarf, compact, 8-inch plants 
covered with tiny double, lemon-yellow flow- 
ers. Splendid plant for borders. Pkg. 15c. 
Double African Marigolds 
Average height 214 feet. 
The African Marigolds are old favorite, free- 
flowering annuals of easy culture. They have 
uniformly large yellow or orange flowers, and 
are adapted for large beds or mixed borders. 
They succeed best in a light soil, with full ex- 
posure to the sun. 
All-Double_ Lemon. Giant quilled flowers, 100 
per cent double, long, strong stems, sturdy 
branching plants 30 in. high. The very best 
giant flowered Marigold. Pkg. 15c; large 
pkg. 45c. 
All-Double Orange. Just the same as All- 
Doub!e Lemon except with clear orange 
flowers. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 45c. 
Lemon Ball. Large lemon-yellow, long stem- 
med flowers on 3-ft. plants. Come about 
60 per cent full double. Pkg. 10c; VY oz. 
30c; Ym oz. $1.00. 
Orange Ball. Just like Lemon Ball except with 
rich orange flowers. Pkg. 10c; Yg oz. 30c; 
YW oz. $1.00. 
Double African, Mixed. Orange and yellow, 
mixed. Pkg. 10c; Y% oz. 35c; Ye oz. 60c. 
Chrysanthemum Flowered 
Mission Giant, Yellowstone. }942 winner. A 
true companion for the famous Mission Giant, 
Goldsmith, the Bronze Medal Winner of last 
year. Yellowstone is a lovely, clear golden 
yellow, incurved, chrysanthemum-like petals 
and very attractive. Sow the seed indoors 
and set the plants out early for it is rather 
late in flowering in our northern locations. 
PKkgie25c: 
Mission Giant, Goldsmith. |, colors, on inside 
of back cover. All-America Bronze Medal, 
1941. Giant Chrysanthemum-flowered golden 
orange, long-stemmed, early blooming. 30 
inches high. Pkg. 25c. 
Golden Bedder. See page 24. Dwarf, chrysan- 
themum-Flowered type. It is very early and 
ideal for beds and borders. Chrysanthemum 
type, rich golden orange. Plants grow about 
15 inches high. Pkg. 25c. 
Scotch Marigold (Tagetes signata pumila). A 
compact, bushy dwarf plant covered with 
golden yellow flowers; foliage fernlike, a 
beautiful green. Splendid for beds and bor- 
ders. Height 8 inches. Early summer to 
frost. Pkg. 10c; %4 oz. 50c. 
MARIGOLD - Early Giant 
Sunrise 
Earliest of all large - flowered Marigolds. 
Golden orange blooms on bushy 24-inch plants. 
Pkas l5c7°2) pkgs, .25e: 
Dwarf French Single 
Legion of Honor (Little Brownie). A _ single- 
flowering Marigold about 9 inches high; 
blooms in June ond continues until frost. 
Flowers golden yellow, marked velvety crim- 
son. Pkg. 10c; Y% oz. 25c. 
ED Marigold Gigantea, 
Sunset Giants 


