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MARIGOLDS, SMALL-FLOWERED VARIETIES 
These are the varieties which make such interesting, colorful dwarf beds. They are also valuable for small pot 
plants and for this should be started in January and grown in a warm temperature, For flat-grown plants start 
the seed indoors in March, and for outdoor culture sow in the garden in May, thinning to stand 1 foot apart. 
Dwarf All-Double French. Each, pkt.15¢;-1402239¢; 02. $1; 4b. $3; Ib. $9 
A fine new early-flowering strain and bred by careful selection to produce no single flowers. The 10 to 
12-inch plants are uniform and bushy, and bear a profusion of very early, all-double flowers. 
Early All-Double Harmony. Deep orange centers with broad dark mahogany-brown guard petals. 
Early All-Double Orange Ball. Very full-centered flowers of good size and pure deep orange. 
Early All-Double Primrose. These are well-formed flowers of soft primrose-yellow. 
Early All-Double Royal Scot. All-America Winner. Rich mahogany and gold in uniform stripes. 
Early All-Double Mixed. A very superior mixture of the above and many other color combinations. 
Dwarf Double Harmony Type. ; 
Compact, bushy, 12 to 14-inch plants. The flowers in 244 months after seeding are earlier than the old Dwarf 
Double French and have crested centers, flanked by broad guard petals. 
Dwarf Double Butterball. Pkt. 20c; oz. 30c; Moz. 50c; oz. $1.50; W4lb. $4.50 
All-America Winner. Plants 6 to 8 inches high and 2-inch flowers with crested centers of soft butter-yellow 
petals tipped maroon, flanked by broad, butter-yellow guard petals. Early flowering, plants fme for pots. 
Dwarf Double Harmony. Pkt. 10c; loz. 30c; oz. 85c; Mlb. $2.50; Ib. $7.50 
Popular favorite with deep orange crested center petals flanked by broad, dark maroon-brown guard petals. 
Dwarf Double Golden Harmony. Pkt. 15c; Koz. 30c; Yoz. 50c; oz. $1.50; 4Ib. $4.50 
In this variety both crested center petals and single row of guard petals are solid luminous golden yellow. 
Dwarf Double Sunkist. Pkt. 15c; Yoz. 50c; oz. $1.50; 4b. $4.50 
All-America Winner. Deep golden orange, 2-inch blooms with crested center of tubular petals flanked by broad 
deep orange guard petals covering 6 to 8-inch, mounded plants. Early; fine for pots and window-boxes. 
Dwarf Double Harmony Hybrids. Pkt. 15c; Woz. 35c; oz. $1; YIb. $3 
A very showy bright mixture, including the above and many other combinations not available separately. 
Dwarf Double French Mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; oz. 50c; 4 Ib. $1.50; Ib. $4.50 
These dwarf compact plants, 12 or more inches high, have a large number of small flowers in very bright colors. 
Dwarf Double French, Scarlet Glow. : Pkt. 15c; Ygoz. 25c; Woz. 45c; oz. $1.35; WIb. $4 
All-America Winner. Fully double flowers, 134 inches across, opening deep scarlet and aging rich tangerine, borne 
on dwarf, 10-inch plants, 18 inches across. The brightest red in this class with stems long enough for cutting. 
MARVEL OF PERU 
Four O’Clock. This is an old-fashioned annual of bushy habit, and is frequently used to form a hedge. 
‘The flowers open in Jate afternoon. Sow seed outdoors in April in a sunny location. 
Four O’Clock, Fine Mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 4Ib. $1; Ib. $3 
Bushy, 2-foot plants with glossy foliage dotted with hundreds of single flowers in white, yellow, red, ae and fae 
Four O’Clock, Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; Ib. $1; Ib. $3 
This ts a dwarfer strain with 12 to 15-inch plants, producing flowers of bright, varied colors. 
MATRICARIA 
Feverfew. A half-hardy perennial but best treated as an annual. Neat, small, double flowers in 
profusion from June to November. Splendid for beds and particularly for cutting. 
Ball’s Double White Select. Pkt. 25c; ysoz. 60c; Moz. $1; Moz. $1.75; oz. $5.50 
The only fully double, pure white Feverfew from seed. A profusion of small, compact, completely 
double flowers that hold up well m handling. Seed started indoors in January or February produces a 
full crop of flowers outdoors from June to November. These plants, if lifted and planted indoors in 
November, will provide a forced spring greenhouse crop of flowers. Height 2 feet. 
MIGNONETTE 
Sow the seed outdoors in April m a half-shaded location, where, if possible, it gets the morning sun. 
Thin out to stand 1 foot or more apart, as they resent transplanting. Sow in July for late bloom. 
Bismarck, Extra Select. Pkt. 10c: 1 : ek 
A mammoth-flowering strain with full spikes over 1 foot high, made up of reddish pasg eat epee oust S 
Old-Fashioned Sweet-Scented. Pkt. 10c: 1 : 
The old-fashioned variety, with small spikes produced in large numbers. Is unusually See faaecaen 
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