All-America 
Winner for 1945 
For sufficient seed, it was nec- 
essary to hold this outstanding 
Marigold from the 1943 trials 
for introduction in 1945, with 
ample time for seedsmen to 
make plans to capitalize on the 
extensive publicity and adver- 
tising that will generate a big 
demand. 

FLASH is very easy to arrange in effective bouquets 
Tangerine and Marigold-Red, Earliest of All— 
Compact, Bushy, Always Covered with Bloom 
FLASH is the new semi-dwarf French Marigold with so 
many fine qualities it is destined to be the most popular 
in its class. Earliest of all, the uniform flowers appear 
in ten weeks from seed and the plants bloom profusely 
until frost. Strong 7- to 10-in. stems, fine for cutting. 
FLASH has perfectly uniform, compact, rounded bushy Actual size of flower 
ents 18 in. ue ao 24 to 30 in. across. Ideal for edg- 
ing, foreground in the border, and massed color effects. Write for Pri d 
Excellent dwarf pot plants. FLASH will make money Velie a 
for you! Complete Information 

For years Burpee 
scientists have con- A section of extensive experimental Marigold trials 
ducted the _ world’s on Burpee’s famous Floradale Farms in California. 
most extensive flower 
hybridization and de- 
velopment operations. 
While all possible at- 
tention has been given 
to vegetables, valuable 
new flowers have not 
been sacrificed. 













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