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MARIGOLDS (Continued) CARNATION FLOWERED 
Yellow Supreme. Creamy lemon-yellow, loose petaled, 2- to 3-inch 
flowers produced on nice stems for cutting. 2% feet. 
GIANT FLOWERED 
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the largest known flowers in the “Marigold” group, averaging 5 inches Guinea Gold. Light attractive orange-colored flowers, about 2 inches, 
and some flowers attaining a size of 7% inches across. Instead of the and very freely produced throughout the summer. No retail grower 
usual '‘Marigold” odor these flowers have a definitely sweet fragrance. should be without a row of this and Yellow Supreme. 3 ft. 
This is a mixture ranging from deep orange through golden orange, 
deep golden yellow, light yellow, lemon yellow, and a delightful new 
shade of primrose. The strain comes from 60 to 65 per cent double. 
The plants are normally 342 to 4 feet high, but under favorable con- 
ditions have been known to grow as much as 7 feet high. Excellent 
for cutting. 
Burpee Gold Improved. Odorless foliage. Here is truly a Marigold with 
a host of things to commend it—even, rich, deep orange color, large 
flowers, 3¥2 inches across, beautiful Carnation-like form, attractive 
habit, uniformity of color and blooming time, full doubleness with no 
singles, earliness, and above all absolute freedom from the usual 
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Gigantea Orange Sunset. The color is a deep, rich, lively orange up of loosely arranged rays or petals which are shallowly fluted. 
one of the most admired shades found in the Sunset Giants Mixture. Tr. Pieter erie: 25c: = -Y407:.. « ov... eee SSC Pa LOZ Naam went. | $1.75 
The plants are strong growing, upright branching in habit, usually 
about 3 feet tall, producing a heavy growth of foliage, and with 6 TALL AFRICAN ALL-DOUBLE 
to 8 heavy branches, each bearing 3 to 6 large flowers. Blooming 
commences about the first of August in most sections of the country, 
in late June in the southern states, and flowers can be depended on 
well before frost in any latitude. Orange Sunset has been tested and 
found to be a fine forcer in the greenhouse, and will come over 65 
per cent double. 
Large, double flowered; a valuable class for cutting. 3 feet. 
Orange. Not quite so large as Prince of Orange, the percentage of 
doubles will run much higher, 80 to 85%, with a few semi-doubles. 
Lemon. Same high grade percentage as in All-Double Orange. The 
demand for these colors usually calls for about 25% of the All-Double 
Lemon. 
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Mixed. Mixture of both above colors. 
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AMERICAN BEAUTY HYBRIDS 
Chrysanthemum Flowered. These beautiful types are quite variable 
and are most desirable. The beautiful colors are most fascinating and 
can best be described as containing all shades of orange and yellow. 
The plants are about three feet high, supporting masses of flowers on 
fine stems for cutting. 
Limelight (Dwarf). Primrose yellow or deep cream. 
Golden Bedder (Dwarf). Extra early flowering variety, Sunshine type. 
Beautiful golden orange color. 
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MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES 
Idabelle Firestone. Flowers are double, 2 in. and more across, bright 
reddish mahogany and borne on long, clean stems, ideal for cutting. 
About 3 feet tall. Tr. Pkt.....20c VY oz.....35¢ Oz... --$1.20 

1. ‘Light wooden rollers drawn by a team are passed over the harvested 
seed pods to separate the seed and force them onto an underlying canvas. 
DWARF GIGANTEA 
Pot O° Gold. Brilliant orange blooms, 100% all double plants are 
semi-dwarf, compact, and blooming is profuse. Don't overlook a 
good planting. 
AFRICAN LITTLE GIANTS 
Mixed. Throws blooms varying in form from the informal Carnation 
type to the perfect Fistulosa globe. The plants are very closely com- 
pact and the stems short. Its foliage is a beautiful dark bluish green. 
Although Little Giants range in height from 10 to 15 inches, a fraction 
percentage of taller plants will show up. However, these are easily 
detected at the transplanting stage as they all have light colored 
foliage—Little Giants being a deep bluish green. Little Giants is 
strongly recommended for bedding and pot plants, especially the 

2. Suspended sieve trays separate the coarse material from the seed and latter—as it will bloom ahead of twenty-five flowers all at the same 
fine chaff allowing the seed to fall on clean canvas. Further cleaning then time. Color ranges from a yellow to a very bright orange, with many 
takes place. shades in between. Tr. Pkt.....25¢ V4 oz.....75¢ Oz.....$2.50 
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