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The Lovely Marigold, Golden Bedder 
MARIGOLD 
The Miniature Marigold, Butterball 
The Best of the New 
and Older Varieties 
From midsummer to fall, when other plants are past their prime, Marigolds afford a 
AFRICAN MARIGOLDS 
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 light soil, with full exposure to the sun. Splendid for cutting, as they keep in 
wealth of color that is invaluable. 
FRENCH MARIGOLDS 
Small Double and Single Flowers 
On Low Growing Plants 
Few annuals are as effective in beds and 
borders as French Marigolds, or bloom for as 
long a period. Compact bushes, 12 inches high. 
Early Dwarf Royal Scot. At last a distinctly 
Jow, bushy growing plant that bears from early 
summer until frost very double, distinctly 
striped mahogany and gold flowers. 
Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 40c 
French Double Mixed, Monarch Strain. 
Dcuble flowers of yellow, orange, cream, brown, 
end old gold in a splendid mixture. A superior 
mixture. Pkg. 10c; Vg oz. 25c 
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; 14 oz. 40c 
Legion of Honor. (Little Brownie). A single- 
flowering Marigold about 9 inches high; blooms 
in June and continues until late frost. Flowers 
golden yellow, marked velvety crimson. 
Pkg. 10c; 1% oz. 30c 
Lemon Ball. Compact, bushy plants 8 inches 
high, covered with small double clear pale yel- 
low bloom. Pkg. 10c; 1% oz. 40c 
Melody. Bronze Medal Award of 1942. When 
used as an edging or a border, this hardy an- 
nual 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 orange flowers which are about 
1% inches in diameter. 
Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 40c 
The Low Growing Marigold, Pot 0’ Gold 
fine condition for a long time indoors. 
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; Vg oz. 45c¢ 
All-Double Orange. Just the same as All- 
Double Lemon except with clear orange flow- 
ers. Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 45c 
Guinea Gold. Flowers rich golden yellow, dou- 
ble and semi-double, with no singles. Plants 
bloom profusely until well into November. 
Pkg. 10c; Vg oz. 35c 
Lemon Ball. Large lemon-yellow, long stem- 
med flowers on 3-ft. plants. Come about 60 
per cent full double. Pkg. 0c Ve 0Z.:35¢ 
Orange Ball. Just like Lemon Ball except with 
rich orange flowers. Pkg. 10c; Vg oz. 35c 
Mission Giant, Goldsmith. All-America 
Bronze Medal, 1941. Giant chrysanthemum- 
flowered, golden orange, long-stemmed, early 
blooming. 30 inches high. Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 45c 
Mission Giant, Yellowstone. 1942 winner. A 
true companion for the famous Mission Giant, 
Goldsmith, the Bronze Medal Winner of last 
year. Yellowstone is a lovely, clear golden yel- 
low, 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. 
Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 45c 
Sweet Scented Sunset Giants. Largest flow- 
ering of all Marigolds. Loose-leaf formed, full 
centered blossoms measuring 5 inches or more 
across. They come in a fine variety of colors, 
ranging from primrose through deep gold to 
golden orange. Plants about 31% feet high. 
Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 35c 
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Guinea Gold Marigold 


Miniature Marigolds | 
Butterball. All-America Bronze Medal Winner, 
1942. 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. 
Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 40c 
Spry. Silver Medal, All-America, 1941. Plants 
bushy and thrifty growing, about 9 inches high, 
bearing very early in the season, double, light 
orange crested flowers with maroon outer 
petals. Pkg. 10c; Vg oz. 35c 
Sunkist. All-America Silver Medal, 1943. 
Rich orange, very double flower about 11 in. 
across. A companion to Butterball, the yellow. 
A splendid Marigold for the north because it 
blooms early. Plant is sturdy, dwarf, compact 
growing and very free-flowering. 
Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 40c 
Yellow Pigmy. Dwarf, compact, 8-inch plants 
covered with tiny double, lemon-yellow flow- 
ers. Splendid plant for borders. 
° Pkg. 10c; Vg oz. 35c 
Signet Marigold 
Scotch Marigold (Tagetes signata pumila). 
A compact, bushy dwarf plant covered with 
golden yellow flowers; foliage fernlike, a beau- 
tiful green. Splendid for beds and borders. 
Height 8 inches. Early summer to frost. 
Pkg. 10c; Yg oz. 35c 
Sunrise. Earliest of all large flowered Mari- 
golds and one of the very best Marigolds for 
this northern part of the country. The plant 
is rather low growing, about 2 feet, and bears 
great quantities of golden orange blooms. 
Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 45c¢ 
Yellow Supreme. (1935 Gold Medal Winner.) 
Lemon-yellow or rich primrose, carnation-flow- 
ered type, fully double and with a distinct and 
sweet fragrance. Flowers freely until late frost 
kills the plants. Height 2 feet. 
Pkg. 10c; Yg oz. 35c 
Double African, Mixed. Orange and yellow, 
mixed. Pkg. 10c; 14 oz. 35c; VY oz. 50c 
Two Low-Growing Kinds 
Golden Bedder. Bronze Medal. Dwarf, chrys- 
anthemum-flowered type. It is very early and 
ideal for beds and borders. Chrysanthemum 
tvnoe, rich golden orange. Plants grow about 
15 inches high. Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 45c 
Pot o’ Gold. Quite distinct from the general 
run of Marigolds, seeming to combine in one 
plant all the better qualities 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 
orange and borne on 10- to 12-inch stems. 
Pkg. 15c; Vg oz., 45c 

Harmony Marigold 

