MARIGOLDS Have Many Uses 
Marigolds are sun-loving plants, thriving in hot, dry locations. With 
their wide variations in height, color and form, they may be used toa 
advantage in many parts of the garden. 
Goldsmith 
Chrysanthemum-Flowered 
1495 GOLDEN BEDDER. 14 in. Very 
early. One of the most beautiful of 
all dwarf marigolds, with bright 
golden flowers 3 inches across. Plants 
are a mass of bloom for many weeks 
foots CROAT eS Cae ear I eee Ree -Pkt. 15c 
1496 MAMMOTH MUM. 3 it. Great 
fluffy light sulphur-yellow flowers, 3 
inches across and 2¥4 inches deep. 
The plants are bushy, erect and 
strong and bloom early and profusely 
Fics Se PROG I ORES OT Ser oN Ee -Pkt. 15c¢ 
1497 GOLDSMITH. 2 ft. Early flower- 
ing for Northern gardens. This is a 
beauty, with full double blooms of 
rich golden orange, 3 inches across. 
Almost a perfect ball in shape, the 
flowers are produced on stems of 
good cutting length.......... Pkt. 15c 
Real Gold 
Carnation Flowered 
With Odorless Foliage 
1498 MAYLING. 2 ft. Named in honor 
of Mme. Chiang Kai-shek. The rich 
golden yellow frilled flowers grow 3 
inches and more across. The petals 
are incurved practically their entire 
length and daintily fringed on the 
outer edges. Plants bloom early and 
profusely. The foliage is without 
Odor Gate eet og wa pete bit. 156 
1499 REAL GOLD. 2 ft. This hand- 
some golden orange Marigold has 
- giant exhibition blooms, 4% inches 
across, very deep and very double. 
Its richness of color and size make 
"Real Gold’’ outstanding in every 
Pkt. 15c 
1500 SPECIAL MIXTURE. 11-2! ft. 
Deep orange, golden orange, golden 
yellow, canary-yellow and primrose 
flowers in a magnificent mixture. 
Fine for garden decoration and espe- 
cially desirable for cutting as the 
foliage is odorless........... Pkt. 15c¢ 
Mammoth Marigold 
COLLECTION 
One packet each 
MAMMOTH MUM 
MAYLING - 
REAL GOLD 
30c 
FARMER SEED AND NURSERY CO., 
Dwarf French Marigolds 
For Borders, Pot Plants and Bedding 
1503 NEW RED HEAD. | ft. All Amer- 
ican Bronze Medal Winner. Flowers 
have crested centers with erect gold. 
en petals edged maroon, surrounded 
by large petals of rich mahogany, 
auburn, bronze and gold..... Pkt. 20c 
1504 SCARLET GLOW. 1 ft. In the 
sun this flower glows and seems red- 
der than any other Marigold. .Pkt. 15c 
1505 DWARF DOUBLE BUTTERBALL. 
9 in. An exquisite little Marigold with 
14-inch canary-yellow blooms. Early 
and continuous flowering, excellent 
for edging or pot plants...... Pkt. 15c 
Scarlet Glow 
1507 DWARF DOUBLE SUNKIST. 9 in. 
A Silver Medal Winner. Very early 
and like Butterball in habit and form, 
but the color is a rich, deep orange 
FR EOC od Goer ce ee Pkt. 15c 
1508 NAUGHTY MARIETTA. 12 in. 
This lovely dwarf single French mari- 
gold has flowers 2-24 inches in di- 
ameter. In full bloom, the plants are 
16 inches across, completely covered 
with bright golden-yellow flowers, at- 
tractively marked with mahogany at 
the base of the petals. Very showy, 
for beds and borders......... Pkt. 20c 
1510 FLASH. 11% ft. Single French, 
with flowers of rich, velvety red and 
gold—two-tone .in effect. Brightens 
dull spots in the garden and is ideal 
for borders, pot plants and cut flowers 
CU URICUG ot Ree aa Dace especie Pkt. 15c 
Marigold Border 
. Collection 
One ) SCARLET GLOW 
Pkt. ‘BUTTERBALL 35¢ 
Each) SUNKIST 
Double African Marigolds 
1502 FINEST MIXED VARIETIES. 214 
ft. Immense ball-shaped, perfectly 
double blooms on long, stiff stems. 
Colors include canary-yellow, daz- 
zling orange and rich golden yellow. 
They make a magnificent display in 
the garden and furnish flowers for 
cutting until frost....... aheasie Kise LOG 
Double African Marigold 
Dwarf Double Gem 
NASTURTIUMS 
Will bloom most prolifically if given 
a rather poor soil and an open, sunny 
position. 
Double Gleam Type 
1570 GOLDEN GLEAM. Fragrant gold- 
en-yellow flowers on long stems. 
1571 SCARLET GLEAM. Fiery orange- 
scarlet flowers with ruffled petals. 
1572 DOUBLE GLORIOUS GLEAM HY- 
BRIDS. Gorgeously colored flowers 
of salmon, yellow, cream, orange, 
scarlet, maroon and rose shades. 
Any of above, pkt. 10c 
1573 DWARF DOUBLE GEM MIXED. 
Compact plants, ideal for edging. 
Semi-double, fragrant flowers in a 
bright range of colors........ Pkt. 1l5c 
1574 DWARF SINGLE MIXED. 1 ft. 
Giant flowers in a great variety of 
gay color combinations and the bril 
liant self-colored sorts.............. 
1575. TALL GIANT FLOWERING 
MIXED. Excellent for rambling over 
sunny banks, stone walls or for cov- 
ering bare spots in the rock garden 
Oz. 25c; pkt. 10c 
Pansy—Swiss Giants 
NICOTIANA 
Flowering Tobacco (Annual) 
1540 CRIMSON BEDDER. The dwarf, 
well-branched plants, 15 in. tall, are 
covered with deep crimson, sweet- 
scented blooms. The flowers resemble 
petunias, but have a longer tube. 
They open toward evening and emit 
a heavy fragrance........... Pkt. 15c 
GIANT PANSIES 
Pansy seed may be started indoors 
in February or in a cold frame in 
March, in carefully pulverized rich 
soil. 
Transplant to open ground in May. 
If flowers are picked regularly, the 
plants will continue to bloom until 
frost. Protect with a mulch of straw, 
in fall, and they will endure hard 
winters with perfect safety. 
1628 ROGGLI SWISS GIANTS MIXED. 
Gigantic flowers of heavy texture on 
strong stems. The colors are choice 
and rare, surpassing in quality and 
range.all other Swiss Giants. .Pkt. 35c 
1629 MASTERPIECE OR RUFFLED 
PANSIES. A remarkable strain of 
Giant Pansies with beautifully frilled 
petals, so full as to appear almost 
double. Rich colors, with dark vel- 
vety shades predominating...Pkt. 25¢ 
Faribault, Minnesota 
Phlox—Drummondi 
ANNUAL PHLOX 
Drummondi Gigantea 
Improved Annual Phlox rivals in 
size the hardy perennial varieties 
and is unsurpassed for massing and 
bedding. It provides an unfailing 
display of color and cut flowers from 
early July until well into October. 
1666 FINEST BEDDING MIXED. 12 in. 
Pkt. 15c, 2 pkts. for 25c 
PLATYCODON 
Balloon Flower (Perennial) 
1679 GRANDIFLORA BLUE. Height 18- 
24 in. Handsome compact-growing 
plants, bearing an abundance of 
broad, bell-shaped blue flowers in 
July. The flowers when in bud have 
the appearance of inflated balloons 
Pkt. 10c 
POPPIES 
Iceland Poppies (Nudicaule) Perennial 
To brighten the garden, you can 
make no better choice than the new 
improved Iceland Poppies. -They bear 
immense flowers with broad, deeply 
fluted petals, giving a semi-double 
effect. Bloom freely the first year 
from seed if sown early. 
Emperor Poppy 
1706 GARTFORD GIANT ART SHADES. 
18 in. Exceptionally large flowers, 
fluted, and carried on long stems. 
The colors include lovely pastels. 
1707 THE EMPEROR. 
gerine orange. 
Any of above, pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c 
ORIENTAL POPPY 
(Perennial) 
18 in. Deep tan- 
1710 Height 2-3 ft. For gorgeous color- 
ing Oriental Poppies have few rivals 
among hardy plants. The flowers are 
often 6 inches across and are borne 
on tall stems. Produce a magnificent 
CHECHEN ine weieeemteaierzen cycle siete Pkt. l5c 
ANNUAL POPPIES 
1691 AMERICAN LEGION. An im- 
proved variety of Flanders Poppy. 
Flowers are a brilliant orange-scarlet 
of enormous size, on long stout stems 
Pine AO Crop RONG VY oz. 25c; pkt. 10c 
1692 SHIRLEY (Silk or Ghost). 1 ft. 
Beautiful satiny flowers, 4 inches 
across, with fluted, crinkled petals. 
Colors contain delicate shades of 
Tose, apricot, salmon-pink and crim- 
son with occasional blues. Foliage is 
hairy and finelyeut.. oc. ive. nes 
sifes nest seoierarisYeuehar ations Y2 oz. 40c; pkt. 10c 
1695 DOUBLE SHIRLEY POPPY. 
"Sweet Briar.” Deep rose-pink flow- 
ers, full and double. Resembles a 
large double Begonia........ Pkt. 10c 
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