MARIGOLD :- Tagetes 
Hardy Annuals. 
THE GOLD OF THE MARIGOLD FOR CHEER 
These are old, favorite, free-flowermg annuals with rich, showy flowers all summer. The Tall African varieties are well 
adapted for large beds or mixed borders, while the Dwarf French varieties are better suited for bedding purposes. 
Marigold, Glitters 
Glitters. Chrysanthemum-flowered type. 
All-America Bronze Medal Winner for 
1951. Fluffy | chrysanthemum-like, 
bright canary-yellow flowers 3 inches 
across are produced on long strong stems. 
The bushy, erect, 2-foot plants are con- 
tinuously in bloom from early summer 
until frost. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Happiness. Chrysanthemum-flowered Type. 
A new early bloomer growing about 15 
to 18 inches tall. Chrysanthemum-like 
blooms 3% inches across, produced in 
large numbers per plant. The color is a 
charming golden yellow. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. 60c. 
Tall African 
Tall-growing, from 21% to 4 feet high. 
Burpee Gold. Beautiful carnation-like 
flowers, fully double, 3144 tmches across; 
color is an even rich orange. Plants minus 
the disagreeable odor. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 
c. 
Goldsmith. Bronze Medal, All-America 
Selections. Produces from 8 to 12 stems 
(a3) of large golden orange blooms. Pkt. 
25c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Giant 
brids. 
varying in size of blooms. 
large pkt. 50c.; Yoz. 75c. 
Mission Giants, Yellowstone. All-America 
Selections. Bright rich clear yellow 
(@$)counterpar to Goldsmith. Large 21%- 
inch flower. 3 to 5 ft. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 50c. 
Mammoth Mum. Flowers are fluffy, ball- 
like, light sulphur-yellow in color. 3% 
inches across. Plants are 30 inches high. 
Early flowering. See color plate, page 8. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Gigantea, Orange Sunset. Flowers are un- 
questionably the largest Marigolds to date. 
Rich orange. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Gigantea, Sunset Giants. Exceptionally 
free flowering and lacks the usual Marigold 
odor. Mixed colors. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 
50c.; oz. 75c. 
Alldouble Orange. Double flowers of a 
bright orange shade. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 
50c. 
Alldouble Lemon. Fine clear yellow, all- 
double flowers. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Chrysanthemum-Flowered Hy- 
Many new and distinct types, 
Pictl5es 
Giant Golden Emblem. Very large 
lemon-gold flowers 4 to 5 inches in diam- 
eter. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Golden Eagle. Carnation-flowered; golden 
yellow. Excellent for cutting. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 50c. 
Guinea Gold. The flowers come 100 per 
cent double and semi-double. Clear or- 
ee flushed gold. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 
le 
Yellow Supreme. Broad, loose, frilled 
petals, similar to Guinea Gold, of a rich 
creamy lemon-yellow color. 2 ft. See 
color plate, page 8. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 
Be. 
Large African, Mixed. Tall; double. Pkt. 
10c.; large pkt. 40c.; oz. $1.75. 
Marigolds with Odorless Feliage: 
Burpee Gold Improved 
Crown of Gold 
Yellow Supreme 
Dwarf African 
Aurora. New. New gaillardia-flowered 
type of deep golden yellow color. Early 
blooming, 12 to 14 inches tall. Fine for 
borders and bedding. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 
TECIAOZA Dp leD Ds 
Dwarf Gigantea, Pot O’Gold. Well- 
branched, dwarf, compact. Flowers are a 
bright deep golden orange, measuring 4 to 
416 inches across. 12 in. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 50c. 
Little Giants, Mixed. The plants are com- 
pact and covered with blossoms. Pkt. 15c.; 
large pkt. 60c.; 4oz. $1.00. 
Double Dwarf French 
Miniature New Spry Hybrids. New and 
unusual combinations of yellow, mahogany, 
scarlet, and orange are to be found in this 
strain. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Butterball. Bronze Medal, All-America 
Selections. Most attractive, very com- 
(a) pact, scabious-flowered, canary-yellow. 
Grows 6 to 10 inches tall, uniform; 
very early flowering. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 
50c. 
Golden Bedder. Bronze Medal, All-America 
Selections. Bright golden orange. One 
(XS) of the earliest of all Marigolds. Pkt. 
25c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Melody. Bronze Medal, All-America Se- 
i lections. The flowers are fully double, 
©) brilliant orange in color. A very early 
and free bloomer. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 
bo) Oe 
Sunkist. Very dwarf and compact, with 
solid deep golden orange, anemone-type 
flowers. Free flowering. Pkt. 15c.; large 
pkt. 50c.; 140z. $1.50. 
Scarlet Glow. Honorable Mention, All- 
America Selections. A distinct bronzy 
(aN) rec color. Compact, bushy growth of 
about 1 feet; flowers are 134 to 2 inches 
across. See color plate, page 8. Pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. 50c. 
Spry. Silver Medal, All-America Selections. 
Extra-dwarf Marigold; about 9 inches 
(Sra, with very light orange crested 
center and maroon outer petals. See 
color plate, page 8. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 
50c. 
Harmony Hybrids. Flowers are of medium 
size and the color-range includes innumer- 
able combinations of the popular Harmony 
Marigold. 12 to 14 in. Pkt. 15c.; large 
pkt. 40c. 
Harmony. Very double flowers of deep 
orange with maroon collar. Free flowering. 
Fine for borders. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 40c.; 
Yyoz. 60c. 
Royal Scot. Rich mahogany and gold, in 
uniform stripes. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 40c.; 
Yyoz. 75c. 
Golden Ball. Very compact. Flowers large, 
golden yellow. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 30c.; 
oz. $1.25. 
Yellow Pygmy. Light Iemon-yellow. Free 
flowering. 8 in. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 40c.; 
oz. $2.00. 
Dwarf Double French, Mixed. 1 ft. Pkt. 
10c.; large pkt. 40c.; oz. $1.75. 
Single Dwarf French 
Sunny. Cheerful, single, bright yellow 
flowers, about 2 inches across, with at- 
tractive wavy edges. Plants are well 
rounded, 15 inches tall, 16 inches across, 
and when covered with blooms are sure to 
win admiration. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Red Head. The plants grow very vigorously, 
forming a compact row 15 inches high and 
20 inches across. The single flowers grow 
2 inches across, open a rich mahogany 
color. See color plate, page 8. Pkt. 25c., 
large pkt. 50c.; oz. $1.00. 
Naughty Marietta. Honorable Mention; 
All-America Selections. A lovely, single 
Gs) French Marigold 2 to 2% inches in 
diameter. In full bloom the dwarf 
plants, 12 inches tall and 16 inches across, 
are completely covered with bright golden 
yellow flowers attractively marked with 
mahogany at the base of the petals. Pkt. 
25c.; large pkt. 50c.; Yoz. $1.00. 
Flash. Bronze Medal, All-America Selections. 
4 The large single flowers are a brilliant 
(aS) tangerine and marigold-brown. As the 
flowers age they turn to golden orange. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 50c.; Woz. $1.00. 
Legion of Honor (Little Brownie). Single 
golden yellow, velvety flowers with a large 
spot of crimson. Early flowering. 9 in. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 30c.; oz. $1.25. 
Signata pumila (Tagetes). Golden yel- 
low. Excellent for edging. 10 in. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 25c.; oz. $1.25. 
Single Tall French 
Australian Giant or Tree. Very late 
flowering, with masses of brownish yellow 
flowers. Excellent for cutting. 5 ft. Pkt. 
15c.; large pkt. 40c. 
Collarette 
Crown of Gold. Orange flowers, having 
crested centers, with broad guard petals. 
Odorless foliage. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 40c.; 
Yyoz. 75c. 
Lieb’s Winter-Flowering 
A fine forcing variety. Color mahogany- 
brown, golden yellow crested center. Pkt. 
25c.; large pkt. 60c. 
MATTHIOLA 
18 in. 
Bicornis. Evening-Scented Stock. De- 
sirable on account of its fragrance during 
the evening. Lilac blooms. Pkt. 10c ; 
large pkt. 25c.; oz. 75c. 
Annual. 
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