MARIGOLDS 
Valuable for small pot-plants if started in 
January and grown in a warm temperature. 
For flat-grown plants start indoors in March. 
EXTRA-DWARF DOUBLE FRENCH 
A fine new early-flowering strain bred to 
produce neat 9-inch plants, uniform, bushy, 
with a profusion of very early, double flowers. 
Butterball. Plants 6 to 8 inches high and flowers 
with crested centers of butter-yellow tipped 
maroon, flanked by butter-yellow guard petals. 
Gold Crest. Very early golden yellow, 2-inch 
flowers with crested center surrounded by 
guard petals. Extra fine for flat plants. 
Spry. The flowers are 11% tnches across with 
bright, clear yellow crested centers surrounded 
by mahogany-red guard petals. 
Sunkist. Deep golden orange, 2-inch blooms 
with crested center of tubular petals flanked 
by broad deep orange guard petals. 
Extra-Dwarf Double French 
Yellow Pygmy Marigold 
EXTRA-DWARF DOUBLE AFRICAN 
A new class with larger flowers than the 
Double French on 6-inch edging plants. 
Yellow Pygmy. Free-flowering, dwarf, compact, 
with small double light yellow 1- inch flowers. 
Extra-Dwarf Double French Mixed. These are 
splendid for mixed edgings or low borders. 
Any of the above 6, 140z. 30c; '%40z. 50c; 
oz. $1.70; 14lb. $5.25 
DWARF SINGLE FRENCH 
Compact, free-flowering like the double 
form with uniform, single flowers. 
Flash. The 134-1nch flowers, 8 weeks after sow- 
Ing, are tangerine overlaid Marigold-red. 
Voz. 35c; Yoz. 60c; oz. $1.80; 4b. $5.50. 
Naughty Marietta. Golden yellow, 2-inch 
flowers with maroon center blotches. 
lyoz. 35c; Yoz. 60c; oz. $1.80; 4b. $5.50. 
Redhead. Crested 2-inch flowers first ma- 
hogany, then auburn, later bronze, with 
gold center tipped maroon. Ht. 15 in. 
Lyoz. 30c; Yoz. 50c; oz. $1.70; Yb. $5.25. 
Sunny. Vivid yellow, 2-inch flower. Ht. 16 in. 
Yyoz. 30c; Woz. 50c; oz. $1.70; Yb. $5.25. 
Cupid. Primrose yellow, 24-inch flowers, 
freely produced on very dwarf, 6-inch 
plants with odorless foliage. oz. 65c; 
Yyoz. $1.85; oz. $5.50; Wb. $16. 
DWARF DOUBLE FRENCH 
Compact 12-inch bushy plants covered 
with fully double flowers, 134 inches across. 
Harmony. Orange crested centers flanked by 
maroon-brown guard petals. loz. 50c; 
oz. $1.70; 4b. $5.25; Ib. $15. 
Melody. Like Harmony but bright, lively 
orange. loz. 50c; oz. $1.50; 4b. $4.50. 
Royal Scot. Alternate uniform stripes of rich 
mahogany and golden yellow. loz. 30c; 
Yyoz. 50c; oz. $1.50; lb. $4.50. 
Scarlet Glow. The brightest red in this class. 
opening deep scarlet and aging tangerine. 
Yoz. 30c; Yoz. 50c; oz. $1.70; Ib. $5.25. 
LARGE-FLOWERED VARIETIES 
African Super Alldouble. The huge, double 
quilled heads are held erect on strong, 3-foot 
plants. Super Alldouble Lemon, Super All- 
double Orange and Super Alldouble Mixed. 
Each, loz. 55c; oz. $1.65; WYlb. $5. 
Dwarf Giant, Gypsy Jewels. Early, odorless 
double 4-inch flowers, in brilliant orange, yel- 
low and primrose on 15-inch plants. loz. 
55c; oz. $1.65; Mlb. $5. 
Dwarf Giant, Pot o’Gold. Deep golden orange, 
4-inch flowers on compact 15-inch plants, 
many at one time, all 100% double. loz. 35c; 
lyoz. 60c; oz. $1.80: MY4lb. $5.50. 
Glitters. All America, 1951. Large, 3%-inch 
flowers like Mammoth Mum but soft golden 
yellow and earlier on 21-foot, erect bushy 
eae $16 oz. 40c; Woz. $1.25; oz. $3.75; 
Guinea Gold. The double 3-inch orange flowers 
flushed with gold have ruffled, loose petals and 
bloom freely on pyramidal plants, 2% feet 
high. Woz. 55c; oz. $1.65; Yb. $5. 
Marigold, Guinea Gold 
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