arigold 
TREASURE 
HUNT 
In 1954 we offered $10,000 for a white 
marigold, and we received 204 samples of 
seed. These were grown on our Floradale 
Farms in California, and the results were 
judged on July 20, 1955 by Dr. Lyman E. 
Jackson, Dean of the College of Agriculture, 
Pennsylvania State University; Dr. V. T. 
Stoutemyer, Chairman of the Department of 
Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, 
University of California; and David Burpee, 
and on August 19, 1955 by Dr. Leonard H. 
Pollard, Head of the Department of Hor- 
ticulture, Utah State Agricultural College; 
Dr. Stoutemyer and David Burpee. It was the 
unanimous verdict of the judges that none of 
; é ste : : : é : the seeds produced a pure white marigold, 
Judging the “White Marigold” Trials at Floradale Farms on July 20, 1955 are, left to right, but they believe that a white marigold 
David Burpee, Dr. V. T. Stoutemyer and Dr, Lyman E. Jackson eventually will be found. 
$10,000 FOR A WHITE MARIGOLD 
Burpee will pay you $10,000 if you are the first person who sends us seeds that grow the first White Marigold 
as big as Man-in-the-Moon Marigold and as white as Snowstorm Petunia. It must be understood that you will not 
give or sell White Marigold seeds to anyone else and that all seeds sent to us become the property of W. Atlee 
Burpee Co., with the exclusive rights to name, introduce, and sell, and no seeds can be returned. 
In recent years we have made so much headway in getting marigolds nearer and nearer to white that we are 
confident a white marigold will appear somewhere soon—perhaps, as a mutation, in your garden this summer. If 
you find one, do not cut the flowers but let them go to seed and send about 100 seeds to us at Philadelphia 32, 
Pa., Clinton, lowa, or Riverside, California. We will plant the Marigold seeds on our Floradale Farms, and the results 
will be judged by the President of the W. Atlee Burpee Co., and two other distinguished horticulturists. The decision 
of the majority of the judges will be final, and the results will be announced in our seed catalogs. 
In this world-wide search for a Pure White Marigold, anyone, anywhere, may submit seeds except Burpee 
employees or their families. It is understood that all seeds submitted for trial are accepted by us only under the 
above conditions. 
4364 NEAREST-TO-WHITE MARIGOLDS 
Pictured on the front cover 
To help you find a pure white marigold, we now offer for the first time the Nearest-to- White Marigolds in 
Mixture. These include new hybrids and the best selections we have been able to make of the palest yellow and 
cream colors in all kinds of African Marigolds, including Carnation, Chrysanthemum, and Peony flower types. 
Because some of them are hybrids there will be great variation in color, as well as in other respects, and you will 
have some wonderful flowers in your garden that no one has ever seen before. The Nearest-to-White marigolds 
are the most sensational new flowers for 1956. Join the Marigold Treasure Hunt. 
Pkt. (100 seeds) 25¢; Vie oz. $1.00; % oz. $1.85; % oz. $3.50 
4151 MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLD 
The variety that is nearest to white. Flowers are pale moon-yellow, carnation- TREASU RE H U NT SPECIA LS 
like, 3 to 3Y2 in. across. The white marigold you may find in your garden 
should be as large as Man-in-the-Moon, but not necessarily of the same shape, 
Pkt. (100 seeds) 25¢; Ye oz. $1.00; Ye oz. $1.85; Y% oz. $3.50 
“Nearest-to- White” Marigolds, in mixture; : 
“Man-in-the-Moon"” Marigold and “Snowstorm” Petunia 
4845 SPECIAL:—1 regular full size packet each of 60¢ 
4231 SNOWSTORM PETUNIA the above, value 75¢, all 3 for only 
The white marigold you may find in your garden should be as white as the 4847 SPECIAL:—Ve oz. each of the 2 Marigolds $2.00 
flowers of this exquisite Snowstorm Petunia. and 1 packet of Snowstorm Petunia for only 
Pkt. (300 seeds) 25¢; Ye oz. $1.00; Ye oz. $1.85; % oz. $3.50 
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