Dreer's 1909 garden book (1909) Dreer's 1909 garden book dreers1909garden1909henr Year: 1909 Lychnis Haagbana African Marigold, Orange Prince. MARIGOLD. The African and French Marigolds are old favorite free-flowering annuals of easy culture; both are extremely effective. The former have uniformly large yellow or or- ange-colored flowers, and are well adapted for large beds or mixed borders; the latter are dwarfer in growth, with beautifully striped flowers, and better suited for bed- ding purposes or for pot culture; they suc- ceed best in a light soil, with full exposure to the sun. A vase
Dreer's 1909 garden book (1909) Dreer's 1909 garden book dreers1909garden1909henr Year: 1909 Lychnis Haagbana African Marigold, Orange Prince. MARIGOLD. The African and French Marigolds are old favorite free-flowering annuals of easy culture; both are extremely effective. The former have uniformly large yellow or or- ange-colored flowers, and are well adapted for large beds or mixed borders; the latter are dwarfer in growth, with beautifully striped flowers, and better suited for bed- ding purposes or for pot culture; they suc- ceed best in a light soil, with full exposure to the sun. A vase or bowl of any of the rich yellow sorts in combination with a few blue Larkspurs or Cornflowers is very striking. (See also Calendula and Yagctes.) FRENCH VARIETIES. PER PKT. 3091 Gold Striped. Very double, deep brownish-red, striped golden- yellow; 1 foot. \ oz., 25 cts. ... 10 Fine colors, mixed, very double; 1 foot. Per \ oz., Dwarf French 20 cts Legion d'Honneur ('Little Brownie'). A single-flowering Mari- gold, forming compact bushes 9 inches high. Begins flowering early, com- mencing in June. The flowers are golden-yellow, marked with a large spot of crimson-velvet. (See cut.) \ oz., 20 cts 5 Imported Collection of Double French Marigolds, 6 varieties 25 AFRICAN VARIETIES. Orange Prince. A high bred type bearing densely double flowers of a rich deep golden-orange color; very showy 3085 Lemon Queen. Another fine variety, with soft lemon-yellow flowers, and forming a fine contrast to the rich orange of the pre- ceding 15 15 3083 10 Marigold, Legion d'Honnbuk. Pride of the Garden. Immense flowers, densely double. Color golden-yellow. A feature of this variety is the compact, dwarf habit of the plant, which forms dense bushes 15 to 18 inches |* 3081 El Dorado. Flowers very large, imbricated and extremely •'-. double. Colors in all shades of yellow. Per } oz., 20 cts 5 ,' 3090 Large African. Double, orange and lemon, mixed; 2 to 3 feet. Per | oz., 2d cts 5 3088 Impor
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