Not PD - "Search Ends: Burpee Pays $10,000.00 for White Marigold" - Burpee 1975 Catalog : Article

Not PD - "Search Ends: Burpee Pays $10,000.00 for White Marigold" - Burpee 1975 Catalog : Article

Seed Catalogs

Burpee introduced the white marigold contest in 1954 and advertised it every year. The prize was not awarded until 1975, when Mrs. Alice Vonk of Sully, Iowa received the money for her ‘Snowball’ marigold.

Burpee 1975 Catalog

Burpee

1975

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