N GREAT DEMAND TODAY 
TWO VALUABLE MARIGOLDS 
The "better" Marigolds are in great vogue today. Following 
are two of the leaders. Highly desirable as cutflowers and 
very worth-while for garden show. 
Bodger's Marigold Gigantea 
Improved "Sunset Giants" 
(See Colored Illustration on Front Cover) 
A prominent horticulturist has said that a flower to be de¬ 
sirable must have one or more of three outstanding character¬ 
istics: it must be very showy, or fragrant, or of exceptional 
size. Marigold Sunset Giants has the happy combination of 
all three of these characteristics. But most remarkable, instead 
of the usual Marigold odor these flowers have a definitely 
sweet fragrance. The flowers are loosely formed, very full 
centered, with broad, heavy petals gracefully overlapping to 
make a flower of great depth and even larger than Dahlia 
Flowered Zinnias. Sunset Giants is a mixture ranging from 
deep orange through golden orange, deep golden yellow, light 
yellow, lemon yellow, and a delightful new shade of primrose. 
The strain comes from 60 to 65 per cent double. We are 
confident that Sunset Giants will take its place in the front 
rank of the group of half-hardy annuals suitable for garden 
or cutflower use in any part of the country, and will be a 
first-class money maker for florists. 
Tr. Pkt. 35c V4 0z....75c 1 oz... .$2.50 Vi lb.... $8.00 
Marigold Dwarf, French Double 
Improved "Harmony” 
(See Illustration Opposite) 
about a foot high, compact, exceedingly free blooming, and 
extremely early. We have had reports of its being in full 
flower in western New York on July 1st, which is very early 
for Marigolds. It comes 100% true to type, color and habit. 
Equally as desirable for cutting as well as pot plants, window 
boxes and bedding. 
Tr. Pkt. ..25c Vi oz.. . 35c loz.Sl.OO Vi lb.. . $3.00 Lb. .$10.00 
NIEREMBERGIA HIPPOMANICA — DWARF CUP FLOWER 
(Bodger's Introducer's Description) 
Of all the hundreds of new flower introductions which have come 
under our observation during the course of the past few years, 
none has caused so much comment from visitors to our farms as 
this little Dwarf Cup Flower, Nierembergia Hippomanica. With 
the possible exception of Zinnia Linearis, it will outbloom any 
flower we have growing. It starts flowering when the plants 
are only about two inches tall, that is about 15 weeks after the 
seed is sown, and keeps on right up until the heavy frosts of 
late fall. It is at all times neat and tidy looking, the young 
flowers coming and covering the older flowers and seed pods. 
The lovely lavender blue shade, heightened by a touch of yellow 
in the center, is most charming. Plants are definitely dwarf, com¬ 
pact—streamlined, if you will—and not over 5 or 6 inches tall, 
and with a spread of only 8 to 10 inches. Foliage is light gray 
green, very inconspicuous, and there are literally dozens of flowers 
in bloom at a time throughout the summer. As an edging plant, 
for the border along a walk, or to outline beds of larger flowers, 
it has no equal, while for use in the rockery it is unexcelled and 
is extremely lovely in a window box or in flower pots. It is a 
half hardy perennial which will winter over if given some pro¬ 
tection. In the southern warmer sections, no protection will be 
necessary. The plants should be cut back at the end of the 
season and will send out fresh growth in the spring. 
CHICAGO AMERICAN BULB CO. »™ycm 
Nierembergia Hippomanica (Dwarf Cup Flower) 
A bed of the above, bordered with Dwarf Sweet Alyssum, on 
our trial grounds the past season was indeed a beautiful sight 
throughout the summer season. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c 1/16 oz. $3.50 Vs oz. $6.50 
THE "BETTER" MARIGOLDS ARE I 
Marigold Improved "Harmony" 
(Beautiful as Cutflowers and Exceptional for Bedding) 
"Improved Harmony" is in a class with Gold Medal winners. 
While it is listed as a Dwarf French Double variety, it is of 
a very charming and distinct type. The flowers are quite 
different from any other Marigold, Scabiosa-like in formation 
with tubular deep orange center petals flanked by broad 
velvety dark maroon-brown guard petals. The plants are dwarf, 
