No. 531—NICKELTYPES SI 1.00 
Marigold Gigantea Sunset Giants (Bodger) 
S UNSET GIANTS, which we introduced two years ago, has been very favor¬ 
ably received. We have had many glowing reports on it, with special refer¬ 
ence to the large size and sweet scented character of the flowers. Sunset Giants 
is the very largest Marigold yet developed, flowers in the field covering about 5 
inches in diameter, while those grown for show purposes have been known to 
attain a size of 7 1 /2 or 8 inches. The definite sweet scent of the flowers adds to 
its value as a cut flower variety, as well as being a good garden plant. The full 
centered flowers of fairly loose formation, with broad heavy petals gracefully 
overlapping, are of great depth and even larger than the Dahlia Flowered 
Zinnias. The color range includes deep orange, golden orange, deep golden 
yellow, light yellow, lemon yellow and a delightful new shade of primrose. The 
plants are extremely robust, producing a heavy growth of foliage, with 6 to 8 
heavy branches, each bearing 3 to 6 large flowers. Plants are usually 372 to 4 
feet tall, but under extremely favorable conditions, have been known to grow 
as much as 7 feet. Flowers are produced about the first of August in most sec¬ 
tions of the country, in late June in the southern states, and can be depended 
on to flower well before frost in any latitude. Sunset Giants has been tested 
and found to be a fine forcer in the greenhouse. While a certain percentage of 
single flowers may still be expected in this strain, the excellence of the full 
doubles more than compensates for the singles. 
No. 4998 .... Price per oz., $ .65 Per lb., $7.50 
Approximately 8,000 seeds per ounce. 
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