September 25, 1915 



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Boddington's Gigantic Cyclamen 



The best time to sow Cyclameu seed is from tlie middle of September to the end of October. The seedlings should be 

 grown on to the flowering stage without any ibeik whatever. Boddington's Gigantic Cyclamen are English Grown and 

 iinequaled for size and tjuality of bloom. 



tVhite Butterfly. 



Ilowers. 

 .Snowflake. 



Cyclamen 

 Ctierry Red. 



Roiie. Immense flowers of a pleasing 



shade of light rose. 

 Pink. Exriu^lte shade of soft pink. 

 Crimson. Indcr arlificial light appears 



to be almost luminous. 



I'ure white; large 

 The largest of all white 

 Most brilliant and effective, i 



.Viiy of the above varieties, trade pkt., 50 cts.; 100 needs, $1.00: 1000 seeds. $8.00. 



Crimsun and White. A magnificent 



flower of the largest type. 

 SyrinKa Blue. A charming color. 

 L,iia4-. A very pleasing color, lighting 



up well at night. 



(lisantic MLxed. A mixture of all the above varieties in proper 

 proportion. Trade pkt., .50 cts. ; 100 seeds, 75 cts. ; 1000 seeds, $0.00. 



PRINCESS MAY. Pink, with suffused blotches of crimson at base 

 of petals. Trade pkt., 50 cts. ; 100 seeds, $1.25. 



s.ALMON QUEEN. Beautiful salmon color. Trade pkt., 50 cts.; 

 l()(l seeds, $1.25. 



Salnionium splendens. Fine salmon-pink variety. Trade pkt., ."i*! 



• Is.: 100 seeds, $1.25. 



Rncoro. Mixed colors: the flowers, which are beautifully fringed, 

 measures inches in diameter. Trade pkt., 50 cts. ; 100 seeds, $l.oii 



Bush Hill Pioneer. A beautiful new feathered Cyclamen in va 

 rious colors. Trade pkt., 50 cts. ; 100 seeds, $1.50. 



Seven Recent Introductions 



MBS. BUCKSTON. Award .if .Merit from the British Koyal Hor- 

 ticultural Society. Real .=:aliiiori shade, a lovely tint, similar to 

 the famous Carnation "Enchantress:" beautifully frilled petals. 

 Must not be mistaken for the Papillio Cyclamen, on which it is 

 a great improvement. Trade pkt., 75 cts. ; 3 for $2.00. 



Peach Blossom. An exceptionally handsome variety of an intense 

 rose color. Trade pkt., 50 cts. : 100 seeds, $1.25. 



Purple King. The best of all crimson varieties and strikingly 

 beautiful. Trade pkt., 50 cts.; lOO seeds, $1.25. 



Phteni.x. Bright cherry-crimson flowers, freely produced. Trade 



pkt.. 50 cts. 



Rose of .Marienthal. Soft shell pink; a very prettv variety. Trade 

 pkt.. 50 cts.; 100 seeds, $1.25. 



Salmon King. Ri<h color. One of the very best of this beautiful 

 shade. Trade pkt., 50 cents. ; 100 seeds, $1.25. 



Vulcan. The rich crimson color is very striking and contrasts 

 admirably with the pure white of Butterfly. Trade pkt., 50 cts. 



MIGNONETTE 

 Boddington's Majesty 



The finest of all Fancy Varieties of Mignonette for Win- 

 ter forcing; seed saved from .selected spikes under glass. 



Trade pkt., fiOc. ; Hi-oz.. $1.00; oz., $7.50. 



SCHIZ ANTHUS - Boddingtomi 



In\alualile for cutting and a ready seller as a pot plant- 

 Sow now for Winter and Spring flowering:. 



Tills strain is sujicrior to any of tlie Schizanthus in cul- 

 tivation. It was the sensation of the International Flower 

 Show, held in New York. Spring 1915, capturing every first 

 prize in the Schizanthus Classes. 



Trade pkt., 75c.; 3 tr. pkts., $2.00. 



Th< 



iilinrr prirrs nrr for the trade only 



ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON COMPANY, Inc., 342 we?A4t^ftrN"E;;; vork 



MASS. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 

 NOTES. 

 The Mass. Agri. College began its 

 new year last Wednesday. Classes be- 

 gan on Thursday. There have been 

 some radical changes in the Horticul- 

 tural Department. C. H. Thompson, 

 formerly of the Missouri Botanical 

 Gardens at St. Louis, has taken charge 

 of the work in plant propagation and 

 plant materials. This relieves Prof. 

 Nehrling of considerable work and al- 

 lows him to divert his entire attention 

 to floriculture. Several new courses 

 have also been introduced in the de- 

 partment 01" floriculture. The work in 

 greenhouse construction wliich former- 

 ly came in Floriculture 1 (Green- 

 house Management), has lu-eii placed 

 in a separate course known as Flori- 

 culture 5. Floriculture 7. is a new 



course in palms and decorative plants 

 while Floriculture 6, is also a new 

 course in hardy perennials, annuals, 

 and bedding plants. The department 

 is better equipped than ever and looks 

 forward to a very successful year. 



Twenty-three students are enrolled 

 in the floriculture courses. Mr. Thurs- 

 ton is back to continue graduate work 

 in horticulture and will assist in the 

 department as before. 



In the market gardening department 

 H. F. Thompson of Arlington has been 

 promoted to head of the department, 

 while A. S. Thomson, of Pennsylvania, 

 has been engaged to assist in the work. 



In the department of Botany some 

 changes have been made. Botany 7. 

 formerly known as Plant Pathology, 

 has been changed to a course In the 

 classifi<ation of the different fungi and 

 economic fungi. The scope of Botany 



5 (Plant Diseases), has been increased 

 to meet the requirements of the In- 

 dividual student. 



P. H. Elvvood. hitherto engaged in 

 extension work in Landscape Garden- 

 ing, has accepted a position as head 

 of (he department of Landscape Gar- 

 dening at the fniversity of Ohio. 



Tlie flower show section of the an- 

 nual Country Fair at Lincoln Park, 

 New Bedford, Mass.. last week was in 

 tlie theatre building in charge of 

 .James Garthley, ex-gardener at the 

 Rogers estate in Fairhaven, assisted 

 by James Armstrong, gardener at the 

 Converse estate at Marion. 



Thomas W. Head, recently of Ber- 

 genfleld, N. J., has accepted the posi- 

 tion of superintendent of the J. Ogden 

 Armour estate at Lake Forest, 111. 



