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HORTICULTURE 



July S. 1916 



Boddington's Winter - Flowering 

 Spencer Sweet Peas 



The New Sensational Australian Spencer Winter-Flowering 



Sweet Peas 



The following yarieties are, without iluubi. tile greatest and most Yaluable novelties 

 introiluceil since the famous Yanawa Speucei- marked the commencement of a new era 

 in Winter Sweet Peas. Owiuj; to the intense drought in Australia, the crop of this spleu- 

 ilid Sweet Pea is ver.v short and our stock is limiteil : we therefore advise early ordering. 

 ti. avoid disappointment. ■ 



NOW RE.\I>Y JOK DELIVERY 



CONCORD D.YYBRE.\K 



Cream with standard heaiil.v edged buff- 

 idnk. As the flower opens the cream changes 

 to almost white, anrl the cream-pink edging 

 to a faint rosy tinge. Pkt. il-s seeds) 75 cts. 

 CONCORD CH.\RM 

 Combines the delicate shades of white and 

 blue-white wings and very light heliotrope 

 stanibird. shading to nearly white. 

 CONCORD COrXTESS 

 Most attractive tint of pink, the ideal 

 tlower color. 



CONCORD CO<U"ETTE 

 Has a white ground, faintly marked or 

 mottIe<l light rosy carmine, the standard 

 sliowiug color more heavily than the wings. 

 CONCORD EMPEROR 

 A rich crimson red variet.v. One of the 

 best and most useful varieties in this class. 

 CONCORD PIRPLE 

 Delightful shaile of mative imrple. chang- 

 ing, as tile flower ;iges, to i)Uriile-blue, 



CONCORD R.YDIANCE 



A very striking shade of rosy magenta; 

 this variety is one of the showiest. The 

 color varies according to the age of the 

 flower, but this adds tt> its attractiveness. 

 CONCORD MINSO.ME 

 Of a delightful shade of pink, tinted lav- 

 ender: a most fascinating color. A specially 

 beautiful variety. 



COEKl\LE.4 

 A glorious Sweet Pea of the most delight- 

 ful sliades of delicate skv-blue. sometimes 

 a little lighter. 



RITBY 



A glowing light crimson-scarlet color. 



blooms of good size, Speucer form, carried 



in threes, well placed on good wiry stems. 



S.\LMONE.\ 



A rich rosy salmon variety of great merit. 



Prices on all the foregoing, except Cou- 

 <-ord Daybreak: I*kf, (IS seeds) 35 cte. ; 5 

 pkts. SL.'iO. 



Boddiiiffton's Re-selected Winter- 



fiowerine Spencers as grown by 



A» 111. Sim. ( liftiinilale. lla—.. 



Yarrawa 



Kiijflit rose-pink, with li;?bt wingrs- Sped soft n early in Septein- 

 inT will tlower nl)4iut necember 1. ;uul lilmmi profusely and cou- 

 tiiiuoiisly until May. They are tjorne usually in fnurs ou extra- 

 long, strong stems. Awarded Certiticate of Merit. International Flower Show. 

 New York. ];)14. and the Penusvlvania Horticnlfural Societv. March, lliiri. 



l-i OZ. 1 OZ. 1-4 111. 1 11). 



lutrodueers re-9elected stock S .60 $2.00 ?7.00 %'lA.m 



California grown seed :l.") 1.00 ".50 1*2. 00 



Popular Spencer Winter Sweet Peas of Recent Introduction 



Th. 



All 



* iiriel it* 

 t<><ks iir 



Pink and Light Pink 



1.00 



Bohemian Girl. One of the finest pink 

 s->lfs. Tl'.e same shape as Mrs. A. 

 A. Skacii. but the color is darker, 

 with lij,'ht scarlet hjush $ 



Fordhouk Pink. The coloi- is a beau- 

 tiful rose-i>ink on w hit^ ground 

 shading deep pink toward the edge 

 of the standard and wings 



Morning Star. Kxc 'ptional l.irg;' 



Ijower of self piiik color l.on 



IVIr-i. -lo-h. Mandu. Light she! I -pink, 

 witli extra long st^ui, flow»rs very 

 rutlied. becoming a brighter pink 

 the longer tliey art' cut 



Miss Florence Roland. Light pink 

 witli salmon: tine shape and good 

 grower 



Mrs. A. A. Skach. Heautiful. clear, 

 bright pink. Much larger than Coun- 

 tess Speucer and slightly darker... .'.V\ 



Rose ijueen. A pink of sterling merit 

 and of most pleasing shade. Sown 

 indoors .luly 'Ji'i. first tiowers picked 

 Oct<djer 1. continued blooming until 

 Easter. Could not be imnroved upon. l..~o 



Selnia Swenson. The color is clear. 



light. S(»ft pink with waved petals. 1.00 



Yarrawa. r.right rose- pink. The best 

 pink for tlorists. Continuous bloom- 

 er, almost always 4 flowers ou a 

 stem. Introducers re-selected st<»ck. .(io 

 California grown seeil :;,*i 



tlcifd hflow are now too \\ cll-Uiiown to need imi< h description; we i ln>.sif> iidors to make onieriiiK eas> 

 ■e->.el.'(t.-d and can be thoroiighly relied upon to come true to di'scrii>non and color. 



White and Blush 



Itridiil \eil. IMire Mliite, In si/.i- and 



imrity of iidnr. one of Ibe best.... 

 .Mr.s. .M. Sliunolin. lionble; while. 



Black-seeiled 



Venus. Standard slightly blush-pink; 



in winter more white 



AVhite Orchid. Pure white; has stood 



the most critical tests 



Red and Rose 



Beleian Hero. .\ Im-;i iililiil rose col 

 ored variety, lb; ilIsomi.- tlower.,., 



J'ordhooU Rose. .\ cli:i rniiog shade ot 

 rosy ■aniline. Well recoinniended , 



Orchid Beauty,, Halli rose pink, with 

 orange blush 



Re€l Orchid. T.riglit ilierry-red. very 

 line shaiie. large and free bloomer. 



Sensation .Scarlet. Karly, very pro 

 dnctive and throws three to four 

 Ilotters in stems. P.riirlit scarlet,.. 



Pink and White ,. „, j „^ ,^ n, 



Christmas Pink Orchid. Standard 

 bright pink, wings white, an im- 

 provement over the IMnk and \\Tiito 

 Orchid $1.00 $;.1.00 §10.00 



Pink-and-\\ hite Orchid. Similar in 

 color to Christmas Pink, but pro- ^ 

 duces a larger flower on longer 

 stems 25 .1 



The Czar. Standard rose, wings white, 



mottled with pink: strong grttwer.. .25 .1 



2.50 

 2.50 



1 lb. 



$35.00 



9.00 

 9.00 



-10 1,: 



jo 



4.r.o i.-i.oo 



1,1111 :;,oii 



Apricot and Orange 



.Vpricot Orchid. .Mostly apricot self. 

 A cross between Miriam Beaver and 

 .Mrs. A, A, .'<kacb .« .i;o SI..-1O 



Orange Orchid. Standard orange, 

 wings dark salmon pink, beautl- 

 Inlly coh.ieil and n.niied 00 l..-,o 



Lavender and Blu3 



10,00 



,00 



S^,."io $l."..oo 



1..-.0 i,-.,oo 



1,00 :;..-i0 12.00 ' -\nita Uehrniunn. .\ lii-Miit iflil shadi' 



of biM-nder; larg- tiowers. long 

 stems, very proliiic and well fi.\ed. .$1.00 .'f.'J.OO 



K. Burke. The tiowers are large, 

 borne usually in fours on long 

 strong stems; very earlv and fixed. 

 We recommend this as the best lav- 

 ender winter- Howering Spencer to 

 date. Trade pkt, i2.T seeds) 50c 'l.TM r.,011 



Mrs. John .\I. Barker. The standard 

 is lilac, with glistening dark rose, 

 wings light blue on white ground. .Trf) l.TtO 4,."iO l,".,flO 



New cro|i seeds reail,\ for delivery in late .Inly and early in ,\iie. 

 Any other variety not in above list can be supplied 



ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON CO., Inc., 128 Chambers St., New York City 



