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Boddington's Gigantic Pansies 



Our CHALENGF. PANSY seed contaius only the giant self-colors, tUe giant 

 all carefully mixed in proportion. You could not buy better seed it 



etc. 



Can be produced only £r«m the giaat sfams. 



striped and variegated and the giant blotched 



70U paid $100 per ounce. Our Challenge r 



der booked last year was <i"P>'<\»'«i^„"°?.i'l'^;=S?=;'t,';j;'l,-',os,'oms'' Tbis"vear,'by" adding "improved types, intehdln 



fo^;i'e?s1a'TltsometVl';'l'fd^p^1c°a'tlln^'?t^ in'creLed satisfae-Jion. Our "mark" fn 



strain is "Challen^-e," and it is all the word denotes. 



Pansy seed during the "past 'season gave unprecedented satisfaction, and every or- 

 1 Increased this year. All the testimonials received menticned specially the high 



for this 



-All Giants. 



Pansy— Bodilington's " Challenge " 



This mixture contains all the finest Giant strains— 

 of thi leading Pansy Specialists in the w9rld-the 

 Oiant self-colors, the Giant striped and margined, and 

 he Giant blotched, etc., all carefully mixed in .pro 

 nortion-the finest that money can buy— the 

 your money can buy. A florist who has grown 

 said- "Why don't you call it Defiance. 

 V, trade pkt. 25c., trade pkt. 50c., % oz 

 SI. 50, Vi oz. $2.75. m. $5.00. 



finest 

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BOODINGTON'S QUALITY "ENGLISH" PANSY. 



A superb strain of highly colored flowers in great variety 



■'"oufMr°Bunynrd, while visiting the Boyal International 

 Fxh Mtion in London, was much Impressed with these 

 blooms and secured as much seed as PO^^'hl^-'/o, o''"'?^""- 

 cient to offer same in packets which we do as follows .- 

 Trade Packet 1500 seeds) for $1.00 

 1/, Trade Packet (250 seeds) for .50 



OTHER CHOICE VARIETIES OF GIANT PANSIES. 



Triumph of the Giants. Extremely large 



flower of beautiful coloring. Should Tr. pkt 



be grown by every florist ^u m 



Tr. pkt. 



Boddington-8 "Challenge" Mixture...... ?0 50 



Giant Trimardeiu. Mammoth-fiowenng, 

 and in a good "hSe <>f color. .... .... 



Giant Masterpiece (Frilled Pansy). Petals 

 beautifully waved; exquisite colors.... 



Cassier's Giant. A fine strain of large, 

 highlv colored flowers • • ; ■ • 



Giant isugnofs Stained. Extra choice 

 flowers, large and plenty of light colors 



Giant Madame Ferret. A recent intro- 

 duction by a celebrated French special- 

 ist ; of strong, free growth . . .... . . . 



Giant Fire Kins. Brilliant reddjsh yel- 

 low, with large brown eyes 



Giant Lord BeaconsfieUl Deep purple- 

 violet, top petals light blue.... 



Giant Canary Bird. Ground color i3 a. 

 Iiright golden yellow and each petal is 

 marked with a darker blotch... 



Giant Orchidaeflora, or Orchid-flowered 

 PauBV. Splendid variety; beautiful 

 shades of pink, lilac, orange, rose, terra 

 cotta. chamois, etc • ■ ; • • • 



Giant Emperor William. Ultramarine- 

 blue, purple eye .■••■••,; 



Giant Golden Queen. Bright yellow, no 



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Giant Golden Yellow. Yellow, brown eye. 



Giant King of the Blacks (Faust). Black. 



Giant President McKinley. Golden yel- 

 low, large dark blotch ........■.••■ •••■ 



Giant Prince Bismarck. Yellowish bronze, 

 dirk GVG .......•••■••••-• 



Giant Pretiosa. Crimson-rose, white mar- 

 gin, violet blotch 



Giant Rosy Lilac 



Giant White. Violet spot 



14 OZ. Vi oz. 



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NOVELTY PANSIES 



Tr. pkt 



ADONIS Light blue, with white center $0 2.^ 



ANnKOMED.\. Rosy, with lavender tints 2._) 



BRIDESM.VID. Giant flowers of rosy white 



EJIPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH. Pure white, large 



violet spots •■ •;■'■, 



MACVE QUEEN. A delicate mauve Pansy, the lower 



three petals marked with a large blotch of carmine... 

 PSY'CHE. Violet, bordered white; beaut:fully waved 



petals 



PE.\COck. All the name implies; a most beautiful 



vari-colored variety; peacock blue, edged white 



Rl'BY KING. Superb crimson and red shades 



SNOWFLAKE. Pure white ; immense flower 



Vl'LCAN. Giant brilliant dark red, with five black 



blotches ; unique 



Collection of tie above 10 varieties, one packet each, f. r $; 



BOODINGTON'S GIANT PANSIES TO COLOR. 



Named ^'arieties Mixed 



For our customers who desire special shades in Pansios 

 we have pleasure in offering the following: 

 Liebt Shades, Yellow Shades, Spotted Shades, Striped and 



Mottled, Dark Shades, Blue Shades, Bronze Shades, Red 



and Brown Shades, trade pkt. 25 cts., % c%. $1.00, % oz. 



$1.75. oz. $3.00. 



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ARTHUR T.BODDINGTON, Seedsman, 



342 West 14th St. 

 NEW YORK 



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ST. LOUIS NOTES. 



It has been rumored that Fred Pape 

 will be appointed assistant city fores- 

 ter this weelv by City Forester Julius 



Koenig. , u^ ti, 



Mr. A. Roherbach has bought the 

 greenhouses and grounds from the 

 Brix Floral Co. at Jennings Station. 

 He will grow tor the local marltet. 



Geo. T. AngermuUer will, along 

 with Mrs*. AngermuUer, leave this 

 week for a western trip by automobile, 

 having recently bought a new touring 

 car. 



Julius Schafer, manager for Mrs. M. 

 M. Ayers on Grand avenue is visiting 

 Chicago tor a ten days' vacation and on 

 his return Mrs. Ayers will leave for 

 a summer trip east and will return 

 when the fall season opens. 



State Vice-President P. H. Weber of 

 the S. A. F., reports that he has a 

 large list of florists who are going to 

 the Chicago convention next month. 

 There may be as many as sixty going. 

 This will be the largest delegation ever 

 out of here for a S. A. F. Convention. 



The C. Young & Sons Co. held a 



stoclsholders' meeting last weelc and 

 the following officers were elected to 

 serve one year. James Young, presi- 

 dent; W. C. Young, vice-president and 

 manager of greenhouse plant; Edna 

 Young, secretary, and Charles Young, 

 treasurer and manager of the store. 



Beloit, Wis. — Lightning strucli the 

 greenhouse of J. H. Farnsworth, near 

 Rockton, on June 29 and two buildings 

 were destroyed by the fire which fol- 

 lowed. Loss partially covered by in- 

 surance. 



