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Boddington's Quality Christmas 

 and Winter-Flowering Sweet Peas 



LL true stocks of Winter-Flowering Sweet Peas will lie scarce this season. Some varieties nre a total failure, owing to 

 the exceptional season In California tills Spring. We can make Immediate delivery of the varieties marked with a 

 star (*), the balance we are expecting from our grower In California at any time. Our advice to intending planters 

 Is to order early. 



Our stocks of Christmas-Flowering Sweet Peas have stood the test for years, and we can refer you to the largest 

 growers "f this Increasingly popular flower, as to the trueness and quality of "iir seed, Burliness of glooming period, 

 ami strength and habll <>f plants. 



The following varieties nre the "best by test" and include Zvolanek's and oar own introductions, grown for 

 seed from selected stocks by the leading California Growers and Specialists of Sweet Teas. Our output last year was nearly 6(100 lbs. 

 No kicks and plenty of testimonials as to quality, germination and trueness to type. 



BODDINGTON'S QUALITY WINTER-FLOWERING SWEET PEAS 



At the Exhibition and Convention of the National Sweet Pea Society of America, July 12th and 13th, 1910, we 

 again won the C. C. Morse &. Co.'s Silver Cup for the finest and best collection of Sweet Peas open to the trade only 



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•BODDINGTON'S EXTRA EARLY 

 CHRISTMAS WHITE SNOWBIRD. An 



exceptionally early Sweet Pea for Indoor 

 flowering — will bloom six weeks after 

 sowing. Color clear white, upon long 

 stems; habit fairly dwarf and of excep- 

 tionally free-tlowering qualities. With- 

 out doubt, the finest early white for in- 

 door planting. We sell one grower In 

 Pennsylvania ■ .." lbs. of this variety every 

 year, name oti application. Oz.. 30 cts.; 

 Vi lb.. 85 cts.; Vi lb.. $1.50; lb., s ' 50. 



•BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS TINK. 

 This is the earliest and most profitable 

 and useful Sweet Pea in cultivation, as 

 by sowing the seed under glass in latter 

 part of August, flowers can be cat from 

 Thanksgiving on during the Winter 

 months. Oz., 25 cts.; Vi lb., 15 cts. ; Vi lb., 

 $1.25; lb.. $2.00. 



•BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS WHITE. 

 A companion to our Christmas Pink. 

 .Inst as free and profuse a bloomer. Oz., 

 15 cts.; Vi lb., 50 cts.; Vi lb., 85 cts.; 

 lb., $1.50. 



•BODDINGTON'S CANARY. Similar to 

 the above, but flowers of an exceptionally 

 good yellow. Oz., 35 cts.; Vi lb., $1.00; 

 V, lb., $1.75; lb., $3.00. 



•BODDINGTON'S FLAMINGO. Color 



scarlet; free-flowering and early. Oz., 

 50 cts.; Vi lb., $1.50; Mr lb., $2.75 ; lb., $5.00. 

 Christmas Meteor. Scarlet; fine open red 

 flower. Oz., 25 cts.; Vi lb.. 76 cts.; Vi lb., 

 $1.25; Hi., $2.00. 

 f hristmas Captain. Blue and purple. Oz., 

 25 cts.; Vi lb., 76 cts.; Vi lb., $1.25; lb., 

 $2.00. 



'Florence Denzer. Pure white. Oz.. 15cts.; 

 Vi lb., 50 cts.; Vi lb., 85 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 Le Marquis. This is the same color as 

 Princess of Wales, violet; has very large 

 (lowers. Oz.. 25 cts.; Vi lb., 75 cts.; >/. 

 lb., $1.25; lb., $2.00. 



'Mis* Helen M. Gould. White, open flower; 

 standard lilac, marbled. Oz., 26 cts.; Vi 

 lb., 75 cts.; Vi lb., $1.25; lb., $2.00. 



*Mi*H Josey Reilly. Lilae ; very large flow- 

 ers. Oz., 25 cts.; y 4 lb., 75 cts.; y, lb., 

 $1.25; lb., $2.00. 



•Mrs. E. Wild. Carmine or dark pink. Oz., 



25 cts.; Vi lb., 76 cts.; Vi lb., $1.25; lb.. 



$2.00. 

 •Mrs. George Lewis. Large, pure white 



wavy flower. Oz., 26 cts.; Vi lb., 76 cts.; 



V4 lb.. $1.25; lb., $2.00. 

 Mrs. W. W. Smolley. Satiny pink. Oz.. 



35 cts.; Vilb., $1.00; Vi lb., $1.76; lb., $3.00. 

 Mrs. F. J. Delansky. Daybreak pink. Or., 



25 cts.; Vi lb., 75 cts.; Vi lb-, $1.25; 



$2.00. 

 •Mrs. Chas. H. Totty. Sky-blue; lute. 



;.-. its.; Vi lb., 75 cts.; Vi lb., $1.25; 



$2.00. 

 Mr*. Zvolanek. Blue, variegated; good for 



variety. Oz.. 60 cts.; Vi lb., $1.60; Vi lb.. 



$2.75: 111., $5.00. 

 •Watchung. Pure white. Oz., 25 cts.; Vi 



lb., 75 cts.; Vi lb., $1.26; lb., $2.00. 

 •Win. J. Stewart. Blue self. Oz., 25 cts.; 



V4 lb., 75 cts.; Vi lb., $1.25: lb., $2.00. 



All other varieties of Winter and Sum- 

 nier-flowerlng Sweet Peas supplied. Write 

 tor quotations. 



lb.. 



Oz., 

 lb., 



ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON. Seedsman, 



342 West 14th St. 



NEW YORK 



Exhibition — H. Youell, B. Hammond 

 Tracy, L. Merton Gage, J. B. Mc- 

 Ardle. 



Press and Bulletin — L. Merton Gage, 

 H. Youell, Montague Chamberlain, J. 

 0. Vaughan, M. Crawford. 



Mr. Cowee announced that through 

 his efforts the State of New York had 

 given the Society the sum of $1,000 

 to be used in the work at the trial 

 grounds at Ithaca. Mr. Cowee was 

 given a rousing vote of thanks. 



Address of President Hendrickson. 

 Ladies and Gentlemen. Members and 



Friends of the American Gladiolus 



Society: 



The first year of the American (ilad- 

 iolus Society is past and gone to make 

 history either good, poor or indiffer- 

 ent — which. I will not attempt to pass 

 Judgment on. However, one year is 

 hardly long enough to really accomplish 

 much in what seems to me to be the 

 two most important lines of work, 

 namely: thorough trials of all varie- 

 ties on the market, and treating in- 

 terest in and love for our favorite 

 Bower. While million of bulbs are 

 sold each year it is surprising to find 

 how many people there are in the 

 country who are not familiar or 

 acquainted with gladioli at all, and 

 only comparatively tew people have 

 any idea of the splendor and glory of 

 tire finer varieties that have been 



brought out and introduced during the 

 past ten years, but a beginning has 

 been made as the reports of the differ- 

 ent committees will show. From a 

 membership of 137 a year ago we have 

 increased to 172. This increase we 

 think is remarkable, considering the 

 number of horticultural societies scat- 

 tered all over the country. 



Our special meeting held in Boston 

 at the time of the National Flower 

 Show was well attended and much in- 

 terest was manifested in the discus- 

 sions. The attempt for an exhibit of 

 cut blooms was a failure, as it was 

 found to be about four weeks too 

 early. The present exhibit will speak 

 for itself. We are indebted to the 

 officers and directors of the S. A. F. 

 and O. H. for the free use of the room 

 In which the competitive exhibits are 

 staged. 



We have issued three bulletins dur- 

 ing the year which have been a little 

 more than self-supporting. Personal 

 observation during the present sum- 

 mer convinces me more than ever that 

 there is work for this society to do, 

 as there seems to be a craze at the 

 present time for applying names t.> 

 varieties. This is to be commended 

 when the variety named has some 

 merit, but when names are applied to 

 varieties that are inferior to varieties 

 that have been in existence for years, 

 it seems time to call a halt. Then 

 again there is no doubt whatever that 

 a lot of varieties are being renamed 

 by growers who are not familiar with 



existing varieties. It seems to me 

 that a great deal of this confusion 

 could be avoided if our society could 

 establish a bureau of registration 

 where all new varieties could be sub- 

 mitted and passed upon before they 

 are recognized as new varieties by the 

 trade. I think it would also be inter- 

 esting if we could establish a list of 

 100 best varieties, and it might be well 

 to establish a discard list to eliminate 

 some of the kinds that have been 

 superseded by later seedlings. I be- 

 lieve we can create a great deal of in- 

 terest among local horticultural so- 

 cieties if the American Gladiolus So- 

 iety would adopt some medal to be 

 offered through the local societies for 

 best exhibits of gladiolus blooms. A 

 uniform medal could be made without 

 a great deal of cost to our society, and 

 I think it would accomplish much in 

 the spread of interest. 



In conclusion I wish to express my 

 appreciation of the honor in being the 

 first president of the American Glad- 

 iolus Society. I bespeak the same loyal 

 support of the membership to my suc- 

 i • ssor in office, and predict a very use- 

 mi and successful future for this so- 

 ciety. 



The Columbus Florists' Association 

 i t'olumbus, Ohio, enjoyed an outing 

 Ibinianndale Park on August 12. 

 fore leaving the park a parade of 

 reral of the central streets was 

 made in autos and at the park a pic- 

 nic dinner and games were enjoyed. 



