December 



1911 



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s Forcing Gladiolus 



GLADIOLUS, Colvlllel and Nanus (type) 

 Planl thcae an g your carnations; 



they will c in bandy at any time. 



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Blushing Bride. I'luwera lire large, 

 pure white with delicate pink Bpot. 

 i .nil tor early Forcing $0.75 $5.00 



Peach BloHsoiii. Tlie must I utlful of 



all the l il Mel type of Oladiolna; 

 the coloi i h elj sori pink, on the 

 order ol the Klllarney rose 1.00 8.00 



Tile Itri.l vill.-i alba). This Lively 



white miniature Gladiolus makes a 

 useful rut Bower for early Bprlng 

 use; will stand forcing; 75 6.00 



Gladiolus Gandavensis Hybrids 



Many florists plant these' In boxes, or among 

 their carnations, in the winter. They are excel- 

 lent for decorative purposes and realize good 

 prices, either wholesale or retail, i.ladioius are 

 a good catch-crop and take np but little room. 

 The full. .win- are the best for this purpose: 



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America. The flowers, which are of im- 

 mense size, are of the most beauti- 

 ful flesh-pink .-..Inr $3.25 $30.00 



Augusta. The florists' best white Glad- 

 iolus: 



First size bulbs. 1% Indies up 2.00 18.00 



liulbs, I'/, t.. I' 1 , indies 1.75 10.00 



Shakespeare. White and rose 4.75 45.00 



May. Pure white, flaked rosy crimson; 



the best forcer; selected bulbs 1.75 15.00 



Brenchleyrnsis .true.. Fiery scarlet; 



top roots 1.75 15.00 



Selected bulbs 1.25 12.00 



First size 1.00 9.00 



Boddinetnn'h While and Light. Extra- 

 selected bulbs. I a.', Inches and up 1.50 14.00 



American Hybrids, A mixture of the 

 choicest varieties of Gladiolus 1.00 



9.00 



ASTILI 



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.\-.lill„.i,l,s llnrilinnda $1.00 



i u...|.:i. i:i multillora 1.00 



Gladstone. Enormous spikes of 



pure white flowers 1.25 



Queen of Holland. One of the 



tlnest. grand florist's variety... 1.25 

 Japonica 75 



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9.00 87.00 



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The true value of this Iris appears to have been 

 overlooked in this country. The great diversity 

 of color and Its being equally adapted for gentle 

 forcing ami massing In beds make it one "f the 

 must useful bulbs to plant. 



100 1000 

 Alexander von II ..inlu.lt . Hark blue. ..$0.50 (3.50 



Helle Cbinolse. Pure yellow 50 3.50 



Blanche Soperbe. Pure white 50 



Blanche Clear. White with pale center. ..".u 

 British Queen. Large white; very flue. .50 

 Cajanae. Beautiful deep golden yellow. .50 



UiOM.ii.r.i. Pale yellow 50 



Darling. Blue; very line; early 50 



Mixed, all colors 35 



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..I \ i II M II BLOSSOM. 



ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, Seedsman, 3« Wert I4ft«. 



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ously in making the course a success 

 during tne past few years will again 



give lectures on their s| i topics, 



It is expected that this special lecture 



course will include talks by W. H. 

 Cobb, Lord & Burnham Company, 

 "Greenhouse Construction," January 

 5th; It. o King, Kim; Construction 

 Company, "Greenhouse Construction," 

 January ll'lh; C. P Boyle, Thomas 

 Galvin, inc., "The Retail Trade," Jan- 

 uary lr.tli; V. J. Klder, Lord & Burn- 

 ham Company, "Greenhouse Heating," 

 January 19th; Win. Sim. Cliftondale, 

 "Violets and Sweet Peas," January 

 22nd; C. H. Totty. .Madison. N. J., 

 "Chrysanthemums." January 26th; 

 W. H. Elliott. Brighton, "Rose Cul- 



ture," February 6th; Eber Holmes, 

 Montrose. "Rose Culture," February 

 9th; M. A. Patten, Tewksbury, "Car- 

 nation Culture," February 16th. 



It is expected this year that a gen- 

 eral conference ol florists will be held 

 during Farmers' Week which is sched- 

 uled from March 11th to March 15th 

 inclusive. At that time it is hoped to 

 have a large delegation of florists pres- 

 • hi :uul to have a series of lectures by 

 men of wide reputation. A flower 

 exhibition will be held in connection 

 with this meting. 



The expenses for this course will in- 

 clude the registration fee of $5; fur- 

 nished rooms in private families may 

 be obtained at a cost of from $1 to $3 



a week. Board at the dining hall is 

 $4 a week and it may be obtained in 

 private families for from $4 to $5. In 

 addition to these expenses some allow- 

 ance should be made for expenses on 

 the observation trips. 



Any additional information may be 



obtained from Dr. William D. Hurd, 



etor of Extension Work, Amherst, 



. or from Professor E. A. White 



! the Department of Floriculture. 



Decatur, III.— Hail and wind did con- 

 siderable damage to the greenhouses 

 of X. Isommersbach, 318 N. Water 

 street: Daut Bros., 112 E. Prairie 

 eet. and the Harrold Nurseries on 

 Nov. 11. 



