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The Rorists' Review 



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BODDIIfiTOrS QOiLITT FLOWER SEEDS 



SELECTED SEEDS SUCCESSFULLY SOWN SECURE 

 SURE. SAFE AND SERVICEABLE SATISFACTION 



IT has been, is, and always will be our policy and intention to disseminate only the 

 very choicest strains of flowering seeds (or any other varieties of seeds), giving 

 ' special attention to the class known as Florists' Seeds, and intending customers 

 need have no hesitation in buying or fear of disappointment when they bloom. 

 No expense has been spared to secure the finest types as to habit of plant, form of 

 flower, color and breeding of our Quality strains of Primula, Cineraria, Cyclamen, 

 Calceohiria, etc. 



ASPARAGUS 



PLUMOSUS NANUS. True greenhouse grown. 50 cts. per 100 

 seeds, $1.00 for 250 seeds, $3.50 per 1000 seeds. 



PLUMOSUS NANUS. California grown. 50 cts. per 100 seeds, 

 75 cts. for 250 seeds, $2.50 per 1000 seeds. 



SPRENGERI. 25 cts. for 260 seeds, 75 cts. per 1000 seeds, $3.00 

 for 5000 seeds. 



CALCEOLARIA HYBRIDA 



BODDINGTON'S PERFECTION. The herbaceous Calceolaria is 

 an easily cultivated plant. So long as frost is excluded from 

 the plants in Winter they are perfectly safe, and to attempt to 

 hasten growth at any time is a failure. July is the best 

 month for sowing the seed. The great advance made in the 

 habit of the strains offered is remarkable, whilst in the colors 

 there is a marlted improvement. Saved by England's most 

 famous specialists. Monster flowers of rich and varied colors, 

 including spotted, laced, blotched and self-colored varieties. 

 % pkt. 60 cts., pkt. $1.00. 



Boddinston's Matchless CINERARIAS 



BODDINGTON'S MATCHLESS CINERARIA. A combination of 

 the three most famous English strains, which we can recom- 

 mend to those wishing to grow the best. Tall, % trade pkt. 

 60 cts., trade pkt. $1.00; Dwarf, \^ trade pkt. 60 cts., trade 

 pkt. $1.00. 



CINERARIA STELLATA (Star-flowering Cineraria). Tall grow- 

 ing, 4 to 5 feet; excellent as a single specimen for table deco- 

 ration, or for grouping with splendid effect in corridors and 

 conservatories. % trade pkt. 60 cts., trade pkt. $1.00. 



CANDYTUFT (Iberis) h. a. 



BODDINGTON'S GIANT 

 pure white, spiral spikes, 

 glass. Trade pkt. G5 cts. 



HYACINTH-FLOWERED. Large, 

 The finest variety for growing under 

 , oz. $2.00. 



MIGNONETTE h. a. 



BODDINGTON'S MAJESTY. The finest of all the fancy varie- 

 ties of Mignonette; an improvement on Allen's Defiance. Seed 

 saved from select spikes under glass. Trade pkt. 60 cts., % 

 oz. $1.00, oz. $7.50. 



BODDINGTON'S POT MYOSOTIS 



Forget-Me-Nots are delightful subjects for flowering indoors 

 at Christmas time, and as they are everywhere welcome the 

 practice of growing plants in pots is rapidly increasing. Sown 

 in July and potted on, the strain we offer produces fine, 

 free-growing specimen plants. Trade pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. for 

 $1.25. 



SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly Flower) h.a. i^ait. 



Elegant, free-flowering, hardy annuals for the garden in Sum- 

 mer or for pot culture in the greenhouse during Winter. 

 GRANDIFLORUS BODDI NGTONII. Boddington's Select 

 Hybrid*. This strain is superior to any of the Schizanthus in 

 cultivation, the flowers are better shaped and the colors are 

 more varied. In habit the plants are very bushy, and the 

 flowers are invaluable for cutting; as a pot plant for con- 

 servatory decoration they are unequaled. Trade pkt. 75 cts. 

 WISETONENSIS. The colors are varied, ranging from white 

 with yellow center to pink with brown center. Most useful 

 as a Winter plant, and should be given a place in every green- 

 house. Trade pkt. 50 cts. 



Boddington's Matchless GIANT PRIMULAS 



PRIMULA SINENSIS 



Boddington's Matchless Giant Primulas, Mixed. This selection 

 includes all the finest Giant Single Primulas of the plain- 

 leaved class. % trade pkt. 60 cts., trade pkt. $1.00. 



Boddington's Matchless Giant Pure White. 



Boddington's Matchless Giant Blush White. 



Boddington's Matchless Giant Orange King. A delightful nov- 

 elty; almost orange. 



Boddington's Matchless Giant Rose. ^ 



Boddington's Matchless Giant Scarlet. 



Boddington's Matchless Giant Royal Blue. 



Each, 1/2 trade pkt. 60 cts., trade pkt. $1.00. Collection of the 



above 6 varieties, Yz trade pkt. each, for $3.50. 



The Duchess. The large, pure white flower, with its unique 

 zone of bright, rosy carmine, surrounding a clear yellow eye, 

 is simply unapproachable in its beauty. % trade pkt. 60 cts., 

 trade pkt. $1.00. 



Sutton's Coral Pink. The name describes it; habit dwarf and 

 compact; flowers thrown well above foliage. Pkt. $1.00. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA 



Primula obconica gigantea Kermeslna. Beautiful, deep crimson. 

 Primula obconica gigantea alba. The pure white flowers greatly 



enhance the beauty of the existing lilac, rose and crimson 



shades. 



Primula obconica gigantea lilaclna. Beautiful lilac. 

 Primula obconica gigantea rosea. Lovely rose. 

 Primula obconica gigantea grandlflora. Mixed varieties, con- 

 taining pure white to deep crimson. 



Each of above, Yz pkt. 30 cts., pkt. 50 cts. 



PRIMULA floribunda grandlflora (Buttercup). Small yellow 

 flowers, borne in great profusion: flne for pots. Pkt. 50 cts. 

 Forbesll (Baby Primrose). Pkt. 25 cts. 



PRIMULA KEWENSIS (Giant Buttercup). This plant is a 

 strong grower, with bright green leaves and numerous erect 

 flower-scapes, 10 to 18 inches in height, producing flowers in 

 whorls at Intervals along their whole length. The flowers are 

 fragrant, bright yellow in color, with a slender tube and 

 spreading limb nearly an Inch in diameter. As a Winter- 

 flowering decorative plant it is an acquisition; very florlferous 

 when in a small state. % trade pkt. 60 cts., pkt. $1.00. 



PRIMULA FIMBRIATA, GIANT QUEEN ALEXANDRA. G. P. 



The largest white Primula Sinensis, blooms measuring 2% 

 inches across. Petals very solid and erect. Robust foliage 

 with red stems. % pkt. 60 cts., trade pkt. $1.00. 



PRIMULA, NEW HYBRID QUEEN OF ROSES. A lovely new- 

 hybrid of P. obconica and P. stellata, producing shapely heads 

 of large and beautiful, bright rose-colored flowers, remaining 

 decorative for a long time. 1 foot. Trade pkt. $1.00, % pkt. 

 60 cts. 



PRIMULA MALACOIDES. H. H. P. (The Giant Baby Prim- 

 rose.) The plants branch very freely. The flowers, which 

 are % inch wide, are of a pretty light lilac, and are borne in 

 whorls on long stems. If grown in a greenhouse, can be had 

 in bloom in four months after sowing. Trade pkt. 50 cts.. 3 

 pkts. for $1.25. 



FRIMULA MALACOIDES ALBA. The white prototype of the 

 foregoing variety, and a great acquisition; very chaste and 

 beautiful as a plant or cut flower. Trade pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. 

 for $1.25. 



ARTHUR T. BODDINBTON, S'ejtnian 



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