BODDINGTONS ' ^yUCltltV SEEDS 



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Chrysanthemum inooorum, Bridal Kobe 



Gloxinia, Boddingtou's Large-flowered Striped and Marbled 



Gloxinia, Boddington's Large- 

 flowered Striped and Marbled 



These very remarkable Gloxinias have, by careful si l( c 

 tion, now been so far fixed that per 

 cent of the seedlings come true. The 

 ground color of the large, erect and 

 widely opened flowers is a velvety pur- 

 ple-crimson, with a rosy white threat. 

 On the often seven -lobed corolla ap- 

 pear more or less sharply defined bands, 

 spots and stripes, characteristic of this 

 nt-w class, the latter mostly of a violet 

 hue. We have here quite a bizarre type 

 of the popular and now so highly per- 

 fected Gloxinia, which cannot fail to 

 interest all friends of gesneraceous 

 plants. Pkt. 75 cts., 3 pkts. for $2. 



Winter-blooming Wall- 

 flower. Cheiranthus Kewensis 



We introduced from England two 

 years ago, this pl.^nt, of which we offer 

 seed for tlie first time ; it must rank as 

 one of the most important of recent nov- 

 elties. It originated from a cross 

 between the perennial Cheira)ilhus 

 miilahilis a.iv\ singlegardeti Wallflower, 

 and lias retained the fine odor of the 

 latter parent. Borne on numerous slen- 

 der stalks, the black-brown buds open 

 into flowersof a delicate sulphur shade, 

 which passes gradually to orange or 

 purple-violet, — indeed, one sometimes 

 finds all three colors on a plant at the 

 same time. Its very long - blooming 

 nature, and also the fact that it flowers 

 in live or six months after sowing, adds 

 considerably to the value of this nov- 

 elty. For winter gardens and the deco- 

 ration of cool rooms it will be found a 

 very desirable plant, as, if sown in July, 

 it blooms uninterruptedly from Novem 

 bertill spring. After a period of rest, 

 the plants shoot out afresh in autumn 

 and develop them into particularly fin<' 

 specimens. Pkt. 50c., 3 pkts. for$i.25. 



Chrysanthemum 

 inodorum. Bridal Robe 



Chrysanlhe»iii?H inodorum ple- 

 iiissimum is undoubtedly one of 

 our most useful annuals, and we 

 are glad to be able to offer a new 

 variety as distinct as it is beauti- 

 ful. Of very compact and upright 

 habit and not exceeding 10 inches 

 in height, the sturdy plants throw 

 out their finely-feathered foliage 

 from the base and deck themselves 

 with a mantle of extra double pure 

 white flowers. Chrysanthemum 

 Bridal Robe, coming true from 

 seed, will certainly prove a bed- 

 ding plant of the very first rank, 

 while also useful for pot culture, 

 and considering the long time the 

 flowers last when cut. Pkt. 35 cts., 

 3 pkts. for $1. 



Aster, Snowdrift 



Certainly the earliest Aster in culti- 

 vation 



The leaves are narrow and sparse, and the branches spring from close 

 to the ground. The entire energy of the plant seems given to the produc- 

 tion of 12 to 20 long, slender, upright stems, crowned with in,mense feath- 

 ery flowers. The long, recurved petals give the flowers an exceedingly 

 graceful effect, heightened in many cases by the ragged, irregular charac- 

 ter of the petals in the center of the flower. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. for $1. 



Aster. Giant Comet 



White changing to amethyst-blue 



Extremely delicate new color of this beautiful tall-growing class, with 

 large, double, long-petaled, curly flow ers, which are nearly pure white in 

 fpi'tiin'^', rlinns;iii,t;, as the flower is developing, to a clear light blue tint of 



a w onderful pleasing effect. Fine ancf 

 very handsome variety for cutting pur- 

 poses. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. for $1. 



Aster, Vick's Violet King 



The peer of the grandest chrysanthemum 



The habit is similar to the popular 

 Vick's Branching, vigorous in growth, 

 long, stiff stems ; petals somewhat re- 

 semble the quilled varieties, but much 

 larger and liroader, completely cover- 

 ing the crown. In shape and size the 

 bloom is round, full and large, many of 

 the flowers 4 to 5 inches. Its color is a 

 soft violet-lilac. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. 

 for $1. 



Aster, Lavender Gem 



A beautiful variety of Aster, of the 

 Comet type, with large, loosely ar- 

 ranged (lowers, which are perfectly 

 double, and of a beautiful, delicate 

 shade of lavender ; flowers are borne 

 on long stems, and are excellent for 

 cutting. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 i>kts. for $1. 



Medeola asparagoides 

 myrtifolia 



The new Smiiax for light eff)sct 



Haul of foliage, :ind, therefore, of 

 great tlurability, repeated trials show- 

 ing that the cut trails will keep fresh for 

 six or seven days, and. when in water, 

 lonsiderably longer. In this variety 

 these sprays are produced with even 

 greater freedom than in the case of its 

 popular parent. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. 

 for $1.25. 



Cheiranthus Kewensis 



