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Arthur T. Boddington . 342 West 14th St.. New Vork City 



BODDINGTQN'S QUALITY SWEET PEAS 



THF PITT TITRF OF SWFFT PF AS McGee Pratt, the well-known authority on Sweet Peas. Dig a trt-nch i foot 



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soil, also firmed down well. Sow Peas in double row, not too thick, and cover w ith earth to top of trench. If firmed to i inch below the sur- 

 face, it does best in a dry season. Never draw soil on top of the growing vines; it settles in the ( rown formed just above the ground, holds 

 water and rots the plant, and the dead vine is then believed to suffer from the blight. All I'eas should be well firmed in well-pulverized soil. 



The greatest enemy to young .Sweet Peas is the cutworm, and they are so destructive as to prevent some people from ever having a 

 good stancl of Sweet Peas. They usually take the young shoots just as they come up, and while some plants will send out new shoots and 

 grow again after being cut off, niost of them are cut too far down and are ruined. A sprinkling of lime over the row sometimes helps to keej; 

 out the cutworms. A handful of grass, dipped in a solution of Paris green will .sometimes attract the worms and the poison kills them. 



The New Orchid-flowering Sweet Peas, Countess of Spencer Hybrids 



Here we have a new distinct type and form in Sweet Peas. Tlie flower-stems are unusually long and the flowers are so set on the 

 stem that there is a graceful fluffiness to a bunch of them in distinct contrast to the ordinary kinds of Sweet Peas. So far but few colors 

 have developed in this type, aufl some of these sport or change more or less in flowering. The wings and standartls of the flowers are ver\ 

 large, and its graceful form, with the immense size, make it certain to supersede all older kinds of .Sweet Peas, as fast as standard colors 

 appear and become fi.xed. The following are considered tlie best by test : 



COUNTESS OF SPEN- 

 CER. Bright, clear pink, 

 showing a little deeper at 

 the edge. The form is open 

 and the margins of the pet- 

 als are wavy. Both stand- 

 ard and wings are very 

 large, the blossoms usually 

 measuring 2 in. across. The 

 stems are long, and it pos- 

 sesses every characteristic 

 that can be described in a 

 Sweet Pea. 



DOROTHY ECKFORD. 



So much has been written 

 and said of this grand new 

 white that already it must 

 be familiar to a great num- 

 ber of lovers of this glori- 

 ous flower. In addition to 

 its pureness it is a grand 

 giant flower, also robust in 

 growth and stem, with no 

 tendency whatever to tinge 

 or go pink. 



EVELYN BYATT. The 



richest colored Pea yet in- 

 troduced. It may be termed 

 a self -gorgeous, having a 

 rich orange - salmon stan- 

 dard, with falls or wings of 

 a trifle deeper color, giving 

 a rich, fiery orange or deep 

 sunset color to the whole 

 flower ; very striking and unitjue 



GLADYS UNWIN. The finest pink 



Sweet Pea yet introduced ; a striking 



and sterling variety, quite fi.xed and 



distinct and a great accjuisition ; has a very 



large and bold flower, not hooded, but witli 



a very striking upright crinkled or wavy 



standard and broad wings ; pale rosy pink. 



Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 HELEN PIERCE. A very pretty and dis- 

 tinct variety. Flowers a bright blue, mottled or 



marbled on white ground, after the style of a glox- 

 inia in coloring and markings ; very striking and 



unique. The flowers are of very good substance, 



and last well when cut. Should be included in 



all collections. 



JANET SCOTT. This might be called a new shade 

 of fleep i)lnk with (".olden Gate shaded wings. The 

 flowers are considerably deeper and richer in color thr.n 

 the favorite Katherine Tracy. 



All the above varieties, except where noted, pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 16 cts., 2 ozs. 26 cts.. J jlb. 40 cts. 



COUNTESS OF SPENCER HYBRIDS. In splendid 

 mixture. Customers who are at loss what varieties to 

 buy will find this mixture a most satisfactory way t() 

 have the " IC i)Iuribus muim " of this lovely flower. Pkt. Orchid 

 lo cts., oz. 1.5 cts , 2 ozs. 25 cts., KIb. 40'". 



flowering Sweet Pea, 

 Nora Unwin 



English Novelty 

 Orchid - flowered 

 Sweet Peas, 1907 



NORA UNWIN especially 

 t;ikes its place easily in the 

 front rank of whites, far out- 

 distancing Dorothy Eck- 

 ford, which was hitherto 

 considered the finest white. 

 This variety has the same 

 bold wavy standard as 

 (jladys Unwin. Like all the 

 progeny of Gladys Unwin, 

 it is true to name and does 

 not sport. Pkt. 2.sc., 5 pkts. 

 for $1 ; oz. $1, Hib. fo.50. 

 MRS. ALFRED WAT- 

 KINS is a superb pink of 

 Gladys Unwin type, the 

 same pale pink color as tire 

 old Princess Beatrice, which 

 was thought so much of 

 when it came out many 

 years ago ; but the flowers 

 of Mrs. Alfred Watkins are 

 so very much larger and 

 have the beautiful, bold 

 wavy standard of Gladys 

 Unwin. It will be one of 

 the best varieties for cut 

 bloom. Pkt 25 cts., 5 pkts. 

 f(jr $1 ; oz. $t, H]h. $3.50. ^ 

 FRANK DOLBY ,is a lovely 

 pale blue, the same shade as 

 Lady Grisel Hamilton, but very 

 much larger, and, being also bred 

 from Gladys Unwin, it has the same 

 bold wavy standard and large size 

 as its parent. It is today the largest 

 and finest pale blue Sweet Pea. Pkt. 

 25c., 5 pkts. for $1 ; oz. $1, K lb. $3.50. 

 E. J. CASTLE is a magnificent addition 

 to the Gladvs Unwin class, with the same 

 large flowers and bold wavy standard of 

 its parent. It is somewhat lighter than 

 John Ingman, but with rather more sal- 

 mon shading in the standard, and this, over 

 its other merits has a lovely effect. Pkt. 

 25 cts., 5 pkts. for $1 ; oz. $1, 'Alh. $3.50. 



SOME ENGLISH FAVORITES 

 Bolton's Pink, Mrs. Charles Foster, Geo. 

 Herbert, Queen Alexandra and Shasta. For 



full descrii)tion and prices, see page i 



NOVELTY SWEET PEAS, 1908 

 Burpee's White Spencer, Burpee's Prim- 

 rose Spencer, Florence Morse Spehcer, 

 Lorna Doone aii<l Saint George. For full de- 

 scription and prices, see page i. 



