BODDINGTQN'S ^yUCltltA/ BULBS 



Boddington''s Quality- 

 Standard Named Gladioli 



The Grand Giant Gladiolus, HOLLANDIA 



(The Pink Brenchleyensis). 



Flowers well arranged on a spike which attains a 

 height of about 4 feet. Often as many as 30 blooms of a 

 charming pink shade tinted yellow are open at one 

 time. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., $5 per 100. 

 Attraction. Deep, dark, rich crimson, with a very 



1 conspicuous, large pure white center and 



throat. At once a most beautiful and attractive sort. 

 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., S6 per 100 

 Ausiista. Pure white, with slight tint of lavender on 

 throat. The finest white Gladiolus in e.xist- 

 ence for the amateur. Selected bulbs 10 cts. each, 60 cts. 

 per doz., $4 per 100; first-size bulbs, 5 cts. each, 50 cts. 

 per doz., %}, per 100. 



Blue Jay. (Baron Hulot). The finest blue Gladiolus 

 yet seen. It is a rich, deep color of an in- 

 digo shade. The only real blue Gladiolus on the mar- 

 ket, and a very valuable addition to the list of extra- 

 fine Gladioli. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $15 per 100. 



Brenchleyensis. Vermilion-scarlet ; one of the most 



1 1 showy, satisfactory and cheapest. 



5 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz., %2 per 100. 



Canary Bird. This without doubt is the best yellow 



■ variety ne.xt to Sulphur King A pure 

 canary-yellow that is very pleasing and attractive. 

 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $10 per 100. 



Childsii Giant. F'owers of great substance and 



■ gigantic size, frequently 7 to 9 inches 

 across. Our mixed strain of this Gladiolus embraces 

 every known color. 5c. each, 50c. per doz., $3 per 100. 

 Contrast. F'owers of great substance and a beautiful 



■ compact spike of perfect form. Color 

 intense scarlet with a large, distinct pure white center 

 which is neither tinted nor mottled. One of the most 

 striking and beautiful Gladioli ever introduced. 25 cts. 

 each, $2.50 per doz., $20 per 100. 



GrofPs New Hybrids. The flowers are of great sub- 



stance, and gigantic ; every 



known color among Gladioli is represented, and manv 

 shades never before seen, particularly blues, grays, and 

 purple-blacks, with beautifully mottled and spotted 

 throats. Mixed colors, 5c. ea., 30c. per doz., $2 per 100. 



I. S. Hendrickson. (New). A beautiful and irregu- 



_ _ lar mottling of white and bright 



deep pink; in some the pink, and in others the white 

 predominating. Flowers and spikes very large and 

 fine. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100. 

 May. White, flaked rosy crimson ; under greenhouse 

 I cultivation comes almost pure white. 5 cts. 



each, 40 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 

 Melrose. White, flaked pink, bright crimson center. 



1 Very large and fine. 20 cts. each, $2 per 



doz., S15 per 100. 



Mrs. Francis King. O"^. t^*^ newer varieties of 



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merit. Color of flower is a light 

 scarlet of a pleasing shade which attracts attention at once. Flow- 

 ers are large and are borne on long spikes. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per 

 doz., $5 per loo. 



Octoroon. ^ beautiful salmon-pink; very distinct. 10 cts. each, 



1 75 cts. per doz., $6 per 100. 

 Princeos One of the finest Gladioli in cultivation. Color rich crini- 



S— son, with broad, white blotches across the lower petals. 



Flowers can be grown to nearly 8 inches in diameter under stimulat- 

 ing culture. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100. 



Queen of the Yellows. (^''^'Y;' 5?",^ °f ''"^s' P^^'Sst yei- 



-= low Gladioli in existence ; large flowers 



and spike highly recommended. 5c. each, 50 cts. per doz., $4 per 100. 

 Shakespeare, ^^'hite, suffused carmine-rose. A gigantic-growing 



*- '- Gladiolus. One of the best for forcing under glass. 



Extra-selected first-size bulbs. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz., $8 per 100. 

 Sulphur Kins. Deep, pure yellow. One of the best of its color. 



— 40 cts. each, $3.75 per doz., $30 per 100. 



William Falconer. Spike of great length and flowers of enormous 



$1 per doz., $7.50 per 100. 



size. Beautiful clear light pink. 10 cts. each. 



Types of Gladioli 



1900. ^^'^^ shade of red, with prominent white spots on the three 



'- lower petals. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., S5 per 100. 



One each of the above-named collections for $2 



Boddington's Quality Mixtures of Gladioli 



American Hybrids. All colors mixed. 25 cts. per doz.. $2 per 100. 



Boddington's White and Light. The finest mixture of light 

 shades ever offered, containing a large percentage of the finest 

 named sorts. 30 cts. per doz., S2.50 per 100, $20 per 1,000. 



Groff's Silver Trophy Strain — 



Newest Reds, Scarlet and Crimson, 60 cts. per doz., $4 per 100. 

 New White, Light and Yellow. 75 cts. per doz., $5 per 100. 

 Rare Blue, Lilac and Heliotrope shades. %\ per doz , S6 per 100. 



Lemoine's Spotted Hybrids Mixed. Popularly known as But- 

 terfly Gladioli. Remarkable for the richness and variety of their 

 colors and odd orchid-like markings. 30 cts. per doz., $2 per 100. 



Orange and Yellow, 75 cts. per doz., $6 per 100. 



Pink and Rose Shades. 40 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 



Scarlet and Red. 40 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 



Striped and Variegated. 50 cts. per doz., S4 per 100. 



