BODDINGTON'S '^A.UXtWl/ SEEDS 



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Boddington''s Quality Perennial Seeds for Wild Gardens 



and Woodlands 



SPLENDID MIXTURE OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED BEAUTIFUL VARIETIES 



These mixtures contain many beautiful and interesting jjerennials, furnishing a profusion of bloom from early summer until frost. They 

 are intended to produce a display without the care necessary to regularly kept flower beds. We sell annually large quantities of these 

 seeds for beautifying the surroundings of seashore and country hotels and residences. They not only beautify the grounds, but afford 

 many varieties of flowers useful to cut for house decoration ; and owing to the large number of varieties comprising the mi.vtures, one finds 

 some new variety of Ijloom almost every day, and it is most interesting to watch for them. 



Dwarf Wild Garden Flower Seeds. M-ov.. pkt. 75 cts., oz. Si. 50, '{lb. ^5, lb. $18, postpaid. \^ . , , , 



Tall WUd Garden Flower Seeds. M-oz. pkt. 75 cts., oz. $1.50, $5, lb. fiS, postpaid. J ^^^''nS broadcast. 



For Other Collections of Flower Seeds See Body of Flower Seed Portion of This Catalogue 



Cultural Directions for Perennial Seeds 



Perennial seed sown in the late summer and fall will flower the following year — spring, summer or fall, according to the variety. 

 The seed should be sown carefully, the same as any choice seed, in well-drained pots, or shallow boxes or pans. Soil should be 

 light and fairly rich, with about one-eighth coarse sand added; after sowing, cover lightly with well-sifted soil. When the plants have 

 become large enough to liandle." prick out " about 2 inches apart, more if you have the room, in shallow boxes or frames, and again' 

 when large enough ; set out in the open in well-prepared ground. If this is done in tlie fall, the young plants should be lightly cov- 

 ered with leaves or short stable manure; this will act as a slight protection, and will be conducive to their thriftiness and next season's 

 growth. 



A FEW POINTERS ON THE GROWING OF ANNUAL ASTERS 



It is best to never plant in the same location the second season. Give plenty of room, rows or 3 feft apart, and from 12 to 15 inches 

 apart in the rows; the distance to be regulated by the growth of the variety planted. 



Pulverized sheep manure, wood-ashes and phosphate are the best fertilizers. If stable manure is used, let it be well decomposed. 



In order to secure plants of good size for April and May, the seed should be sown in early March. For the grower's own use as a cut- 

 flower, the seed may be sown from the first week in March until the end of April, beginning with the Early Queen of the Market, follow'ing 

 •vith the mid-season varieties and ending with the late branching varieties. There is nothing to be gained by sowing aster seed too 

 early, as seed sown in January will not bloom a day earlier than seed sown in March or April, nor will the plants be as tall, healthy or flori- 

 ferous. Early sowings of seed are best made in flats in the greenhouse; later sowings may be made in hotbeds or coldframes or sunny win- 

 dows. Do not cover the seed too deep. Seed may be sown broadcast or in drills, and covered with a little less than K of an inch of soil. 



Root-lice or root-aphis, cutworms, the aster bug or fly and rust or yellows are the worst pests and disease that we have to contend with 

 in growing asters. 



For the root-lice and cutworm, kerosene emulsion, tobacco water, wood-ashes mi.xed with water, are all good and effective if applied 

 around the roots. 



For the aster bug or fly, sprinkle the plants with air-slaked lime and Paris green, which holds them in check. The proportion should 

 be I pound of Paris green to 100 pounds of air-slaked lime. 



The yellows or rust is a fungus which appears on the under side of the leaf, and is one of the worst diseases that the grower of asters has 

 to contend with. But this fungus can easily be held in check by spraying the under side of the plants with a solution composed of carbonate 

 of copper, ammonia and water in the proportion of one pound of carbonate of copper, one pint of ammonia and one barrel of water. Use this 

 preparation at once, if the fungus appear, and use every alternate day until the plants have had several applications ; this will kill the 

 fungus. 



The aster blight is generally caused by the work of some of the above insects, and if at any time the plants get too badly diseased, the 

 best thing to do is to pull them up and burn them. 



The Hollyhock Disease 



For the past years the Hollyhock has been the victim of a virulent form of disease {Puccinea malvacearum) which has wrought great 

 havoc amongst them by destroying all their foliage and rendering them very unsightly just when coming into flower; this has baffled many 

 in their attempts to grow them. In order to check the spread of this fungus we recommend the following remedy, which is being used with 

 satisfactory results : 



To I lb. of tobacco powder add K oz. of finely powdered sulphate of copper, well mixed; dust the under surface of the foliage (or wher- 

 ever attacked) with the powder every two or three weeks during the growing season, choosing a dull, still day for the operation; this 

 will be found effectual. 



Should there be any difficulty in procuring the mixture, we can supply it direct in i lb. packets at 25 cts. per lb., 10 lbs. for $2. 



We are agents for Sutton Sons, "The King's Seeds- 

 men," England. We will send their catalogue and amateur 

 guide free to customers purchasing to amount of $5, or more, 

 on request, or will send same to inquirers for 50 cents, postpaid. 



