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



SPIREA, or ASTILBE 



November Delivery 



Spireas make excellent plants for Easter and Memorial Day 

 decorations. The\ should be potted on arrival and he kept in a cellar 

 or coldframe till about two months before they are needed. 



The New Pink Spirea, Peach Blossom 



A grand novelty, and bound to take with the amateur or the 

 gardener. The color is a delightful soft pink; very free-flower- 

 ing, growing as freely as the white types. You cannot afford to 

 be without it. 20 cts. each, $1.76 per doz., $12 per 100. 



QUEEN ALEXANDRA. Shell-pink ; an excel- Each Doz. loo 

 lent variety for Easter decoration $o 20 $1 75 $12 00 



H. WITTE. Undoubtedly one of the finest and 



most beautiful Spireas for forcing 15 1 50 10 00 



Astilboides floribunda. \ very strong grower, 



producnig large, pure white plumes 15 i 50 10 00 



Compacta multiflora. Good, compact variety ; 



very shapely and excellent forcer 15 I 50 10 00 



Gladstone. Enormous spikes of pure white flow- 

 ers, borne upon strong stems 18 inches high. 



The foliage is all that can be desired 15 i 50 10 00 



Japonica. Perfectly hatdy and good forcer 10 i 00 8 00 



Queen of Holland. Is an early and abundant 



bloomer of a beautiful, symmetrical shape. The 



flowers are pure white, borne on stiff stems \% 



to 2 feet high 15 i 50 10 00 



Washington. Another variety of great beauty. 

 Stems nearly 2 feet high. A handsome plant for 



decorative work 15 i 50 1000 



BoddingWs Giant Cyclamen. ^Ilf^.^r -Xwe" 



ing bulbs more attractive than the Cyclamen, being an ideal plant for 

 greenhouse or window decoration. Not only are they beautiful when 

 in flower, but the foliage is also highly ornamental, being beautifully 

 mottled. The Giant strain here offered is much superior to the old 

 type. It is often a hard matter to get dry bulbs started into growth. 

 Therefore, when you have the facilities, we suggest sowing seed. 

 ( See page 34. ) Colors, Giant Pure White, Giant Blood-Red, 

 Giant Deep Rose. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., ,$12 per 100. 



Ixias (in variety) 



IXIAS 



The Ixia is a beautiful little winter-flowering bulb, with long, 

 slender, graceful spikes of bloom. The colors are rich, varied and 

 beautiful, the center always differing in color from the other parts of 

 the flower, so that the blossoms, expanding in the sun's rays, present 

 a picture of gorgeous beauty. 



Magnificent Named Varieties. In 12 grand sorts as follows: 

 Azure. Azure-blue, large maroon eye. 

 Conqueror. Red, shaded yellow. 

 Crateroides major. Bright scarlet. 



Emperor of China. Yellow, slightly tinged brown ; large dark 

 eye. 



Excelsior. Rich bronzy scarlet, outside deep crimson, small black 



eye ; very strong and robust. 

 Galatea. Pure white, deep violet eye. 

 Iridiflora. .\ pretty tint of green. 

 Lady of the Lake. Magenta-color, dark eye. 

 Lady Slade. Bright pink, slightly striped white. 

 Rosea plena. Double rose ; an excellent variety. 

 Smiling Mary. Bright pink. 

 Snowdrop. White, blue eye. 



10 cts. each. 76 cts. per doz., $5 per 100; one each of the above 12 

 varieties for $ 1 



Choice Named Varieties. In 25 best sorts. 15 cts. per doz., $1 

 per 100. 



Fine Mixed Varieties. 10 cts. per doz., 75 cts. per 100. 



New Pink Spirea, Peach Blossom 



