BODDINGTON'S ^AMXtltO/ SEEDS 



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Primula obconica gigantea 



The following varieties are vast improvements on the old type of 

 P. obconica, being freer flowering and of sturdier habit. In habit 

 and foliage they resemble the beautiful P. coriusoides, and they are 

 among the most useful Primulas for pot culture or for the open bor- 

 der during the summer months. To obtain good plants for winter 

 and early spring flowering, the seed should be sown in warmth the 

 previous April or May, and wintered in a cool greenhouse or frame. 

 Primula obconica gigantea Kermesina. Deep crimson. 

 Primula obconica gigantea alba. The pure white flowers 

 greatly enhance the beauty of the lilac, rose and crimson shades. 

 Primula obconica gigantea lilacina. Beautiful lilac. 

 Primula obconica gigantea rosea. Lovely rose. 

 Primula obconica gigantea grandiflora. Mixed varieties, con- 

 taining pure white to deep crimson. 



Each of above, Kpkt. 30 cts., pkt. 60 cts. 



Primula Malacoides '^''^ ^^^^ Primrose). The flow- 



ers measure 'A to ^ inches across, are 

 a pretty light lilac, and are borne 

 in whorls on branching stems 

 which are graceful, and strong. 

 If grown in a greenhouse, can 

 be had in bloom four to five 

 months after sowing. Pkt. 50 

 cts., 3 for $1.25. 



Primula, New Hybrid, 

 "Queen of Roses." ^'°^^^y 



^ new hy- 



brid of P. obconica and P. stel- 

 lata, producing shapely heads 

 of large and beautiful bright 

 rose-colored flowers, remaining 

 decorative for a long time, i 

 foot. Kpkt. 60 cts., pkt. Si. 



Primula Kewensis 



cup). This plant is a strong 

 grower, with bright green leaves 

 and numerous erect fl o w e r - 

 scapes 10 to 18 inches in height, 

 producing flowers in whorls at 

 intervals along their whole 

 length. The flowers are fra- 

 grant, bright yellow in color, 

 with a slender tube and spread- 

 ing limb nearly an inch in diam- 

 eter. J^pkt. 60c., pkt. $1. 



SCHIZANTHUS 



Prim u 1 a Kewensis, var. 

 Farin 



osa 



( Veitch 



The 



stems and foliage, 

 being elegantly covered with a 

 silvery white powder, make it a 

 most charming and effective va- 

 riety. Pkt. 75 cts. 



Primula pulverulenta. ^J^f^ 



and foliage it resembles P. Jap- 

 omVa, but differs in having larger 

 and more richly colored flowers, 

 and in having the flower stems 

 and calyces thickly coated with a 

 white farina or meal. Pkt. 75c. 



Schizanthus grandiilorus Boddingtonii 



Primula floribunda grandiflora L^^rers^^born'e'^fn gr^eat 

 profusion ; fine for pots. Pkt. 50 cts. 



Primula Forbesi .The flowers are very 



« m..^^..« graceful, not quite an mch across, and are of a 



most pleasing rose-color, with a yellow eye. They are borne on 

 erect stems 10 to 12 inches high, in tiers, and remain fresh for over a 

 week after being rut. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Primula VAitrVtii The flowers, produced in an umbel of 10 to 20 

 I rimuid T eiicuil. bioo^s^ are about an inch in diameter, of 

 deep rose-color with an orange ring surrounding the yellow mouth 

 of the tube. Hardy perennial. Pkt. 75 cts. 



New Hardy Primulas 



Bulleyana. Scarlet and orange. Pkt. $1. 

 Beesiana. Velvet purple. Pkt. $1. 

 Forrestii. Rich gold. Pkt. Si. 

 Littoniana. Brilliant red and purple. Pkt. $1. 



Grandiflorus Boddinetonii. Boddin&ton's seuct Hybrids. 



vw..... -pjjig strain is superior to any 

 of the Schizanthus in cultivation ; the flowers are much larger, better 

 shaped, and the colors show a wide range, including shades of yel- 

 low, apricot, pink, salmon, carmine, crimson, mauve and purple, in 

 various markings, and combinations. In habit the plants are very 

 dwarf and bushy, and the flowers invaluable for cutting. Schizan- 

 thus plants have become indispensable for greenhouse and conser- 

 vatory decoration, and as a pot-plant for decoration they are 

 unequaled. Pkt. 75 cts., 3 pkts. $2. 



WISETONENSIS. The colors are varied, ranging from white, 

 with yellow center, to pink, with brown center. Most useful as a 

 winter plant, and should be given a place in every greenhouse. 

 Pkt. 50 cts. 



STOCKS, WINTER-FLOWERING 



ABUNDANCE. Excellent for a summer- or winter-flowering va- 



riety. The extraordinary 

 growth of this variety is caused 

 by the central stem dividing 

 into twelve to fifteen lateral 

 branches, which in their turn 

 produce fifteen to twenty side 

 shoots forming magnificent 

 spikes of flowers. Color, fine 

 shade of carmine-rose, similar 

 to Queen Alexandra. Pkt. 25 

 cts., s pkts. $1. 

 Empress Elizabeth. Splendid 

 winter Stock. Carmine-rose. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Beauty of Nice. Daybreak- 

 pink ; one of the best. Pkt. 15c. 

 Almond Blossom. Another 

 fine new color of this splendid 

 class, comprising former intro- 

 ductions. Beauty of Nice, 

 Queen Alexandra and Crim- 

 son King. Pkt. 25c., 5 pkts. $1. 

 Canary-lfeUow. Undoubtedly 

 the finest yellow Stock yet 

 raised ; produces large spikes 

 of beautiful sweet-scented 

 flowers on well-shaped plants. 

 Wallflower-leaved foliage, 

 similar to that of our well- 

 known Cut-and-Come-Again, 

 to which this variety makes a 

 good companion. Height, 15 

 in. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 

 Crimson King. The plant at- 

 tains a height of 2 to 2K feet, 

 and throws a gigantic flower- 

 spike I foot in length, around 

 which are a number of side 

 shoots, covered with large fra- 

 grant flowers of a brilliant, 

 fiery crimson, a large percen- 

 tage of which are double. Pkt. 

 25 cts., 5 pkts. %\. 

 Empress Augusta Victoria. 

 A grand winter Stock. Color 

 silvery lilac, surpassing in 

 beauty all the blue shades; 

 grand for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1.' 

 Princess Alice (Cut-and-Come-Again). Pure white. Pkt. 15 cts., 

 Hoz. $1. 



Queen Alexandra. A splendid variety, with flowers of a delicate 



rosy lilac, a tint of incomparable beauty; for cut and bouquet 

 work of exceptionally good value. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. Ji. 



White Ladv ^o'^^'^y Large - flowering Winter Stock. 



* Raiser's description: "The large-flowering Bromp- 



ton Stock, Empress Elizabeth, with its brilliant carmine flowers, is 

 generally recognized as one of the best and most beautiful of Stocks, 

 and I am raising from it a series of splendid nevv colors, the first of 

 which is my new variety. White Lady. This produces strikingly 

 large and very double flowers of a lustrous snowy white. About 20 

 inches high and arrayed in remarkably handsome foliage, the plants 

 throw up a massive central spike like that of a Tree Wallflower, 

 and assume the shape of pyramidal bouquets. White Lady blooms 

 early and remains long in flower : it will produce 60 to 65 per cent 

 of doubles, and certainly surpasses in beauty every White Stock 

 that has been obtained up to the present." Pkt. 35c., 3 pkts. Si. 



