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



SPIREA, or ASTILBE 



November Delivery 



Spireas make excellent plants for Easter and Memorial Day 

 decorations. They should be potted on arrival and be kept in a cellar 

 or coldframe till about two months before they are needed. 



THREE GRAND NEW SPIREAS 

 AMERICA. A striking novelty. E^legantEach Doz. lOO 

 flowers of Cattleya-color : lilac-rose with silvery 

 reflex, heretofor unknown in forcing Spireas. 



Forces at the same time as Queen Alexandra. . jto 65 $6 50 $50 00 

 AVALANCHE. Award of Merit Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society, London. A magnificent pure 

 white variety. The flowers have the same 

 feathery habit that has made the pink forms 



so popular 40 3 75 30 00 



PHILADELPHIA. Lavender-pink ; when in 



flower a plant of irresistible charm 45 4 50 35 00 



GENERAL LIST 

 PEACH BLOSSOM. The color is delightful 

 soft pink ; very free-flowering, growing as 



freely as the white types 20 i 75 12 00 



QUEEN ALEXANDRA. Shell-pink ; an excel- 

 lent variety for Easter decoration 20 i 75 12 00 



H. WITTE. Undoubtedly one of the finest and 



most beautiful Spireas for forcing 15 i 50 1000 



Astilboides floribunda. A very strong grower, 



producing large, pure white plumes 15 i 00 8 00 



Compacta multiflora. Good, compact variety ; 



very shapely and excellent forcer 15 i 50 1000 



Gladstone. Enormous spikes of pure white 

 flowers, borne upon strong stems 18 inches 



high. The foliage is all that can be desired 15 i 00 800 



Japonica. Perfectly hardy and good forcer 15 i 00 800 



Queen ol Holland. Early and abundant 



bloomer : beautiful, symmetrical shape. Pure 



white, borne on stiff stems to 2 feet high.. 15 i 50 lo 00 

 Washington. Another variety of great beauty. 

 Stems nearly 2 feet high. A handsome plant 



for decorative work 15 i 50 1000 



Ixias (in variety) 



IXIAS 



The Lxia 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 ej e. 

 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 ctB. each, 76 cts. per doz., $6 per 100; one each of the above 12 

 varieties for SI 



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

 per 100. 



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



New Pink Spirea, Peach Blossom 



