BQDDINGTON'S '^A^CltltV 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. cortusoides, 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. 

 Primola 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 Malarnidfx: ^^^'^ Primrose). Theflow- 



rnmuia maiiicuiue5 measure }^ 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 Malacoides 



alba ^'^^ white prototype of 

 the foregoing variety, 

 and a great acquisition; very 

 chaste and beautiful as a plant 

 or cut-flower. The seedlings 

 bloom four months from date of 

 sowing; from January sowings 

 they will flower from May to 

 July, and by sowing in August a 

 rich display of bloom lasts well 

 into the winter months. Pkt. 50 

 cts., 3 pkts. for $1.25. 



Primula, New Hybrid, 

 *'Queenof Roses." ^ J^^^^ 



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, r 

 foot. Kpkt. 60 cts., pkt. $1. 



Primula Kewensis 



cup). Tilis plant is a strong 

 grower, with bright green leaves 

 and numerous erect flower- 

 scapes 10 to 18 inches in height, 

 producing flowers in whorls at 

 intervals along their whole 

 length. The flowers are fragrant, 

 bright yellow in color, with a 

 slender tube and spreading limb 

 nearly an inch in diameter. 

 Kpkt. 60 cts., pkt. $1. 



Primula Kewensis, var. 



FarinOSa (Veitch.) The stems and foliage being elegantly cov- 

 V • gred with a silvery white powder, make it a most 

 • charming and effective variety. Easy of cultivation and blooms pro- 

 fusely. Pkt. 75 cts. 



In habit and foliage it resembles P. 

 Japonica, but differs in having 

 larger and more riclily colored flowers, and in having the flower 

 stems and calyces thickly coated with a white farina or meal. Inter- 

 esting and effective. Pkt. 75 cts. 



Primula floribunda grandiflora 'X^r^tlk^^^lk 



in great profusion; fine for pots and makes a most useful plant for 

 table decorations. Pkt. 50 ct<^ 



Primula Fnrbpsi (^»'»y Primrose). The flowers are very 

 iimmn i ucoi graceful, not quite an inch across, and are 

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

 erect stems 10 to 12 inches hi>;u. in tiers, and remain fresh for over a 

 week after being cut. They are of a most exquisite, refreshing 

 fragrance. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Schizanthus gnrandillorus Boddingtonii 



Primula pulverulenta. 



SCHIZANTHUS 

 Grandiflorus Boddingtonii. rY°B°K^l'^?.'^nt,' Si?el 



by Chester K. Billings (James Bell, Gardener) at the great International 

 Flower Show New York City, last April, were awarded First Prize and 

 the Silver Medal. Strain superior to any of the Schizanthus in culti- 

 vation; the flowers are much larger, better shaped, and the colors 

 show a wide range, including shades of yellow, apricot, pink, sal- 

 mon, 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. Schizanthus plants have become 

 indispensable for greenhouse and conservatory decoration, and as a 

 pot-plant for decoration they are unequaled. Pkt. 75 cts., 3 pkts. $2. 



WISETONENSIS. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 for f 1.25. 



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., 5 pkts. Si- 

 Empress EUzabeth. Splendid 

 winter Stock. Carmine-rose. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Beauty of Nice. Daybreak- 

 pink : otie of the best. Pkt. 15c. 

 Almond Blossom. Another 

 fine new color of this splendid 

 class, comprising former intro- 

 ductions, IJe a u t y of Nice, 

 Queen Alexandra and Crim- 

 son King. Pkt. 25c., 5 pkts. Si. 

 Canary -ITeUow. 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 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. Si. 

 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., 

 J^oz. $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. %i. 

 ii7Lj|. I J Novelty Large - flowering W inter Stock. 

 TTmie Laay Reiser'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 new colors, the first of 

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

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

 inches high and arrayed in remarkably liandsome foliage, the plants 

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

 and assume the shapev 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 hasbeen obtained up'to the present." Pkt. 35c., 3 pkts. $1. 



