N OVELTIES in flowers, as well as in other lines, are at the present time more 
in demand and are given more publicity than at any previous time. The 
amateur gardener wants something new and different, something to lend variety 
and interest to the garden. 
A novelty might be defined as a variety which has just recently been de¬ 
veloped, or has only just been discovered, or one which although it has been 
known in the trade for some years has not been known by the general public, 
and is therefore a new subject to most people. Included in this booklet are some 
of each of these various types of novelties, and a selection made from among 
them is sure to give satisfaction and pleasure to the flower grower. 
Since a great many novelties are produced and introduced each season by 
the various flower seed growers, it was found expedient to devise some system 
of testing and selection to find those which among all novelties submitted are 
outstanding. The foremost novelty testing organization in the United States is 
the All America Selections Committee. This committee is composed of twelve 
judges situated in different parts of the United States and Canada, each of whom 
conducts a trial ground in which are grown outstanding novelties submitted by 
the various growers, novelties which they expect to introduce the following 
season. From among the one hundred or so novelties submitted each season 
eight or ten are selected as having special merit. It is with pride that we call 
your attention to the large number of Bodger introductions which have been 
adjudged worthy by this All America Selections Committee. 
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