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-Dickson’s Celebrated Irish-grown Roses, ready in March 
A Hardy Flower Garden™ 
What It Means to Me and 
May Mean to You 
TO ME: 
It means Inspiration, Health, Life—a 
complete surrender to a “great fond¬ 
ness” for Growing Things, where I have 
“found myself” and have found the joy 
of an occupation that yields returns not 
to be measured by a standard of dollars. 
First, there was a boy s Garden on a 
prairie farm: then the great city, with “a 
nameless longing,” till one day my doctor 
said : “ Go back to the country and dig. ’ 
Finally, a man’s Garden that long since 
overflowed out into the open fields—a 
glorious riot of color; an intoxication of de¬ 
light, with Peonies, Irises, Phloxes—gath¬ 
ered from all over the world. 
I TO YOU: 
It may mean Home, Rest, Recreation 
—a retreat where you forget the cares of 
the business world; a place cf old asso¬ 
ciations and tender memories. 
Perhaps an old-time Garden whose 
| treasures planted by other hands still 
live, uniting t he living Present with the 
dead Past. 
Perhaps but a tiny spot of brightness 
surrounded by a desert of brick and 
mortar, later to give place to the House 
and Garden which 
together make the 
complete home of I'IARR’5 ." Al>nv ! 
beauty and joy. I j 
‘Farr’s Hardy Plants”—a Book 
That May Be an Inspiration to You \ 
has been to others. If you receive the book, you. may wish to write 
r and tell me about YOUR garden. If I can help you I will 1 e glad, for among 
r most prized treasures are many letters whose tender sentiments so heauti 
j expressed, have helped me, and made me feel that I have found a place in tl e 
^esteem of those whom it would be a delight to meet. Besides the wonderful collections 
r ' of Irises and Peonies that have made Wyomissing famous, it tells of all the many things in 
r endless variety that go to make up the charm of the Hardy Garden, in a book “ that’s differ- 
it,” because it is more than a catalogue. Write for your copy today. Mailed free. 
Plan the Garden now, for “Garden-making time” is close at hand; it’s up to you to de¬ 
cide the important question of getting the right seeds. If you order Boddington’s “Quality” 
Seeds, and follow Boddington’s 1911 Garden Guide, your garden yield will show increase, 
both in quality and quantity. We have made ordering easy by preparing a collection of 
our choicest seeds. This will provide fresh vegetables from spring till frost, with a good 
supply for winter besides. 
BODDINGTON’S 1911 GARDEN GUIDE, 114 pages, profusely illustrated; accurate de¬ 
scriptions, helpful cultural directions. Sent free—write to-day. 
Boddington’s Collection of Quality Vegetable Seeds 
Supplied for $3.50, All Charges Prepaid 
Peas. Boddington’s Early of Earlies, Yz pt.; 
Boddington’s Early Bird, V 2 pt.; Bodding¬ 
ton’s Selected Gradus, pt.; Telephone, 
V 2 pt.; Alderman, Y 2 pt. 
Beans. Boddington’s Bountiful, 1 pt.; Mam¬ 
moth Stringless Green Pod, Y 2 pt.; Refu¬ 
gee Wax, Yz pt.; Bush Lima, pkt.; Pole 
Lima, pkt. 
Beets. Boddington’s Early Model Globe, 
pkt.; Crosby’s Egyptian, pkt. 
Brussels Sprouts. The Wroxton, pkt. 
Cabbage. Boddington’s Early of Earlies, 
pkt.; Early Jersey Wakefield, pkt.: Late 
American Drumhead, pkt.; Mammoth Red 
Rock, pkt. 
Carrot. Early Scarlet Horn, Y± oz.; Dan¬ 
vers Half-Long, pkt. 
. ■" ’ Early 
Erfurt, 
Cauliflower. Boddington’s Extra 
Snowball, pkt.; Earliest Dwarf 
pkt. 
Celery. Boddington’s Improved 
Plume, pkt.; Giant Pascal, pkt. 
Corn. Golden Bantam. Yz pt. ; Early Corey, 
Yz pt.; Country Gentleman, Yz pt.; Sto- 
well’s Evergreen, Yz pt. 
Cucumber. Boddington’s Selected White 
Spine (Improved), pkt. 
Eggplant. Boddington’s 
York Spineless, pkt. 
Endive. Moss-Curled, pkt. 
pkt. 
Kale. Dwarf Green Curled Scotch, pkt. 
Kohlrabi. Boddington’s Early White Deli¬ 
cious, pkt. 
Leek. Boddington’s Prize-taker, pkt. 
White 
New 
Improved 
Broad-Batavian, 
Lettuce. May King, pkt.; Boston Market, 
pkt.; California Cream Butter, pkt.; 
(Romaine) Boddington’s Eclipse, pkt. 
Melon. Boddington’s Selected Emerald 
Gem. pkt.; Rocky Ford, pkt.; Cole’s Early 
(Water), pkt. 
Okra. Perkins’ Perfected Long Pod, pkt. 
Onion. Boddington’s Bountiful, Y\ oz. ; The 
Queen, Yz oz. ; Yellow Globe Danvers, Yz 
oz. 
Parsley. Boddington’s Triple Moss-Curled, 
pkt. 
Parsnip. Boddington’s Improved Hollow 
Crown, Yz oz. 
Pepper. Boddington’s Selected Chinese 
Giant, pkt.; Sweet Spanish, pkt. 
Radish. Boddington’s Early Frame, pkt.; 
Olive-shaped French Breakfast, pkt.; Early 
Scarlet Turnip and Crimson Giant, pkt.; 
White Icicle, pkt.; Black Spanish, pkt. 
Salsify, Mammoth Sandwich Island, pkt. 
Spinach. Boddington’s Triumph, I oz.; Vic¬ 
toria, 1 oz. 
Squash. Boddington’s Extra Early Jersey 
White Bush, pkt.; Improved Hubbard, 
pkt.; English Vegetable Marrow, pkt. 
Temato. Boddington’s Early Sunrise, pkt.; 
Dwarf Stone, pkt.; Earliana, pkt.; Pon- 
derosa, pkt. 
Turnip. Boddington’s Model Snowball. Yt 
oz.; Golden Ball, 34 oz.; (Rutabaga) 
Champion, 34 oz. 
Herbs. Dill, Fennel, Lavender, Marjoram, 
Savory, Thyme, pkt. 
To encourage early ordering, we will include, free, a 2-ounce package of our famous mixed 
Orchid-Flowering 
BODDINGTON, Seedsman 
■iy 01 
Sweet Pea Seed. 
ARTHUR T. 
Department H 
;*42 West 14th St., NEW Y ORK CITY" 
ROSA. SPINOSTSSIMA 
W E have again succeeded in getting a stock of this rare and 
exquisitely lovely hardy single white Rose. With the 
exception of the marvelous Cherokee Rose of the South, 
it is the most beautiful single Rose in the world. The plant is 
compact and bushy, growing four to five feet high, and in June it 
is covered with large yellowish-white flowers of indescribable 
beauty. It should be planted in groups, and, like the Rosa 
Rugosa, it can be used in the shrubbery. Coming from Siberia, 
it is absolutely hardy. 
Limited Stock. $1.25 each; $12.00 per dozen. 
We have the largest, finest and most comprehensive stock of 
Hardy Plants in America, including three hundred varieties of 
the choicest Peonies, one hundred varieties of Japanese and 
European Tree Peonies, and also the largest collection of Japanese 
Iris in the world and an unsurpassed collection of named Phloxes. 
Our illustrated catalogue describing these and hundreds of other 
Hardy Plants, Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Trees and Shrubs will 
be sent on request. 
“ A Plea for Hardy Plants,” by J. Wilkinson Elliott, contains 
much information about Hardy Gardens, with plants for their arrange¬ 
ment. We have made arrangements with the publishers of this book 
to furnish it to customers at a very low price. Particulars on request. 
lLLIOTT NURSERY CO., 339 4th Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. 
Rosa Spinosissima 
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