Bodger Service Department 
Horticultural Colour Chart: In certain sections of this catalog, we have 
added to the regular description of a variety some numbers and words in 
italics. These refer to color blocks in the Horticultural Colour Chart which many 
of our customers have secured either from us or from the Royal Horticultural 
Society direct. To visualize the exact color of the flower thus described, refer 
to your copy of the Colour Chart, turn to the page mentioned, mask the color 
block with the black mat provided and you will see the exact shade of the 
variety. For instance, Larkspur Stock Flowered Rosamond is described as 625 
shaded 623. These page numbers will be found in the upper right hand 
corner of each sheet in bold face type. 625 is the predominating color of the 
bloom with a shading of color 623. Larkspur Stock Flowered Rose Queen, 
similar to Rosamond, is described as 623/1 and 623. These two color tones will 
be found on page 623, block 623/1 being a slightly lighter tone of the full color 
623 , both of which very similar colorings are found in this variety. We have 
been able to compile fairly complete color recordings on the Larkspur, Stock 
and Sweet Pea groups this year. By next year we expect to have practically 
all of our flowers described in terms of the color blocks of the Horticultural 
Colour Chart. We believe that by this method you will be able to visualize the 
colors of the several varieties much more vividly than any word description 
can do. 
All-America Awards: In order to make the All-America awards more easily 
understood by the general public, there has been a slight change in designa¬ 
tion of the various awards. We have made the changes in our list in accord¬ 
ance with this new set-up as follows: GOLD MEDAL remains the same (G. M.); 
the old Award of Merit is now SILVER MEDAL (S. M.); the old Special Mention 
is now BRONZE MEDAL (B. M.); and the old Recommended is now HONORABLE 
MENTION (H. M.). 
We hope you are featuring as many of the All-America winners as possible. 
One wall of our trophy room, showing awards and medals granted to our flower seeds by Horticultural 
Societies in various parts of the world. 
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