. Boddington's quality bulbs, seeds and plants / Arthur T. Nursery Catalogue. BODDINGTON S ~^yUa£ctl/ SEEDS New Orchid-Flowering Sweet Peas Captain of the Blues Spencer. King Edward Spencer JBurpee-s) * * OQ. Descnp or Countess of Spencer Hybrids Asta Ohn Spencer. Novelty, '09. This variety ^ IS lavender, suffused or tinted vvitli mauve, and will undoubtedly take its place as the best lavender in the Spencer selections. It is larj<e and wavy and has large wavy wings also. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. Apple Blossom Spencer <^«T««'^':. ^"^ * * elty, 09. This is a reproductio
. Boddington's quality bulbs, seeds and plants / Arthur T. Nursery Catalogue. BODDINGTON S ~^yUa£ctl/ SEEDS New Orchid-Flowering Sweet Peas Captain of the Blues Spencer. King Edward Spencer JBurpee-s) * * OQ. Descnp or Countess of Spencer Hybrids Asta Ohn Spencer. Novelty, '09. This variety ^ IS lavender, suffused or tinted vvitli mauve, and will undoubtedly take its place as the best lavender in the Spencer selections. It is larj<e and wavy and has large wavy wings also. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. Apple Blossom Spencer <^«T««'^':. ^"^ * * elty, 09. This is a reproduction of the long-time popular Apple Blossom Sweet Pea, but of enlarged size and the true Spencer type. The form is most beautiful; the petals are waved and crinkled to a remarkable degree with distinct serrations on edges of standard. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. Novelty, '09. The name adopted fully describes this variety. It is even larger than Countess Spencer and of fully as perfect form ; stan- dard purple, wings bright blue. A bright striking variety, and decidedly new in Spencers. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. Flora Norton Spencer. J!;''?^?!*^; This is a f bright blue, with a little tint of purple, perhaps a little more than the original Flora Norton. It is much larger, however, and has the wavy standard and wings of the true Spencers. The standard is rather heavier and more sturdy than usual in Spencer and it stands out bolder. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. Novelty, '09. Descriptive of this sterling novelty it should be necessary only to say that it is the nearest in approach in color to the popular King Edward VII in the waved or Spencer tj'pe. The enormous flowers came almost uniformly waved and crinkled to a pronounced degree. The standard measures from to 2 inches across by iM inches deep; the wings are \ Y% inches wide by iVi inches long. The unusually large wings make the flowers appear truly gigantic in size. The standard is a deep rich carmine-scarlet of glossy effect. The
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