A Santa Rosa Shirley 



A flower with such tendencg to varg as the Shirley poppy 

 has manifested naturally appealed to Mr. Burbank. He has ex- 

 perimented very widely with this variety of poppy, and has modified 

 it very markedly, particularly with reference to the texture of 

 its petals. By rigid selection among many thousands of 

 specimens, conducted year after year, Mr. Burbank 

 has so modified and improved the Shirley 

 that seedsmen usually sell his varieties 

 as the Improved Shirley poppy, 

 or the Santa Rosa strain of 

 the Shirley poppy. 



