LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1923. 



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POPPIES 



Sow in open ground in tlie position in which they are wanted to 

 flower. Tliey do not bear transplanting well, and where it is neces- 

 sary, as in case of the Perennial varieties, they must be lifted with 

 a g-ood ball of earth adhering to tlie roots, and shaded and watered 

 well until established. 



HARDY PERENNIAL POPPIES. Pkt. 



Alpine — A very pretty dwarf Poppy, fine for rockwork. Mixed 



colors 10 



Braeteatuni — Scarlet, 3 feet. Nearly the same as the Oriental... 10 

 Oriental — This is the gorgeous oiange-scarlet Poppy so often 



seen in perennial gardens. See illustration, page 82 10 



NEW HYBRID ORIENTAL POPPIES. 



AVe are offering below five of the most beautiful colors in the 

 Oriental type. 



These magnificent Poppies make a glorious sliow in a perennial 

 border during the summer. 

 Mahoney — Large maroon, shaded crimson. 

 Mrs. Marsh — Fine large orange scarlet, streaked white. 

 Mrs. Perry — Orange apricot, very large flower. 

 Perry's AVhite — Immense flowers, pure white except for crimson 



blotch at the base of each petal. 

 Prlnce.ss Victoria Louise — Lovely salmon pink. 

 Each of tile above, per packet 13c. Collection of 5 varieties for <J5c. 



New Hybrid Oriental Mixed 10 



Camliricns fWelsh Yellow Poppy) — A beautiful yellow^ variety. . 15 



SINGLE ANNU- 

 AL POPPIES. 



Pkt. 



FLANDERS 

 FIELDS — 



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OZ. 30c.... 10 Oriental Poppy, Perry's White. Pkt. 



SHIRLEY — Beautiful Poppies ranging in color from pure white, various shades 

 of pink to scarlet. Many of the flowers are veined, streaked and flaked 

 from the center towards the edges .wliile others are red, edged with white. 



Mixed colors. % oz. 15c 5 



Virginian Poppy- — A charming large flow^ering single annual Poppy bearing 



beautiful large white flowers, the edges of which are fringed with soft pink. 5 

 Tulip Poppy — A magnificent species, with splendid flowers of the most vivid 



scarlet, shape and color like a scarlet Due Van Tholl Tulip 10 



Extra Choice, Single Mixed Hybrid Poppies — A grand strain in which will be 

 found many beautiful new sorts, remarkable for their brilliancy and size of 

 blooms. Oz. 50c; V2 oz. 30c 5 



DOUBLE ANNUAL POPPIES. 

 Double Paeony Flowered Poppies. 



Pkt. Pkt. 



Giant Brilliant Rose 5 Giant Yellow 5 



Giant Cardinal Red 5 Giant, Mixed Colors, 1 oz. 25c.... 5 



Giant Salmon Pinic — A magnificent double Poppy, of a delicate Salmon Pink, 



the flowers often measuring six inches in diameter. Plant dwarf 10 



DOUBLE CARNATION FLOWERED POPPIES — Mixed Colors, per OZ. 25o 5 



■\Vhite Swan — Flowers are of the purest snow white. 3 pkts. 20c 10 



The aiikado — The petals are beautifully cut and fringed at the edges; color 



White, fringed brilliant scarlet 5 



Extra Choice Double Mixed Hybrid Poppies — Contains many new varieties, re- 

 markable for the size and brilliancy of their flowers. Oz. 50c; % oz. 30c... 5 



Any of the above pkts. at 5c; 3 for 10c. 



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Shirley Poppies. 



Pkt. 

 NEW DOUBLE ANNUAL POPPIES, RYBURGH HYBRIDS — A charming varia- 

 tion carefully reselected to produce plants of neatest habit and flowers of 

 the most perfect form and most attractive colors. Flowers in lovely 

 shades of flesh, salmon, orange, and various shades of rose and carmine.. 30 



ICELAND POPPIES. 



A beautiful and very fragrant class, blooming freely throughout the entire 

 season, and while they are perennial, will bloom the first year from seed. The 

 flowers cut are excellent for vases. 



Pkt. 



AVhite, lOc; Orange Scarlet, 10c; Yellow 10 



Mixed 10 



Double Iceland — Produces about 50 per cent of double flowers. Mixed Colors. 10 



3 pkts. of above, 20c. 

 New Hybrid Iceland Poppies — These contain many new shades, including 



white, pink, salmon, orange, rose, lemon, striped, etc 10 



PYRETHRUM. 



FEVERFEW. 



Old favorite herbaceous plants, very much in use for borders. The Golden 

 Feather is a valuable yellow-leaved variety much used for carpet beds and fOr 

 ribbon borders. H. P. 



Pkt. 



Partheni folium Aureum (Golden Feather) — Uright golden foliage 5 



Double French Hybrids — Beautiful large flowering hardy plants, bearing 



bright-colored double flowers of crimson, pink, rose, white, etc 15 



Roseum Hybridum — Currie's Exhibition and Border Strain, single mixed. Saved 

 from a well-known collection of Named Plants — white, pink, buff, rose, 



purple and crimson 15 



Uliginosum (Giant Ox-Eye Daisy) — A fine hardy perennial, forming a stout 

 upright bush literally covered from August to October with pure white 

 flowers having bright yellow centers. Height 4 feet 10 





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