LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1917. 



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POPPIES 



Sow iu opeu grouuil in the positions iu wliioli tliey are wanted to 

 flower. They do not bear transplanting well, and where this is 

 necessary, as in ease of the Perennial varieties, they must be 

 lifted with a good ball of earth adhering to the roots, and shade 

 and water well until established. 



DOUBLE ANNUAL, POPPIES. 

 Double Paeony Flowered Poppies. 



Giant Brilliant Rose. 

 Giant Clianiois Rose. 

 Giant Nankin \ellow. 



Pkt. 

 5 

 5 

 5 



Pkt. 



Giant, Mixed Colors, 1 OZ. 

 20c 



Double Carnation Flowered Poppies. 



Scarlet 



Asli Gray 



Mi.ved Colors, per oz. 20c 



Pure White 5 



Rose 5 



White and Crinisou 5 



Giant Salmon Pink — A magnificent double Poppy, of a deli- 

 cate Salmon i'ink, the flowers often measuring six inches 

 in diameter. % oz. 20e 10 



The Mikado — The petals are beautifully cut and fringed at 

 the edges; color white, fringed brilliant scarlet 5 



French Ranunculus-Flowered — Double mixed, 2 feet 5 



Any of the Above Pkts. at 5c, 3 for 10c. 



White Swan — Flowers are of the purest snow white. 3 pkts. 

 20c 10 



Extra Choice Double Mixed Hybrid Poppies — Contains many 

 new varieties, remarkal^le for the size and brilliancy of 

 their flowers. Oz. 35c ; % oz. 20c 5 



ICELAND POPPIES. 



A beautiful and very fragrant class, blooming freely through- 

 out the entire season, and while they are perennial, will bloom 

 the tirst year from seed. The flowers cut are excellent for vases. 



Pkt. 

 White, 10c ; Orange Scarlet, 10c ; Yellow 10 



Mixed 10 



Double Iceland — Produces about 50 per cent of double flowers 



Mixed Colors ' lU 



3 pkts. of above, 20c. 



New H.vbrid Iceland Poppies — These contain many new 

 shades, including white, pink, salmon, orange, rose, lemon, 

 striped, etc. 15 



js;.-™fc ""ter i=7SfS SHIRLEY POPPIE.S. 



L^^'^^fi^^ - ■ <«"\ SINGLE ANNUAL POPPIES. 



'' ' ■^./^^r^'i^'^ •^'^ '^^i ^•"^S\. Virginian Poppy — A charming large flowering single annual Poppy bearing 



' <A • ' ' • ' ..^^^ x beautiful large white flowers, the edges of wlilch are fringed with soft pink 5 



JB£». ^'^ • V^^ ' " 1*J!?^"^ '?»».■■" 9Sk. Shirley — Beautiful Popijies ranging in color from pure white, various shades 



:"f'"'T^i^ '^M^'-inOflP^^'^i^S^fei' ^'"'^^ "^ pink, to scarlet. Many of the flowers are veined, streaked and flaked 



A**,- -^t^ /"'^^^ i L.'l.'S^'* "^» from the center towards the edges, while others are red, edged with white. 



^"?: - >*:- '>fe -'^^J^ 3-Hii^m ^'^^d colors. % oz. 15c 5 



ijf^ f l'- *"Ia^ •>^ai,jj|e*^j^&^g|^ Tulip Popp,v — A magnificent species, with splendid flowers of the most vivid 



V ^x J<S • .■ 'jJKfeLJl^lBnr i- Cif ?^Lr^ft scarlet 5 



' • ji^j^sKaaMHKBw -^5w. -•*. 9:3^ Tbe Bride — A beautiful large pure white variety. Oz. 15c 5 



'■'^w^'BI I***°ty Lady — A beautiful new Poppy, bearing very large flowers of a rosy- 



'■jfkTseFn'-'jt.^-'^^ i'^'^^MI mauve shade, with a large shining dark metallic blotch at the base of 



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."* ~'^ ' .T^.' •-'■^''jiW— i>l\^'WIMI Admiral — A grand pure white Poppy with a broad band of brilliant scarlet 



^ . r,-- - \i. ^,^^iQ V** '^^^S^Si wj3@H around the top 5 



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' '?i»'^'&'"'0^*.jfi''^'*^l^ito^T^llLf'' »^^H Extra Choice Single Mixed Hybrid Poppies— A grand strain in which will be 

 »', ' ' '■L^^^'i^^vt-'i^'A !fjlEl •' f&^^J^tmU found many beautiful new sorts, remarl^able for their brilliancy and size 



""t'?:^z>X»^ y^Ji^* - •'W'-^' i'U^ .Ai7 of blooms. Oz. 35c; 1/2 oz. 20c 5 



«>r^^#-^^'«'^ '^Jif^^'^'^^^^^^7 HARDY PERENNIAL POPPIES. -,, . 



" *v •*!SB-' ''■SBSsSb' Alpine — Very pretty, mixed colors 10 



rS>T^^St£>'-^^<^^>^i^^^K'j^^^^^m^mO' Bracteatum — Scarlet, 3 feet. Nearly the same as the Oriental 5 



"'' ^"^^aO^SBf'li^M^X^ Oriental — This is the gorgeous orange-scarlet Poppy so often seen in peren- 

 nial gardens 5 



New White Oriental Poppy — Like the well-known scarlet Oriental Poppy in 

 habit of growth, but differing in the color of the flowers, which are a pure, , 

 satiny white with a bold crimson blotcli at the base of each petal. While 

 PYRETHiiUM uLiGiNosuM — GIANT OX-EYE DAISY. Varying a little like all hybrids, a good percentage come true fro-m the seed 25 



NEW HYBRID ORIENTAL POPPIES — (New). PYRETHIIUM. 



We are offering below si.x of the most beautiful colors in the 



Oriental type. These magnificent I'oppies make a glorious show FEVERFEW. 



in a perennial border during the summer. Old favorite herbaceous plants, very much in use for borders. 



Goliath Large bright scarlet '^^^ Golden Feather is a valuable yellow-leaved variety much used 



Mahoney — Lal-ge maroon, shaded crimson. foi' carpet beds and for ribbon border.s. H. P. Pkt. 

 Mrs. Marsh — I'^iue large orange scarlet, streaked white. Parthenifolium AureuVi (Golden Feather) — Bright golden foil- 

 Mrs. Perry — Orange apricot, very large flower. age 5 



Queen Alexandra— Bright rosy salmon, with crimson blotch. Double French Hybrids— Beautiful large flowering hardy 



Salmon Queen — Large salmon yellow. plants, bearing bright-colored double flowers of crimson. 



Each of the above, per packet 15c. pink, rose, white, etc 25 



Collection of 6 varieties for 75c. Roseum Hybridum — Currie's Exhibition and Border Strain, 



Pkt single mixed. Saved from a well-known collection of Named 



New Hybrid Oriental Mixed • • 10 Plants — white, pink, bufl:', rose, purple and crimson 20 



Hardy Yellow Poppies — (Meconopsis integrifolia) — A magnifl- Uliginosum (Giant Ox Eye Daisy) — A fine hardy perennial, 



cent Poppy, bearing immense rich yellow flowers, similar in forming a stout upright busli literally covered from August 



shape to the Oriental Poppies 35 to October with pure white flowers having bright yellow 



Cambricus (Welsh Yellow Poppy) — A beautiful yellow variety 15 centers. Height 4 feet. 10 



