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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



POPPY. 



The large 

 showy flowers of 

 this genus make 

 a brilliant dis- 

 lilay in the gar- 

 ilen. 



Single 



Annual 



Varieties. 



D anebrog — 



Brilliant scar- 

 let with across 

 ot white in the 

 center, resem- 

 b 1 i n g the 

 Danish banner 5 



Eniflish Scarlet^The bnght scarlet flowers of this variety are very effect- 

 ive, 2 feet. 5 



XJmbrosum — Rich vermilion, with black spot on each petal 5 



Peacock— Large brilliaBt scarlet and crimson flowers with a black zone 

 near the center, making a strong and beautiful contrast. Flowers about 



4 inches in diameter 10 



C;ain1)ricus (Welsh Yellow Poppy) — A beautiful yellow variety 10 



Single Mixed Foppy 5 



New Shirley Poppies — Beautiful hardy annual Poppies, producing large 

 single flowers, ranging in color from pure white, various shades of pink, 

 to glowing scarlet. They flower freely throughout the season, and 

 massed have a charming effect. Many of the flowers are veined, streaked 

 and flaked from the center towards the edges, while others are red, edged 



with white. Mixed colors 10 



Iceland Poppies (Papaver Nudicaule) — A beautiful and very fragrant 

 class of Poppies, blooming freely throughout the entire season, and while 

 they are perennial will bloom the first year from seed. They are per- 

 fectly hardy. The flowers cut are excellent for vases, keeping a long 

 time in water. H P. 



Pure White 10 I Orange 10 



■Bright Scarlet 10 | Mixed 10 



Alpine Poppies— A very pretty class .10 



Double Carnation=Flowered Poppies. 



Pure White 5 



l^carlet 5 



Rose 5 



White Tipped Scarlet 5 



Ash Grey 5 



Mixed Colors 5 



Poppy, I>ouble French — Ranuculus-flowered, double mixed, 2 feet 5 



Poppy, l>ouble New Giant — P;eony-flowered, large double flowers 5 



N e "w I> o u b 1 e -■ 

 Poppy "White 



S w a n "— T h e 

 plant grows only 

 from 1}< to 2 feet 

 high, forming a 

 dense, richly 

 branching bush, 

 surmounted o n 

 strong, slen der 

 stems by very 

 large,beautifully 

 shaped flowers, 

 very double, la- 

 ciuiated and of 

 the purest possi- 

 ble white. The 

 time of blooming 

 is of much longer 

 duration than 

 that of other 

 Poppies. The 

 luxuriant green 

 foliage and the 

 enormous pure 

 W'hite flowers 

 make it particu- 

 larly valuable for 



NEW DotiBr.E PURE WHITE POPPY— "WHITE SWAN." large groups 10 



The Mikado— A new double variety of great beauty. The petals are beau- 

 tifully cut and fringed at the edges; color white, fringed brilliant scarlet. 10 

 Chamoise Kose— A splendid new pseony flowered poppy, large ball-shaped 

 flowers 10 



FIRE DRAGON POPPV 

 Tulip Poppy (P a p- 

 aver Glaucium) — A 



magnificent species, 

 producing an abund- 

 ance of splendid flow- 

 ers of the most vivid 

 scarlet imaginable. 

 The two outer petals 

 of the flower bear a 

 similarity to a saucer 

 in which is set two 

 erect petals of the same 

 color, forming a pouch- 

 like receptacle enclos- 

 1 n g , and seemingly 

 protecting,the ant hers. 

 Sown in the open 

 ■ ground the seeds lie 

 for several weeks be- 

 fore germinating 10 



Hardy Perennial 

 Poppies. 



Bracteatuiu — Scarlet 



3 feet T 



Croceuni — Orange, 1 



foot "i 



Oriental — Single scat 



let, with dark spots. . 10 

 Jfew Hj'brid Oriental 



— A magnificent class 



containing many 



Fi re Dragon — A new 



and very showy Poppy, 

 about 24 inches high, 

 with fine shaped large 

 flowers 4 inches in di- 

 ameter, of a brilliant 

 deep scarlet with black 

 spots, surrounded by a 

 white margin at the 

 base of each petal. The 

 two outside petals of the 

 flowers are double the 

 size of the inner ones, 

 so that each couple form 

 a round cup by them- 

 selves. The flowers keep 

 a long time, and the 

 plants are continually in 

 bloom \% 



TULIP POPPY—" P.VPAVER GLAUCHIM. 



colors, pink, scarlet, blood red, orange red, salmon blotched black, etc — 15 



Giant White Californian Poppy. 



(Romneyi Coulteri. ) 



Giant White Californian 

 Poppy— A perennial of 

 rare merit, resembling 

 large single white Pa;onies 

 in its flower and foliage. 

 The flowers are very large, 

 measuring 4 to 5 inches in 

 diameter; pure white with 

 a bunch of j'ellow stamens. 

 It is an exceedingly at- 

 tractive plant and con- 

 tinues in bloom through- 

 out the entire season. The 

 flowers are also valuable 

 cut for vases, keeping well 

 in water, and have a pe- 

 culiarly delicate Primrose 

 like perfume. The plants 

 grow to a height of 6 to 8 

 feet, and while it is not 

 hardy in this latitude, it 

 may be kept over winter 

 in a cold house or cellar. 1.5 



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GIANT WHITE CALIFORNIAN POPPY. 



