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JSovelties and Specialties, 1894, 



PBIilULA, FARQrHARS' CnLUMBIA>'. 



Per packet, 50 cents. No. 1431. 



POPPY, SHIRLEY. 



Per packet, 5 cents. No. 822. 



pApAVER. See Poppy. Nos. 1420-1430,- also see pages 44, 46. 



^ETUNIAS. Newest and Choicest. See page 46. 



^84 y PHLOX DRUMMONDI CUSPID AT A. Novel and very beautiful. Description at page il . 

 Finest colors mixed. Per packet, 5 cents. 



885 — Ra&LOX DRUMMONDI FIMBRIATA. Remarkably showy, hardv annual. See page 47. 

 / Finest colors mixed. Per packet, 5 cents. 



1414\/pHIjOS DRUMMONDI, NEW DOUBLE YELLOW. This very fine yellow semi-double 

 '' variety comes quite true from seed, and possesses a slight fragrance. It is remarkably pretty, 

 very free blooming, and of great value for cut'flowers. Per packet, 10 cents. 



1415 — PICOTEE, PINK. The seed offered is from a very celebrated collection of this lovely variety 



of carnations and is unsurpassed. The flowers are double with white or yellow grounds, the 

 petals finely margined with various bright colors. Per packet, 35 cents. 



1416 — PINK, PRIZE SCOTCH. The hardy Scotch Pink is one of the most fragrant and desirable 



border plants in cultivation. When established the plants take care of themselves from year 

 to year, and the flowers which are borne iii great profusion are exceedingly fragrant, beauti- 

 fully edged, and to many, more attractive than the Perpetual Carnation. The seed we offer is 

 from the collection of a most celebrated Scotch florist. Finest varieties mixed. Per packet, 35 cts. 



1417 — POLYANTHUS, GIANT YELLCW. r?n/e. This fine large Cowslip is largely grown by 



some of our best gardeners for early spring use, both as ornamental and pot plant and for 

 cutting. The stems are long and flowers very numerous, fragrant and beautiful. Some come 

 light canary yellow, others are of deepest orange. Highly recommended. Per packet, 15 cts. 



1418 — PODOLEPIS CHRYSANTHA. This fine annual has pretty flower heads of golden yellow, 



with pink florets. Height, one foot. Per packet, 5 cents. 



1419 — PODOLEPIS GRACILIS. If sown early this handsome perennial plant blooms the first year; 



produces its pretty flowers varying in hue from purple to white. Three feet. Per packet, 5 cts. 



1420 — POPPIES, ICELAND, DOWNIE'S SUPERB MIXED. Few summer flowers are more 



attractive or more popular at the present time than the pretty Iceland Poppies. They are so 

 hardy and so continuously in bloom that they are sure to become popular favorites in most 

 gardens. This fine strain contains a number of new and choice colors. Seed sown early 

 blooms freely the first year. Per packet, 10 cents. 



1421 — POPPY, JAPANESE, MIXED. Since the introduction of these pretty free blooming 



annuals, they have become great favorites everywhere. All the bright, beautiful colors and 

 shades are included in this mixture. Nothing is more showy in the garden than clumps or 

 beds of these new Poppies. Per packet, 10 cents. 



1422 — POPPY, CHINESE; SUNSET. One of the most charming dwarf double Poppies ever 



offered. Belongs to the Chinese section ; is very early, free blooming, and of a beautiful shade 

 of bright rose. Of all the fine varieties of this pretty annual now so popular, none excels 

 Sunset in attractiveness. Per packet, 10 cents. 



1423 — POPPY, CHINESE MIXED. Very handsome low-growing variety, colors inconceivably 



beautiful and varied. Very attractive in the flower garden, and succeeds well in almost any 

 location. Per packet, 5 cents. 

 822 — POPPY, SHIRLEY. This beautiful strain of hardy annual Poppy has elicited general admira- 

 tion, and the horticultural press has been lavish in its praise. The flowers are large, graceful 

 and elegant; either single or semi-double; colors pure, soft and varied; will grow anywhere. 

 Per packet, 5 cents. 



1424 — POPPY, NEW^ TULIP; PAPAVER GLAUCUM. From a mere description no one can 

 imagine how beautiful this hardy annual Poppv is. Each plant bears from fifty to sixty large 



md splendid flowers of the most vivid scarlet imaginable. The bluish-green leaves are deeply 

 lobed. and give the i)lants a verv distinct appearance. The seed comes quickest if started in 

 heat, and if the plants are set out in May. will bloom for six or eight weeks. A very valuable 

 addition to our list of annuals. Height," fourteen inches. Per packet. 10 cents. 

 1425^ POPPY, BLUSHING BRIDE. A beautifully frilled, double Poppy of conspicuous merit. 

 Attaining a height of two feet, the plants produce a succession of charming white flowers 

 flushed with rose. None of the recent efforts of hybridizers is more worthy of admiration than 

 this novelty. Per liberal packet, 5 cents. 



