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POLYANTHUS. 
PHYSALIS FRANCHETI. 
(JAPANESE WINTER CHERRY.) 
Showy annual, about 18 inches high, bearing large 
red cherry-like fruits, each enclosedin an enormous bal- 
loon-like, semi-transparent calyx, abcut three inches 
long, at firstlight green, gradually changing to yellow, 
then orange, and finally to crimson. Effective in the 
autumn garden Or ZrOWN iD POts........eeseeeeeeeee Pkt.10 
PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORA. 
Large-flowered Chinese Bell Flower. Hardy 
perennials bearing large, broad, bell-shaped white 
or blue flowers; very handsome for garden decora- 
tion. 1% feet. The Nana Compacta or ‘ Mariesii” 
type form sturdy little bushes only about 12 inches 
high and are profuse bloomers. 
Grandiflora, White.................c:ccccee sees Pkt.10 
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Nana Compacta, Blue (Mariesii) . 10 
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POLYANTHUS. 
Primula Elatior. An early-blooming primrose for 
spring flower beds or pot culture; the large umbels 
of flowers are borne on stalks 8 inches tall. 
Polyanthus, Mixed Colors .......0.........c00+ Pkt. 5 
—Blue-flowered. Large umbels of lavender, blue 
And ViOlet flOWETS..............cceceesssceseeseecesoesesseecseers 10 
POPPIES. 
(For novelties in Poppies, see page 95.) 
Double Carnation-flowered. Magnificent garden 
annuals, 2 to 2% feet high; large globular flowers 
often a foot in circumference, of the greatest variety 
of colors; the edges are finely slashed and fringed. 
Eider-Down. Snow-white ..............:..cece Pkt. 
Mikado. White, edged crimson..............:cccseeeeeseee ee 
Fairy Blush. White, tipped rose.. 
Chamois Pink. Exquisite ......... 
Brilliant Scarlet...... 00000 
Bright Coppery Rose.. 
Soft Lavender.......... 
Dight Yellow...........0..ccccceseeee ees 
Mixed Carnation-flowered. Many colors..........5 
Collections of Carnation-flowered Poppies, 6 separat 
varieties, 25c.; 12 varieties, 40c. 
DOUBLE PZONY-FLOWERED POPPIES. 
Immense double, smooth-edged, broad-petaled 
flowers, resembling Ponies. Height, about 2 feet. 
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Rosy Morn. Rosy pink, salmon pink and white....5 
Lady in White. Pure white........... cee 
Firebrand. Fiery orange-scarlet 
El Dorado. Light yellow............... 
Rich black-Maroon..........c:0::0seeeeee 
American Flag. Pure white, margined scarlet 
Lavender Beauty. Deep lavender.............-.....02..5. F 
| Ghamois Rose. Large; perfect ball-shaped flower 
Double Pzeony-flowered Poppies, Mixed......... 5 
Collections of Double Pxony-flowered Poppies, 
6 separate colors, 25c.; 12 separate colors, 40c. 
VARIOUS DOUBLE POPPIES. 
' Double French Ranunculus-flowered Poppies. 
Mixed Colors. Beautiful double flowers, about 2 
inches acress, of every imaginable shade, color and 
variegation; very profuse and continuous bloomers. 
Black Knight. 
Height, about 2 feet...............cceseccecseeeeeceeeeeenes Pkt. 5 
! Double Umbrosum. Dwarf plant, double flowers 
of searlet-vermilion, with black blotches.............. 10 
|Japanese Double Miniature. Compact, bushy 
plants, only 8 inches high, bearing great numbers of 
beautiful, small, very double flowers, in a great 
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| Double Shirley Poppies. Mixed Colors. Mostly 
double or semi-double. The colors range from white 
through pinks to scarlet. Some are red with white 
edges, and others veined and streaked and flaked.10 
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ICELAND POPPY. 
POPPIES, SINGLE ANNUAL. 
Single Mixed Poppies. Annual sorts.......... b 
Mephisto Poppies. Enormous single flowers 
with deeply fringed edges. 3 feet. 
—Scarlet, with purple centre...............cceeeeeeeeeeee es 10 
—Rose, with white centre..............-.....ccssssscssseeree 10 
Empress of China. Enormous flowers of satiny 
white with a feathered margin of scarlet. 2 feet..10 
Tulip Poppy. Vivid scarlet, tulip-shaped flowers, 
profuse and handsome. 1 f00t.............cccccceeeeeees 10 
Flag of Truce. Very large, satiny white flowers.10 
Danebrog. Bright scarlet with a white cross......... 
Umbrosum. Rich vermilion, with black spots....... 
English Scarlet. Thescarlet field Poppy............ 
Peacock. Cherry scarlet, with a black zone............ 
Fire Dragon. Brilliant scarlet, with black spots, 
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Shirley. Wonderfully pretty, profuse and con- 
tinuous-blooming poppies with a bright, tissue- 
paper-like appearance. The colors range from 
white through shades of pink, to glowing scarlet. 
Some are red with white edges, and others veined 
and streaked and flaked from the centre toward the 
edges in the most charming confusion, 
Shirley, Mixed Colors. Extra fine strain.......... 5 
Shirley, Fiery Scarlet. Brilliant scarlet............5 
Shirley, Rose Pink. Exquisite, warm pink......... 5 
Imported collection 
6 separate varieties, 25c. 
ICELAND POPPIES. 
(Papaver nudicaule.) 
of single annual Poppies, 
Although hardy perennials, these Poppies bloom 
the first season from spring-sown seed. The fragrant, 
elegant, crushed satin-like flowers are produced in 
never-ceasing succession from the beginning of June 
to October. The flowers last quite a week if cut as 
soon as open. 
Bright Yellow....Pkt.5 | Pure White............... 10 
Vivid Scarlet............ 10 | Rose Colored 10 
Gold Tinged Crimson.................-:::00-- LO 
Double Scarlet......... 10 
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Collection of above 6 Iceland Poppies, 50c. 
HARDY PERENNIAL POPPIES. 
For permanent beds these brilliant large-flowering 
hardy Poppies stand unrivaled; the flowers average 6 
to 9 inches across, and are simply grand; the plants 
are robust growers, 3 to 4 feet high. 
Bracteatum. Orange-scarlet............ccccecseceeees Pkt. 5 
Orientale. Dark scarlet. purple spots.................. 10 
New Orientale Hybrids. Containing charming 
new colors, pink blotched purple, blood-red blotched 
black, glowing scarlet, reddish orange, salmon, ete. 
Mixed Colors........cccccseseee cecseeseeeeeees pococosstocen00000 25 
PORTULACA. 
Brilliant garden annuals, 6 inches high, luxuriating 
in warm situations, and blooming profusely from 
early summer to autumn. For low beds and masses 
of color, from spring until frost, they are indispen- 
sable; colors range through innumerable shades of 
red, vellow, pink, striped, white, etc, 
Single Mixed. Per 02Z.. 400 ........cccceeeeeeeeeee Pkt. 5 
DOUBLE PORTULACA. These make perfectly 
gorgeous masses of color; the flowers of the double 
sorts are like little roses. 
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—Rose Striped Carmine... BA) 
—Yellow Striped Crimson.......................4 10 
—Scarlet................. 10 | Double Rose Color...10 
—Sulphur.. ..10 | —Orange 10 
—Salmon.... ..LO | ——Purple.... 10 
Double Mixed. 
Imported collection of 12 separate double sorts, 75c. 
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