56 



CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



POPPY. 



The large showy flowers 

 of this geuus make a bril- 

 liantdisplay in the garden. 



Single Annual 

 Varieties. 



Dane brog— Brilliant 

 scarlet with a cross of 

 white in the center, 

 resembling the Danish 

 banner 5 



English Scarlet— The 

 bright scarlet flowers 

 of t his VHrietv are very 

 effective, 2 feet 5 



Umbrosuin — Rich ver- 

 milion, with black 

 spot on each petal 5 



Peacock — Large bril- 

 liant scarlet and eriin- . 

 son flowers with a 

 black zone near the 

 center.making a strong 

 and beautiful contrast. 

 Flowers about 4 inches 

 in diameter 10 



Cambricus (Welsh Yel- 

 low Poppy) — A beauti- 

 ful yellow variety 10 



Single Mixed Poppy— 5 



Shirley Koppies — 

 Beautiful hardy an- 

 nual Poppies, produc- 

 ing large single flowers 

 ranging in color from 

 pure white, various 

 shades of pink, to glowing 

 the season, and massed hav 



FIRE DRAGON POPPY. 



TULIP POPPY — " PAPAVER GI.AUCIUM." 



scarlet. They flower freely throughout the 

 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 



Tulip Poppy (Pap- 

 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 10 



Fire Dragon — A new 

 and very showy Poppy 1 

 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 '.10 



Giant White Califor- 

 nian Poppy — A peren- 

 nial of rare merit, re- 

 sembling large single 

 white Peonies in its 

 flower and foliage. The 

 flowers afe very large, 

 measuring 4 to 5 inches 

 in diameter; pure white 

 with a bunch of yellow 



. stamens. It is an ex- 

 ceedingly attractive 

 plant and continues in 

 bloom throughout the 

 entire season. Theflow- 

 ers are also valuable cut 

 for vases, keeping well 

 in water, and have a pe- 

 culiarly delicate Prim- 

 rose like perfume. The 

 plants grow to a height 

 of6to8 feet, and while 

 it is not hardj* in this 

 latitude, it may be kept 

 over winter in a cold 

 house or cellar 15 



Giant White Californian Poppy. 



(Romneyi Coulteri.) 



Double Carnation-Flowered Poppies. 



Pure White 5 



Scarlet 5 



Rose 5 



White Tipped 



Scarlet 5 



Ash Grey 5 



Mixed Colors 5 



Poppy, Double 

 French — Ranu- 

 culus-flowered, 

 double mixed, 2 



feet 5 



Poppy, Double 

 New G i a n t — 

 Pseony- flowered, 

 large double 

 flowers , mixed 



colors 5 



Brilliant rose 5 



Nankin yellow 10 



New Double 

 Poppy "White 

 Swan"— The 

 plant grows only 

 from \y 2 to 2 feet 

 high, forming a 

 dense, richly 

 branching bush, 

 surmounted on 

 strong, slender 



NEW DOUBLE PURE WHITE POPPY— "WHITE SWAN. 



GIANT WHITE CALIFORNIAN POPPY. 



stems by very large, beautifully shaped flowers, very double, laciniated 1 



and of the purest possible white io 



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

 flowers io 



Hardy Perennial Poppies. 



Bracteatum — Scar- 

 let. 3feet 5 



Croceuin — Orange, 

 lfoot 5 



Oriental — S ingle 

 scarlet, with dark 

 spots 10 



New Hybrid Ori- 

 ental—A magnifi- 

 cent class, contain- 

 ing many colors, 

 pink, scarlet, blood 

 red, orange red, 

 salmon blotched 

 black, etc 15 



Iceland Poppies 

 (Papaver Nudi- 

 caule) — A beauti- 

 ful and very fra- 

 grant class of Pop- 

 py, blooming free- 

 ly throughout the 

 entire season, and 

 while tli ey are per- 

 ennial will bloom 

 the first year from 

 seed. They are 

 perfectly hardy. 

 The flowers cut are 

 excellent for vases, 

 keeping a long 

 time in water. 



Pure White 10 I Orange 1C 



Bright Scarlet '. 10 I Mixed 1C 



Alpine Poppies — A very pretty class, mixed colors K 



NEW DOUBLE SCARLET ICELAND POPPY. 

 (Papaver Nudicaule Coccineum, fl. pi.) 



A new double flowering form Iceland Poppy with bright orange scarlet flow- 

 ers producing about 50 per cent, of true plants, with perfectly double 

 flowers m 



