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POPPIES— Continued. 



Bhixley. The absence of black blood gives 

 them their wonderfully light, bright Use le- 

 paper-like appearance. The colors range 

 from purest white through pinks of all 

 shades to glowing scarlet, but a scarlet i 

 without black/ Some are red with white 

 edges, and others veined and streaked 

 and flaked from the centre toward the 

 edges in the most charming confusion. 

 (See cut.) In mixed colors....... ....... 15 



Iceland Poppies. - (Papaver nudicaule^ varie- 

 ties.) The fragrant, elegant crushed-satin- 

 like flowers are produced in never-ceasing ; 

 succession from the beginning of June to : 

 October. Not only are they attractive in [ 

 the garden, but for elegance in a cut state 

 they are simply unsurpassed, and they last 

 quite a week if cut as soon as oppn. "They 

 flower the first season from seed, though ' 

 they are hardy herbaceous plants {See cut.) ! 



Bright Yellow. . 15 Vivid Scarlet 25 



Pore White • 15 Gold Tinged, crim. 15 \ 



Mixed Colors 10 



Collection of 4 Iceland Poppies, 60 cts. 



Doable Carnation Flowered 

 Poppies. 



A magnificent class ; flowers round and 

 very double. (See cut.) 



Eider-Down. (P. somniferum album laciniatum 

 f. pi.) The plants are of sturdy habit, 

 about \y 2 ft. high, and bear flowers like 

 great round balls of eider-down, as white 

 as snow, the edges of the petals beinc 

 deeply pinked or slashed. (See cut.) Pkt. 15 

 The Mikado. Charming large double Poppy; 

 the color is ruost attractive, pure white 

 with f ringed edges of crimson scarlet... . 10 

 Fairy Blush. Large double fringed flowers ; j 



white tipped with rose 10 



Brilliant Scarlet 5 Rose 5| 



Silver Gray 5 Pure "White. . . 5 



Scarlet and Yellow 5 



Mixed Carnation Flowered Many colors 5 

 Imported collection of 8 separate Carnation 

 Fliivered Poppis*. 30 cts. 



Double French Poppies. Mixed Colors. 5 



D ble Pacony Flowered Poppies, Mixed. 5 



White Striped Scarlet. An exquisite large 



double Pftony flowered Poppy, striped with ' 



fiery scarlet on satin white 15 



Chamois Rose, Splendid new Papony flow- 

 ered Poppy; large; perfect ball-shaped 



flowers. 10 



Imported collection of Double French Poppies 

 in 6 separate varieties, 25 cts. 



For Hardy Perennial Poppies, seepage 81. 

 Refer to the Index (2d page Cover) for 



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PORTIXACA 



Brilliant dwarf annuals, only 6 inches 

 high, luxuriating in warm situations, 

 and blooming profusely from early sum- 

 mer to autumn. For low beds and masse? 

 of color, from spring until frost, they are in- 

 dispensable ; colors range through innumer- 

 able shades, of red, yellow, pink, striped, 

 white, etc. -► 

 Single Mixed (Per oz., 40c.)... Pkt. .5 



Doable Varieties. 



- These make perfectly gorgeous masses' of 

 color, the flowers of the double sorts, of 

 course, remaining open all day. 



Yellow Striped Crimson Pkt. 15 



Rose Striped Carmine -. 15 



Wnite 15 Sulphur 15 



Scarlet .15 Rose 15 



Large Flowering, Double Mixed 10 



Imported collection o/6 separate double sorts, 

 75 cts. 



pyretArim. 



Yellow Leaved Sorts. 



Dwarf growing plants, extensively used for 

 ribbon and carpet bedding; the plants grow 

 about 10 to 12 inches high, with foliage of 

 bright yellow. These are usually grown as 

 annuals although they are perennials. 



Aureum. Yellow foliage ^...Pkt. 10 



Selaginoide3. Handsome fern-like foliage. 



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For Hardy Flowering Pyrethrum, see page 81. 



RICIXUS. 



(Castor-Oil Plant.) 



Large, luxuriant, rapid-growing foliage 

 annuals, with palm-like leaves; much used 

 for sub-tropical effects on the lawn, or for 

 centres of beds of foliage plants. 

 Cambogiensis. Leaves of a bronzy red 



maroon color, with large red" veins";' the 



main stem or trunk ebony black. . . Pkt. 15 

 Borboniensis. 15 ft. Immense foliage. 5 

 Gibsonii. 6 ft. Dark purplish red foliage 



and stems 5 



Obermanii. 8 ft. Light red foliage 5 



Communis. Green foliage. 6 ft 5 



Finest Mixed 5 



Imported collection of 8 separate Ricinus, 

 30 cts. 



RIDBECKIA. 



(Black Eyed Susan.) 



Bicolor. An annual variety, 1«< ft. high; 



bright yellow flowers, with black-purple 



centre, very showy for borders Pkt. 10 



For Hardy Perennial Rudbeekia, see page 82. 



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