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POPPIES 



Annual Poppies should be sown as early in the spring as possible 



where they are to remain, as they do not stand transplanting. Sow 



very thinly, preferably in cloudy weather or after a shower, barely 



cover the seed, press down firmly and they ^vill come up in a few 



days. If they come up too thickly they must be^thinned out to stand 



3 to 4 inches or more apart if you wish best results. It is well to 



make several sowings at intervals to keep up a succession of bloom. 



If picked just before expanding the flowers will last several 



days. It is also advisable to pick the old flowers as soon as 



fallen, which will lengthen the blooming season quite a while. 



Single Annual Poppies 



3695 Shirley Wild-Rose Pink. This beautiful variety 

 is a selection out of the Shirley Poppy, and which 

 comes almost one hundred per cent, true from seed; in 

 color a uniform bright but soft ^^■ild Rose pink, a color 

 that appeals to everyone and which makes a charming bed, 

 and of special value for cutting, i oz., 30 cts.; oz., Sl.OOSO 



10 



3685 Admiral. A single peony-flowered variety of surpassing 

 beauty, having large, smooth-edged flowers of ghstening 

 white, with a broad band of brilliant scarlet round the top. 

 These two colors form a striking contrast, and when planted 

 in groups produce a magnificent effect, i oz., 20 cts 



3686 Charles Darwin. Remarkable for the unique color of 

 its large, smooth-edged flowers, being a striking rich dark 

 purple; with a velvety black spot at the base of each petal. 

 A dense wreath of white anthers produces a fine contrast 

 with the extraordinary color of the flower, i oz., 20 cts. 



Dainty Lady. Immense flowers 4 to 5 inches across, 

 of a charming mode shade of rosy mauve, with a large 

 dark metallic blotch at the base of each petal, j oz., 20 cts. 



Drf.er's Select Shirley Poppies 



PER PKT. 



3688 Danebrog, or Danish Cross. Very showy variety, pro- 

 ducing large flowers of brilliant scarlet, with a silvery white 

 spot on each petal, forming a white cross, which is nicely 

 - shown in the illustration on this page. J oz., 20 cts SO 05 



3691 American Legion. A greatly improved English Scarlet or 

 Flanders Poppy with very large flowers of dazzling orange 

 scarlet. 25 cts. per j oz.; 75 cts. per oz 10 



3693 King Edward. A new variety of gorgeous coloring, being 

 a deep scarlet, shaded crimson-red each petal marked with 

 a large black blotch for half its length from the base, against 

 which the yellow anthers stand out in bold relief. The plant 

 j^grows 2i feet high, and produces its very large flowers with 

 great freedom. J oz., 20 cts 5 



3692 Tulip Poppy (Papaver Glaucum). One of the most brilliant; 

 the flowers are 3 inches across and closely resemble the brilliant 

 Scarlet Gesneriana Tulip: 2 feet. Per \ oz., 30 cts 10 



3697 The Bride. A beautiful large, pure white, j oz., 20 cts.. . 5 



3698 Virginia. Large, beautifully fringed flowers of pure white, 

 edged with soft pink; exquisite when cut. i oz., 20 cts 5 



3699 Collection of a packet each of the above 10 single varieties. 50 

 3696 Dreer's Select Shirley. This is an unusually choice strain 



of these charming Poppies, and is, we feel sure, better than any 

 heretofore sent out. The artistic flowers are mostly single, but 

 occasionally semi-double, and range in color from the purest 

 snow-white through all the delicate tints of pink, rose and 

 carmine to the deepest crimson and blood-red, with a liberal 

 sprinkling of the newest salmony shades, while many flowers 

 are daintily edged and striped; in fact, so varied are they that 

 scarcely any two flowers are exactly alike. \ oz., 25 cts.; oz., 

 75 cts 10 



3700 Single Mixed. Annual sorts. Oz., 25 cts 5 



Poppies are continued on pages 105 and 106 



