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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



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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 tiiansplanting. Sow 



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



cover the seed, press down firmly and they will 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 



PER PKT. 



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, j oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts 10 



3695 Shirley Wild-Rose Pink. This beautiful variety is a selec- 

 tion out of the Shirley Poppy, and which comes almost one hun- 

 dred per cent, true from seed; in color a uniform bright but 

 soft Wild Rose pink, a color that appeals to everyone and 

 which makes a charming bed, and of special value for cutting. 

 J oz., 30 cts.; oz., $1.00 10 



3685 



3686 



3687 

 3688 



3691 

 3693 



3692 



3697 

 3698 



3699 

 3700 



Dreer's Select Shirley Poppies 



PER PKT. 



Admiral. A single peony-flowered variety of surpassing 

 beauty, having large, smooth-edged flowers of glistening 

 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. J oz., 20 cts $0 05 



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. J oz., 20 cts.. . . 5 

 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 5 



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 5 



English Scarlet, or Flanders. The common scarlet 



Field Poppy of Europe, j oz., 25 cts 10 



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 

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



great freedom, f oz., 20 cts 5 



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 



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



Virginia. Large, beautifully fringed flowers of pure white, 



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



Collection of a packet each of the above 11 single varieties. . 60 

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



Danebrog, or Danish Cross Poppy 



Poppies are continued on pages 105 and 106 



