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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 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 . 



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; 3 feet, i oz., 25 cts $0 10 



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; 3 feet. J oz., 25 cts. . . 



3693 King Edward, A 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. J oz., 25 cts 



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



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American Legion Poppy 



Dreer's Shirley Poppies 



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. 



PER PKT. 



3684 American Legion. A greatly improved English 

 Scarlet or Flanders Poppy with very large flowers of 

 dazzling orange scarlet; 2 feet. (See cut.) 25 cts. per 

 I oz.; oz., 75 cts $0 10 



3691 Apricot. Rich deep apricot, i oz., 30 cts 10 



3692 Blue Shades. Various shades of blue, i oz., 30 cts. . 10 



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

 tion out of the Shirley Poppy; in color a uniform bright 

 but soft Wild Rose pink, a color that appeals to every- 

 one and which makes a charming bed, and of special 

 value for cutting; 2 feet, j oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts 10 



3698 Collection. A packet each of the above 4 varieties. . 30 



3696 Dreer's Select Shirley Mixed. This is an un- 

 usually choice strain of these charming Poppies, and is, 

 we feel sure, better than heretofore sent out So varied 

 are the colors that scarcely any two flowers are exactly 

 alike. 30 inches. J oz., 20 cts. ; oz., 50 cts 



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Dreer's Select Shirley Poppies 



American Rock Gardens (Hamblin). Many list* of plants for special local conditions. $1.25 per copy, postpaid 



