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DREER'S SELECT SHIRLEY POPPIES 



(Illustrated in Colors on the Plate Opposite) 

 3696 The story of these wonderful Poppies reads like a romance and is substantially as follows : 



In 1880 the Rev. W. Wilks, of Shirley Rectory, England, observed in a patch of the common scarlet field, or Flanders Poppies, 

 growing in a corner of his garden, a solitary flower with a very narrow edge of white. This he marked and saved, and after years 

 of careful selection was finally produced, from this single capsule of seed, the strain now known the world over as Shirley Poppies. 

 The work of improving and selecting has been continued, and the strain we offer this season is, we feel sure, better than any here- 

 tofore 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 sal- 

 mony shades, while many flowers are daintily edged and striped; in fact, so varied are they that scarcely any two flowers are exactly alike. 



10 cts. per packet; 25 cts. per ^ ounce; 75 cts. per ounce 



NcTV Shirley Poppy 

 WILD ROSE PINK 



3695 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 l)ut soft Wild-Rose pink, a color that appeals to everyone and 

 which makes a charming bed, and of special value for cutting. 15 cts. 

 per pkt.; 50 cts. per \ oz.' 



NEW CALIFORNIA POPPIES 



(Eschscholtzia) 



The varieties of Eschscholtzia which we ofi"ar on page 86 are among the most 



popular summer flowering annuals, and include the new kinds here oflTered which 



on account of their brilliant colorings are entitled to a place among our list of 



specialties. 



2422 Chrome Queen. An entirely new and distinct tone, being a rich chrome 

 yellow. 10 cts. per pkt.; 25 els. per J oz. 



II427 Dainty Queen. A beautiful and delicately colored sort of pale coral- 

 pink on a cream ground. 10 cts. per pkt. ; 25 cts. per ^ oz. 



2428 Fringed Yellow. Deep pure yellow, the petals deeply cut or fringed. 

 10 cts. per pkt.; 25_cts. per ^ oz. 



2431 Geisha. The prettily fluted or ruffled petals are a bright glistening scarlet 

 on the outside, while the inside is rich golden orange, a most brilliant 

 Oriental color comliination. 15 cts. per pkt. 



2435 Vesuvius. In this variety 

 ^^^^^ tlie color is the same on both 



.^«^ S^A, sidesof the petals, a rich Wall - 



'^ flower or coppery red which 



glistens in the sun like molten 

 metal. 10 cts. per pkt.; 25 

 cts. per ^ oz. 



2437 New Hybrid 

 Mixed. This mix- 

 ture has been saved 

 from a number of new 

 sorts of wonderful 

 colorings, including 

 wallflower-red, old 

 gold, fire-red, chest- 

 nut, cream and many 

 other rich and un- 

 usual tones. 15 cts. 

 per pkt. ; 2 pkts. 25c. 



l">Er.PHiNHiM Belladonna 

 (Everblooming Hardy Larkspui 



ESCHSCHOLTZIAS OK CALIFORNIA PoPPIES 



Three Splendid Delpliiniums or 

 HARDY LARKSPURS 



he Hardy Larkspurs are now a prominent feature in almost every garden, and the 

 ee sorts offered below are perhaps the best and most valuable of -the genus. 

 18 Belladonna, This is the freest and most continuous blooming of all, and the clear 

 light turquoise-blue of the flowers is not equalled for delicacy and beauty. 25 cts. 

 per pkt ; 5 pkts., $1.00. 



Bellamosum. Identical in habit of growth and free and continuous blooming 

 qualities v/ith the above, but of an intense rich deep blue color. 25 cts. per pkt. 

 Dreer's Qold Medal Hybrids. This is one of our most important specialties, 

 and is unquestionably the finest strain of mixed Hybrid Hardy Larkspurs ever offered. 

 The original stock came from England and consisted of the best named varieties. 

 The plants are of strong, vigorous habit, with large flowers on spikes two feet and 

 over long, the majority running in the lighter shades of blue. 15 cts. per pkt.; 50 

 cti. per J oz. 



