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a. 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. 
Tf picked just before expanding the flowers will last several 
days. It is also advisable to pick the old flowers as soon as 
ee fallen, which will lengthen the blooming season quite a while. 
Single Annual Poppies 5:2 pir. 
<<), 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. 30 inches. 4 oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts...$0 10 
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DREER’S SELECT SHIRLEY POPPIES 
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3684 American Legion. A greatly improved English Scarlet or 
Flanders Poppy with very large flowers of dazzling orange 
Scarlet 2 leet wes OCS | Per 1 OZ ene sae eee eee ee $0 10 
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 danse 
wreath of white anthers produces a fine contrast with 
the extraordinary color of the flower; 3 feet. 4 oz., 20 
(| cee suo io niamoa Go VO nO SOBER Om oEd Ane Goou One Uo 10 
3687 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; 3 feet. 
i Ore, 7A) Gites oo.adovsone ssp a0 ad DOOD dodoNDOUGoOS 10 
3688 Danebrog, or Danish Cross. Very showy variety, 
producing large flowers of brilliant scarlet, with a 
silvery white spot on each petal, forming a white cross; 
Sittects hee 0z7. -20KCtS-2spmei eh ieniserere ce eee eee 10 
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. The plant grows 3 feet high, and produces 
its very large flowers with great freedom. { oz., 20 cts. 10 
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 Wild Rose pink, a color that 
appeals to everyone and which makes a charming bed, 
and of special value for cutting; 2 feet. 3 oz., 30 cts.; 
OOZES Ih OO etic ccter terete tare lets Clore eie Gin siesta sio cere Sake 10 
3699 Collection of a packet each of the above 6 single 
THREE Se Sam Sokes tar sin Sco uel or FORO Sol tiere 40 
3700 Single Mixed. Annual sorts. Oz., 25 cts.. 5 ANGE XS LES@ Dane 
Poppies are continued on pages 105 and 106 
