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HARDY POPPIES (Papaver). 



Iceland Poppy (P. nudi- 

 caule). A class of hardy 

 plants producing a constant 

 succession of beautiful, 

 showy flowers all summer. 

 They are borne on long 

 stems and range in color 

 from pure white and yellow 

 to orange and crimson in 

 all shades. They emit a 

 pleasant fragrance and are 

 desirable as cut flowers. Ea., 15c; 4 for 5uc; doz., $1.25. 

 • Great Scarlet Poppy (P. orientale bracteatum) . Ex- 

 ceedingly hand- 

 some and showy 

 with intensely 

 bright crimson 

 flowers, four to 

 six inches across 

 with dark cen- 

 tres; produced 

 unceasingly 

 throughoutMay 

 and June. The 

 plant also is 

 highly o r n a - 

 mental, with a 

 thick growth of 

 handsome, finely-cut, fern-like foliage. This is a fine 

 thing for planting in masses for effective display, the 

 result being a perfect blaze of color. It is a striking 

 plant in any position. Ea., 20c; 3 for 50c; doz., $1.75. 



LYON'S TURTLE HEAD. 



Chelone Lyonii. This is not seen so often as it should 

 be, for it is a rare and choice plant of great beauty, 

 with broad, dark glossy green foliage and numerous 

 stout stems bearing terminal spikes of purplish-red 

 flowers, resembling in shape the head of a turtle or 

 snake. Ea., 20c; 3 for 50c; doz., $1.25. 



LARKSPURS. Delphinium. 



Common Blue LarRspur (D. formosum). This is the 



old-fashioned Lark- 

 spur of our boy- 

 hood's days and still 

 a favorite with ev- 

 erybody. It has 

 never been surpass- 

 ed for rich coloring 

 and has few equals 

 as a border plant. 

 The flowers are of a 

 most intense rich 

 dark blue, fully an 

 inch across, borne 

 on numerous spikes 

 three feet tall, and 

 continues to bloom 

 profusely all sum- 

 mer. Excellent for cutting and well worthy of a place 

 in every collection. Ea., 15c; 4 for 50c; doz., $1.50. 



Chinese Larkspur {D. sinensis grandiflora). These 

 new Larkspurs are the finest and most desirable of the 

 genus. They are of dwarf habit, with finely cut, hand- 

 some foliage and large, showy spikes of flowers produc- 

 ed in the greatest profusion during the entire summer, 

 in all shades of blue, from azure to the deepest and 

 most intense blue imaginable. Ea., 15c; 4 for 50c; 

 doz., $1.25, 



MALTESE CROSS. 



Lychnis Chalcedonica. A showy plant that will always 

 remain popular for the profuse and continuous bloom 

 which it furnishes all summer. The flowers are of 

 brilliant scarlet, borne in large, close heads, which con- 

 trast effectively with the dark green foliage of the 

 plant. Ea., 15c; 4 for 50c; doz., $1.25. 



HORNED POPPY. 



Glaucium Fischeri. This 

 showy plant is Poppy-like 

 both in bloom and foliage, 

 the latter being beautifully 

 cut and of a bright greyish 

 color. The flowers are large 

 and handsome, of a deep 

 orange -scarlet and appear 

 in large numbers through- 

 out the summer. A fine 

 ornamental plant and ex- 

 ceedingly useful in the bor- 

 der and for ordinary bed- 

 ding purposes. Ea., 15c; 

 4 for 50c; doz., $1.50. 



DOUBLE MORNING GLORY. 



Calystegia pubescens. An exceedingly handsome plant 

 of climbing habit, bearing a great profusion of very 



double clear pale pink flowers nearly all summer. It is 

 entirely hardy and one of the most useful of climbers 

 for covering unsightly places, screens, etc, Ea., 15c; 

 4 for 50c; doz., $1.25. 



