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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 wLU last several 

 days. It is also advisable to pick the old flowers as soon as 

 fallen, which wUl 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 charmi'ng Poppies, and is, 

 we feel sure, better than any heretofore sent out. 

 The artistic flowers are mostly single, but occasion- 

 ally semi-double, and range in color from the purest snow-white 

 through aU 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. J oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts. . .$0 10 



3684 



3686 



3687 



3688 



3693 



3695 



3699 

 3700 



Dreer's Select Shirley Poppies 



PER PKT. 



American Legion. A greatly improved English Scarlet or 

 Flanders Poppy with very large flowers of dazzling orange 



scarlet: 2 feet. 25 cts. per J oz SO 10 



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 



extraordinar3' color of the flower; 3 feet, j oz., 25 cts 10 



Dainty Lady. Immense flowers 4 to 5 inches across, 



of a charming mode shade of rosy mauve, with a large «^^,^i^— j^^^^^^— * 



dark metallic blotch at the base of each petal; 3 feet. " J^B^^K^^^^B^H i^*"^*" 



J oz., 25 cts 10 



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; 



3 feet. } oz., 25 cts 10 



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 '^k>^^HB^9Bi^^^^^^^^^^^^H^LIf^ 



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, j oz., 25 cts. 10 



Shirley Wild-Rose Pink. This beautiful variety is 



a selection out of the Shirley Poppy; 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. } oz., 25 cts. 



oz., 75 cts 10 



Collection of a packet each of the above 6 single ^ 



varieties 40 



Single Mixed. Annual sorts. Oz., 25 cts 5 American Legion Poppy 



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