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PLATYCODON (Japanese Bell Flower) [hP-18in.] Just before open- 

 ing, the buds of this summer-blooming plant look like small bal- 

 loons. When expanded, the pointed lobes of the bells are slightly 

 recurved resembling lilies. Their color is a deep blue with a spar- 

 kling sheen. It is excellent in the permanent border or in a semi- 

 shaded rock garden where the color becomes more intense. 



Grandiflora Blue Pkt. 10c 



Polyanthus (See Primula) 



When you have once enjoyed brilliant Iceland Poppies in your garden, 

 you will want them popping up every year. 



POPPY Every child and ever}' grown-up knows and loves poppies 

 and associates them with summer. What a glorious riot of color 

 they bring, with almost every shade of the rainbow available in the 

 wide range of varieties! There are double and single blossoms, and 

 both are delicate in texture and graceful in form. As a rule, the 

 individual flowers do not last long, but others follow in rapid suc- 

 cession to replace them, and the gay show goes on. 



Shirley [hA-18 in.] This delightful group sprang originally from the 

 common European field poppy, which everyone knows as the Flan- 

 ders Field Poppy of the World War. The plants with their deeply 

 cut fohage, slender hairy stems, and silky petaled blossoms, often 

 fluted, present a delicate airy picture as they nod in the slightest 

 breeze. 



American Legion A single poppy of dazzHng scarlet with white 

 cross at center. An improved Flanders Poppy /^ oz. 40c 



Single Mixed A superb blend of this beautiful t\-pe of Poppy 

 ranging in color from pure white through tones of salmon, pink, 

 and rose to brightest carmine-red Oz. 40e 



Double Pink Shades Charming double and semi-double flowers 

 in several shades of pink /^ oz. 40c 



Pkts. 10c each 



Tall Somniferum [hA-3 ft.] It is to this class that the Opium Poppy 

 of the Orient belongs, but we do not handle the seed of that par- 

 ticular variety. These robust plants are of imposing stature, carry 

 an abundance of thick wide leaves, and bear large flowers on stout 

 stems. 



Single Mixed A varied collection of single deeplj- cupped flowers, 

 many with fringed petals. 



Double Carnation Flowered Mixed Perfectly double, globular 



flowers with fringed petals in many brilliant colors. 



Double Peony Flowered Mixed Bold double baU-shaped blooms, 

 plain edged petals, resembling the Peony in form. 



Any one of the above: Pkt. 10c 



Double Choice Mixed A wide selection of vivid colors chosen 

 from the Carnation and Peony tj'pes Oz. 30c; pkt. oc 



Nudicaule (Iceland Poppy) [hP-R-18in.] This hardy Poppy slight- 

 ly resembles the dehcately formed annual Shirley. However, the 

 plants are somewhat different in habit and produce many shades of 

 yellow and orange. At its base each plant forms a neat tuft of finely 

 cut leaves above which rise bare wiiy stems holding cup-shaped 

 single flowers. Iceland Poppies are valuable in a hard}' border or in 

 a permanent rock garden, and when in bud they are desirable for 

 cutting. 



Coonara Pink Hybrids Clear shades, from pale pastels to deep 

 rose. An Australian variety of great beauty. . J^ oz. 60c; pkt. 15c 



Sunbeam Since it is more thrifty, with finer stems and hand- 

 somer flowers, this is an improvement over the original Iceland 

 strain. The plants will produce flowers the first season from seed 

 sown early, and the blossoms are unequalled for cutting. 



Orange White Yellow 



Any one of the above: 14 oz. 35c; pkt. 15c 



Mixed 1^ oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



Orientale [hP-2H ft.] These are the royal members of the Poppy 

 family. They are majestic in all their characteristics, have mag- 

 nificent foliage, sturdy stems, huge cup-shaped flowers with crinkled 

 petals, and large decorative pods. In the herbaceous border they 

 form a gorgeous picture. 



Red Glowing scarlet with bases of petals bluish black. 



Hybrids A splendid collection mostly red, with some white, rose, i 

 lavender, orange, and crimson. 



Each of the above: 14 oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



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