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POPPY 



(Papaver). Well Imown hardy annuals flowering in great 



profusion throughout the summer. 



Double White Fringed, this sort is one of the finest white 

 flowers in cultivation. The blooms are from three to four 

 inches in diameter, perfectly double, and the petals so cut 

 as to make the flower appear like a ball of silk. . . Pkt. Sets 



Cardinal. This is a very large and very double poppy, each 

 petal being so cut as to give the blossom the appearance of 

 a large ball of brilliant cardinal colored silk. It is certainly 

 one of the finest poppies in cultivation, and a worthy com- 

 panion to our Double White Fringed Poppy, from which it 

 differs only in color Pkt. Sets 



Iceland, single mixed. The delicate, fragrant flowers ai-e ex- 

 ceedingly beautiful; their long stems make them very suit- 

 able for cutting. The plants are perfectly hardy, easily 

 cultivated, and the lovely white, yellow and orange-red 

 flowers are in bloom from early summer until fall. Hardy 

 perennial, blooming the first year from seed Pkt. Sets 



The Shirley. Everyone knows the old, common corn poppy, 

 or red weed, with its bright scarlet flowers. The Shirley is a 

 strain of this magnificent species, which sports to number- 

 less shades of colors, from pure white to rose, pink, car- 

 mine and deepest crimson. If the flowers are cut when they 

 first open, they may be kept many days Pkt. Sets 



Tulip Flowered. Produces large, splendid, bright scarlet 

 flowers well above the foliage. The petals form a tulip- 

 shaped cup, and after a time black spots appear at the base 

 of each petal. Strikingly beautiful, reminding one of a bed 

 of brilliant tulips; hardy annual; about one foot high. Pkt. 5c 



Bracteatum, large, orange-crimson flowers Pkt. 5cts 



Orlentale, large, gorgeous scarlet blossoms; bottom 

 of petals black " Sets 



Umbrosum, rich vermilion, with a shining black 

 spot on each petal ; one of the most showy " 5ct5 



Carnation, double white " Sets 



Carnation, double mixed, large, showy, double 



flowers of various colors; two feet high " 5ct8 



||^~ Papaver somniferum, of which the Carnation Poppy 



Is an Improved form, is the species used for the extraction 



of opium. 



POPPY, 



The Shirley. 



portulaca, double varieties. 

 Not all the plants will come double, but the single ones can 

 be pulled out. They will stand any amount of dry weather. 



Double white Pkt. 15c Double orange Pkt. 15c 



" scarlet " 15c " rose striped.. " 15c 



*' sulphur.... " 15c " mixed " 10c 



PORTULACA Py r et h r u m 



There are few flowers in cultivation that make such a 

 dazzling display of color as a bed of Portulacas. They are 

 In bloom from about the first of July till killed by frost 

 in autumn. The seed requires a moderately high temperature 

 for germination, and should not be sown before corn planting 

 time. Sometimes portulacas are started indoors, but usually 

 they are sown directly where the plants are to stand. The 

 soil need not be rich, the plants doing better in hot, rather 

 dry ground. They should have full svm. The flowers close in 

 shadow but open in sunshine. Tender annual; about six to 

 eight inches high. 



PORTULACA, SINGLE VARIETIES. 



Alba, pure white. .Pkt. Sets. Aurea, deep golden. Pkt. Sets 



Caryophylloides, carnation striped " 5cts 



Striata, yellow, striped with red " 5ct8 



Fine mixed " Sets 



Very useful and universally admired ornamental foliage 

 bedding plants. Sow from December to April in shallow 

 boxes, m a temperature of 60°. As soon as the young plants 

 can be handled, transplant singly into small pots or shallow 

 boxes, where they may remain until the time of planting out 

 into the open ground in May. (,See Also Matricaria). 

 Parthenlfollum aureum QQolden Feather). Beautiful, gold 

 leaved bedding plant. Flowei's white; height one foot. 



Pkt. 5cts 

 Parthenlfollum aureum selaginoides, has finely cut, fern- 

 like leaves of bright golden yellow color. Extra fine for 

 bedding. Half hardy perennial; height one foot. Pkt. lOcts 

 Roseum. From the dried and powdered flowers of this is 

 made the famous Persian Insect Powder. Flowers large, 

 yellow and rose colored; handsome. Hardy perennial; 



height two feet Pkt. lOcts 



Sow the seed of the Pyrethrum Roseum in boxes of pre- 

 pared soil, as early as the season will permit, and transplant 

 to sixteen inches apart whenever the plants are large enough. 

 The largest crop of flowers is produced the second season. 

 They should be gathered when in full bloom, dried carefully 

 and stored in paper bags. Before using, the flowers should 

 be powdered fine as possible, 

 QUAKING GRASS— (See ^riza). 

 RICINUS— (-See Castor Bean). 

 ROSE CAMPION— (See ^grrosiemma Coronaria). 

 ROSE OF HEAVEN— (See Agrostemma Coeli-rosa). 



Rhodanthe 



One of the finest and most beautiful of the many varieties 

 of everlastings. The fiowers are of various colors. The blos- 

 soms should be gathered before fully expanded, and should 

 be dried in the shade. Tender annual; one foot high. 



Mangles!, rich rose, vi^ith golden center Pkt. Sets 



Maculata, rosy crimson, with bright yellow disc " 5cts 



iVlacuIata alba, white, with yellow disc " 5cts 



Mixed " 5cts 



ROGKET 



PORTULACA. 



CHesperis Matronalis'). 

 The Sweet Rocket pro- 

 duces clusters of fiow- 

 ers which are very fragrant during the evening. The seed 

 germinates readily in the open ground with very little care. 

 Hardy perennial; one and a half feet high. 



Sweet, purple Pkt. Sets 



Sweet, white. " Sets 



