RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS^ 



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Oriental Poppy 



Oriental Poppies 



(Papaver Orientale) 



Oriental Poppies can be sown any time during the summer and 

 early autumn. When this fall growth starts is the time they 

 should be transplanted to their permanent flowering quarters. 

 It is well to mark the places they are planted with stakes to 

 insure the roots against disturbance during their annual resting 

 period. per pkt. 



3741 Orientale (The Large Oriental Poppy). A charming 

 summer-flowering hardy plant, producing numerous 

 leafy stems about 3 feet high, with large orange scarlet 

 flowers; having a conspicuous black blotch on each 

 petal, exceedingly showy. \ oz., 40 cts $0 10 



3742 —Dawn. A beautiful flesh color. Special pkt., 75 cts. IS 



3743 — Oriflamme. A gorgeous orange-scarlet; very 



large. Special pkt., 60 cts 15 



3744 — Princess Victoria. A beautiful salmony-pink. 

 Special pkt., 60 cts 15 



3745 — Mahoney. Dark crimson maroon shaded 

 mahogany. Special pkt., 75 cts 15 



3746 — Perry's White. Fine satiny white with a crimson 

 maroon blotch at base of each petal 25 



3749 Collection. A packet each of the above 6 varieties . . 75 



3750 Oriental Mixed Hybrids. Saved from a large 

 number of named sorts, embracing all of the colors, 

 foz., 50 cts . . 15 



PolemOIlium (Jacob's Ladder) 



3671 Coeruleum. Popular hardy perennial border plant, 

 with bell-shaped bluish-purple flowers nearly 1 inch 

 across; 2 feet; May to July. \ oz., 25 cts 10 



Potentilla (cinquifoii) 



Charming hardy perennial plants for the border, with brilliant 

 single or double flowers, mostly in orange, red and crimson tones, 

 that are produced in profusion from June to August; succeeds in 



any soil; 18 inches. per pkt. 



3775 Double Hybrids. All colors mixed. Special pkt, 



75 cts $0 25 



3776 Single Hybrids. Many colors. J oz., 50 cts 15 



Iceland Poppies (Papaver Nudicaule) 



While these are hardy perennials, they flower the first year from 

 seed, blooming almost as quickly as the annual sorts. They are of 

 graceful neat habit, with bright green fern-like foliage, formed in 

 tufts, from which issue slender stalks about 15 inches high, bearing 

 their brilliant flowers in endless profusion; most useful for cutting, 

 for which purpose pick when in bud, and, if the seed pods are 

 picked off, continue in flower the entire season. They remain 

 evergreen throughout the winter, coming into bloom early the 

 following spring. 



3731 Coonara Pink (New). This beautiful strain contained 

 many lovely and harmonious shades of color. Our grower 

 by very careful selection and roguing has practically elim- 



ated all colors excepting pink. 25 cts. per pkt.; special 

 pkt., 75 cts. PER PKT. 



3732 El Monte. A new variety of California introduction. 

 Large flowers of deep tangerine orange; strong wiry 

 stems, making an excellent cut flower. Special pkt., 

 $1.00 ..^$0 25 



3733 Bright Yellow, i oz., 50 cts 10 



3734 Pure White. { oz., 50 cts 10 



3736 Orange Scarlet. \ oz., 50 cts 10 



3739 Collection. A packet each of the above 5 varieties, 

 60 cts. 



3740 Finest Mixed. \ oz., 40 cts 10 



3738 New Hybrid Iceland Mixed. The latest develop- 

 ment in this lovely species, varying in color from 

 sulphur yellow through different shades of orange to 

 chamois and salmony-rose, some of which are very 

 striking, j oz., 75 cts 15 



PHmula (Primrose) 



The charming and beautiful Chinese Fringed Primrose and 

 Obconica varieties are indispensable for winter or spring decora- 

 tions in the home or conservatory. They are one of the most im- 

 portant winter blooming pot plants. 



Dreer's "Peerless" Chinese Primroses 



PER PKT. 



3784 Peerless Blue (True Blue) $0 50 



3785 - White (Brook's White) Pure white 35 



3787 - Pink (Delicata). Soft pink 35 



3783 — Scarlet (Chiswick Red Imp.). Rich scarlet 35 



3786 — Crimson (Crimson King). Rich luminous crimson. 35 



3789 Collection of a packet each of the 5 sorts, $1.50. 



3790 Peerless Mixed. This mixture contains nothing but 

 the finest fringed large-flowering sorts and cannot fail 



to give entire satisfaction. Special pkt., $1.00 25 



3791 Giant Flowering Mixed. This magnificent strain 

 is quite distinct, being of more robust growth and pro- 

 ducing immense trusses of extra large, finely fringed 

 flowers in many new and novel colors; as a pot plant 

 for the house or conservatory this is unequalled. 

 Special pkt., $1.50 35 



Primula Obconica 



These are of the easiest culture in greenhouse or light window 

 of dwelling house. They will not germinate well in any compost 

 containing peat or leaf mould. To develop the colors to the 

 highest degree grow in heavy soil, and at a temperature as near 

 60 degrees as possible. 



SPECIAL PKT. PER PKT. 



3811 Obconica Gigantea Kermesina. Rich 



crimson " $1 



25 



$0 25 



3812 





1 



25 



25 



3813 



— — Salmon Queen. Beautiful salmon.. 



1 



75 



50 



3815 



Mixed Colors 



1 



25 



20 



3816 



— Grandiflora Alba. Pure white 





75 



20 



3817 



Kermesina. Bright crimson 





75 



20 



3818 







75 



20 



3819 



Appleblossom. Soft pink 





75 



20 



3820 



Mixed Colors 





75 



15 



3821 



Fasbender (New). Flowers of the 











largest size, of a deep glowing red 



1 



75 



50 



3822 



— —Rhine Pearl. A very striking variety, 











flowers very large, of a dark salmon-carmine. . 



1 



75 



50 



3823 



Mueller and Mohnstein. Shades of 











crimson and rose 



1 



50 



50 



The Book of Perennials (Hottes) revised and enlarged, $1.50 per copy, postpaid 



