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T. LEE ADAMS SEED CO. 
KANSAS CITY, A 40. 
Poppy 
ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Carnation Poppies. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY 
(See Eschscholtzla) 
Portulaca - Sun Plant 
One of the best hardy annuals. 
Easy to cultivate; thrives best 
in sunny location. Flowers are 
of richest colors and bloom the 
entire summer. Are used for massing 
in beds, borders, rock work, or for 
sowing broadcast over sunny em¬ 
bankments. 
SINGLE, MIXED. Pkt., 10c; H oz., 
35c; oz., $1.00. 
DOUBLE, MIXED. Pkt., 10c; V a OZ., 
60c; V4 oz., $1.00. 
RED HOT POKER. (See Tritoma). 
RESEDA. (See Mignonette). 
Ricinus - Castor Oil Bean 
Half Hardy Annual. 8 to 12 feet. 
This magnificent foliage plant is 
picturesquely showy and imposing, 
lending to the garden a truly sub¬ 
tropical effect. When grown singly it 
forms a perfect pyramid of gigantic 
leaves which with the brightly col¬ 
ored seed pods make a perfect orien¬ 
tal picture. 
Sow 2 inches deep when all danger 
from frost is over, or the seed may 
be started under glass. Set out, or 
transplant three feet apart. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 30c. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES. Oriental Poppies should be sown in early 
spring in the open ground as soon as it is fit to work. The plants 
disappear during Julv and August, appearing again as soon as 
the weather gets cool. 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 a 
stake to insure the roots against dis¬ 
turbance during their annual resting 
period. 
ORIENTAL, SCARLET (The Large 
Oriental Poppy). A 
charming summer¬ 
flowering hardy plant, 
producing numerous 
leafy stems about 2)4 
feet high, with large 
deep scarlet flowers; 
having a conspicuous 
black blotch on each 
petal, exceedingly 
showy. Pkt., 10c; V* 
oz., 40c. 
ORIENTAL MIXED. 
Saved from a large 
number of named 
sorts, embracing all of 
the colors. Pkt., 10c; 
14 oz., 50c. 
Pyrethrum 
Hardy perennial, bearing large 
Daisy or Cosmos-like flowers, ranging 
in color from white to deep red, with 
bright yellow centers. Blooms in May 
and June; is one of the most graceful 
and long-lasting cut flowers. Pkt., 
10c; y 8 oz., 60c. 
Oriental Poppies. 
Salpiglossis 
(Painted Tongue) 
SHIRLEY. Producing through a long season large single flowers of deli¬ 
cate colors, from pure white through shades of pink and rose to scar¬ 
let and carmine-red. If cut before the blooms are fully expanded, they 
will keep fresh for several days. Hardy annual, about twenty inches 
high. Pkt., 10c; ^4 oz., 20c. 
DOUBLE CARNATION, MIXED. Large showy double fringed flowers of 
various colors; hardy annual, about two feet high. Pkt., 10c; Y\ oz., 15c. 
GLAUCUM (Tulip Poppy). Dazzling deep scarlet, black cross. 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
ICELAND. Height, 15 inches. Elegant free flowering plants bearing 
flowers in abundance all summer. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c; y B oz., 
25c; Y\ oz., 40c. 
One of the most attrac¬ 
tive annuals and should be 
in every garden. The blos¬ 
soms are tube-shaped much 
like a Petunia but rivaling 
the latter in the beautiful 
colors displayed. Nearly 
every flower is veined with 
a glint of gold, and it is the 
only flower to our knowl¬ 
edge possessing this odd 
characteristic. The Salpi¬ 
glossis is deservedly known 
as the Orchid of Hardy Annuals. 
GLOXINIAEFLORA MIXED. A 
special selection of colors. Flow¬ 
ers large and fancifully veined 
in contrasting colors. Pkt., 15c; 
V4 oz., 40c; oz., $1.25. 
Salpiglossis. 
214 feet. 
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Single Portulaca. 
