Poppies. 
Universal garden favorites from the days of our grand¬ 
mothers There is nothing more graceful than the silky 
blooms of single Poppies, nodding at the apex of their long, 
wiry stalks like so many tropical butterflies that a passing 
zephyr niig.it waft from their airy perch. There is nothing 
more gorgeous than the double Poppies, bursting with full¬ 
ness, glowing with color, and like great Peonies or Snowballs 
in siz?. There are f jw flowers easier to grow, if the precaution 
is taken to sow early and cover lightly, and none more use¬ 
ful to light up dark masses of shrubbery, mixed borders, or 
dull bits of landscape. Do not wait for warm weather to 
sow your ssed, but sow very early in the spring, or even in 
th; late autumn before.' that, the plants may have their 
growth male, ready to bloom at the coming of warm weather. 
We grow an acre or more of Poppies every year, and no finer 
seed than we offer can he procured anywhere. Per pkt. 
Wonder. A. gloriously beautiful parti-colored Poppy, as 
double and full as a Peony, each petal part snowy 
white part brilliant scarlet, ana finely fringed. 
O n of the most novel Poppies ever seen, and 
>n; or the most striking. Peonies cannot sur¬ 
pass it in size, majes y or exceeding beauty of 
coloring. Compact habit, with rank foliage."... 5 
Shirley. A lovely single Poppy with petals that seem 
stamped out ^f the most lustrous silk, and of the 
softest, most delicate colors, or of the most brilliant, 
hues, ea di flower widely margined with some other 
shad-. No one can help admiring these beauties.. .. 
Olant Carnation - Flowered. Flowers of the verv 
largest sir... extronoly double, and of very brilliant 
colors. Manv colors, mixed. 
Child 3’ Great P*ony-Fo wered. A strain selected after 
yjars of high cultivation and careful selection. 
I hints attain a height of three feet or more, and hear 
many flowers of most brilliant colors. 
Pea o.oak (Papava Umbhoba). Oazzlingly beautiful, 
f lery scarlet flowers with vivid black centers, and 
Darn3 on long wiry stems. One of the showiest of all. 
Japanese Pompon. An early and urofuse blooming 
Poppy, with small flowers, round as a ball, and 
double to the center. They are in every color- pink. 
crimson, rose, scarlet, blush, etc... 
Double Shirley. This is a double form of the magnifi¬ 
cent Shirley Poppy. It does not differ from them u\ 
any respect, except the flower# are double instead of 
single. 10 
Nankeen Yellow. A fine novelty. Large double bios- 
soms of a fine Nankeen yellow color... 10 
Angel of Midnight. Hlaek. A most unusual color mill 
an odd and interesting one. It contrasts flnelv with 
the brighter colored sorts, its dull, sombre color being 
very conspicuous. 10 
Childs' Rosette. A sport from Snowdrift, that origi¬ 
nated at Floral Park. The plant is a taller grower 
than the Snowdrift, with flowers even larger, hut 
6 f the same beautiful shape, while the color is an 
, exquisitely soft, delicate pink, and the petals ele¬ 
gantly fringed. About one-half the plants will 
come true to color, while others will vary, show¬ 
ing different shades and tints, but all beautiful... 10 
Snowdrift. This grand variety was introduced by us. 
kiffaf a "d there is no finer Poppy grown. Flowers as 
pure as the driven snow, large, double and full, 
yet soft and loose like a great ball of snow. A 
mass of it. in bloom is a grand sight. Its liahit of 
growth is stout and compact, not attaining the 
height of most other large Poppies, which makes 
its enormous blossoms show to better advantage. 
Rosebud. Some of our customers think these 1’opmes 
the prettiest of all. Dainty little flowers, like 
silken rosettes, cupped like Roses. Some of those 
are exquisitely mottled and shaded, while the 
'.others are solid colors, margined with other 
I shades. The coloring of these Rosebud Poppies 
is something wonderful, and must he seen to be 
appreciated. Intense scarlet-crimson, pink-rose. 
whitc-blusli. mottled, fringed, etc. 
Nudlcaule or Iceland Popples. Perennials, but bloom 
first year. Very handsome and graceful, and par¬ 
ticularly desirable because they furnish us with a 
color hitherto lacking in these flowers. The yellow 
and orange shades are particularly fine, and the white 
is very pure. 
Tulip-Flowered. A new Poppy of great brilliancy and 
beauty, having a flower which in shape and color 
resembles a great flaming Tulip. Its color is most 
intense scarlet, and It blooms at least, two weeks 
earlier than any other Poppy. One of the most val¬ 
uable novelties last year. 10 
Blushing Bride. Superb new sort. For full descrip¬ 
tion see Novelties. lg 
SPECIAL OFFER — For only 60c. tee uHU aend one pocket 
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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1896. 
