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PORTLAND SEED COMPANY 
POPPIES 
If you haven’t Poppies in your garden you have certainly 
noticed a lack of color in one or two spots. With their wide 
range of magnificent colors it is impossible to have a 
beautiful “rainbow” bed in a dull corner that now lacks 
gaiety. Sow seeds very early where they are to remain. 
Barely cover seed with fine soil and press down firmly. 
Thin to one foot. If blooms are cut before fully open they 
will last several days. 
Carnation Flowered (tall double): Salmon pink and 
mixed. 
California Poppy (Eschscholtzia): Commence to bloom 
within a few weeks’ time and bloom continuously 
until late fall. 
Aurantiaca: Rich orange blooms, true Californian. 
Hybrida Mixture: New, large flowering type. New 
colors: Soft pink, scarlet, chrome, copper red, claret 
and royal purple. 
Dwarf Erect: Mixture. 
Spreading Varieties: 
Aurantiaca (California Poppy) : Orange. 
Mikado: Orange crimson. 
Rosy Queen: Rose pink. 
Salmon Beauty: Light salmon. 
Sunlight: Bright lemon. 
Tango: Bronze red. 
Mixed and Brilliant Mixed. 
Shirley Poppy Single. 
American Legion: Brilliant orange scarlet. 
Picotee: White, edged with scarlet. 
Wild Rose: Pink. 
Mixed. 
Shirley Poppy Double. 
Dazzler: Orange scarlet. 
Pink Shades. 
Salmon Art Shades. 
Paeony Flowered—plane edge. 
Cardinal Red. 
Mixed. 
Nudicaule (Iceland Poppy) (P). 
El Monte: Deep tangerine orange. 
Sunbeam Hybrids: Mixed. 
Giant Flowering Strains. 
Sandford’s Giants: Mixed. 
Oriental Poppy (P): Mixed. 
King Edward: Single large flowers. Deep scarlet, 
shaded crimson with black spots. 
Glaucum (Tulip Poppy): Brilliant scarlet flowers, 3 
inches across. 
PANSIES 
It takes many years to develop perfect strains and great 
care to keep them stable. Diamond Quality Pansy Seed is 
of the highest strains and the outstanding varieties, (h A). 
Oregon Giants: Mixed. 
Adonis: Beautiful light blue with white center and 
dark blotches. 
Cornflower Blue: Dainty blue color and large blossoms. 
Giant Dark Blue: A distinct bloom. Blue-black. 
Giant Striped: Superior strain with beautiful striped 
markings. 
Golden Queen: Rich, pure yellow, well-formed flowers. 
King of the Blacks: Immense giant velvety blooms. 
The largest of the black varieties. 
Madame Perret: A distinct type with frilled edge 
petals. Colors: Dark wine, pink, red. Has sweet fra¬ 
grance. 
Snow Flake: Pure white. Of extremely fine quality. 
Violet Blue: A new giant variety of dark indigo blue. 
Masterpiece (Giant Ruffled): One of the most dis¬ 
tinctive varieties of pansies offered today. 
Trimardeau Pansies: Remarkably large and a robust 
grower. Excellent colors of mixed shades. 
P. S. Co.’s Growers Special Giants: This special mixture 
contains the following: Maple Leaf, Rogglis Swiss, 
Miracle Mixed, Jumbo, and Swiss Giants, making a 
complete mixture of giant pansies. Pkt. 20c; Vie oz. 
75c; l /s oz. $1.25. 
PINKS 
Their gay blossoms on strong stems come in varieties of 
colors and their stripes and markings make them especially 
attractive for border plants. They are quite suitable for 
cutting and have easy culture, (h A). 
Chinensis: Single mixed, double mixed. 
Heddewigi: Finest single mixed. 
Fire Ball: Double scarlet. 
Salmon King: Double deep pink. 
Snowball: Double white. 
Finest Double Mixed. 
Clove Pinks: Pheasant’s Eye (single mixed). 
Double mixed. 
PORTULACA (Rose Moss): (h A) An exceptionally fine 
flower for dry sunny spots where most plants are unable 
to thrive. A dwarf plant only 6 inches in height and 
blooms profusely from early spring to late summer. 
Brilliant colors of: Red, yellow, pink, white, striped. Sow 
seed indoors and transplant at early spring warmth. 
Single Mixed. 
Double Mixed. 
PRIMULA (Primrose): (h P) A favorite for growing out¬ 
doors in mild climates and very fine for potting, flower 
baskets and window boxes. 
Malacaides (Baby Primrose): Light lilac and mixed. 
Kewensis: Golden yellow. Pkt. 15c. 
PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern): These plants will add a 
bit of Oriental touch to your garden. Its lacquer red 
blooms have much gaiety and charm. If planted among 
Gypsophila (Baby Breath) you will have a beautiful 
growing bouquet. 
Francheti. 
Other Varieties of Flower Seed 
Pyrethrum: Single and double mixed. 
Pentstemon: Sensation, mixed. 
Passiflora (Passion Flower): Mixed. 
SALVIA (Flowering Sage): Very ornamental. Flowers 
borne in spikes of fiery red or crimson. Continues to 
bloom in open ground until after severe frosts. Sow in 
flats and transplant into light soil, 1 to 2 feet apart. 
Azure Grandiflora: Lovely sky blue. 
Bonfire (Clara Bedman): One of the finest ever intro¬ 
duced. Clear red. 
Splendens: Brilliant scarlet. 
Zurich (New Dwarf Early): Finest of all dwarfs. Very 
floriferous. 
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