WALTER S. SCHELL, Inc., QUALITY SEEDS, HARRISBURG, PENNA 
POPPIES 
Hardy Annual 
The double and single annual varieties bloom abundantly 
from seed sown in the spring and are very beautiful when grown 
in mass beds, borders, and in window-boxes with other flowers. 
The Oriental Poppy is perennial; this also should be sown in 
the spring; during July and August the plants will disappear, 
growing out again as soon as cool weather sets in. Annual sorts 
cannot stand transplanting, but the perennial Orientals should 
be transplanted in the fall to where you want them to stay 
permanently. The following summer, and thereafter, they will 
produce the most gorgeous, silk-like, mammoth, cup-shaped 
flowers imaginable; the flowers measure from 4 to 6 inches in 
diameter on stems 2 to 3 feet long. 
Improved Shirley Poppies, Schell’s Gorgeous Mixture. 
The very finest mixture, scarcely two flowers alike in color. 
Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 20 cts., oz. 60 cts. 
American Legion, or Flanders Poppy. Brilliant orange- 
scarlet single Poppy; very beautiful. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 
20 cts., Koz. 35 cts., oz. 60 cts. 
Wild-Rose Pink. A very dainty, charming pink single Poppy, 
very rich and attractive when grown in beds alone or with 
other flowers. Very fine for cutting. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 20 cts., 
Koz. 35 cts., oz. 60 cts. 
King Edward. Brilliant scarlet, bright showy single flowers, 
which are very large. Plants 2 K feet high. Pkt. 5 cts., 
Koz. 20 cts., Koz. 35 cts., oz. 60 cts. 
Double Carnation-flowered Poppies, Mixed Colors. Very 
beautiful double-fringed flowers somewhat resembling the 
carnation. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 15 cts., Koz. 25 cts., oz. 40 cts. 
Double Peony-flowered Poppies, Mixed Colors. Very 
large, double flowers very much resembling peonies. Pkt. 5c., 
Koz. 15 cts., Koz. 25 cts., oz. 40 cts. 
Hardy Perennial Oriental Poppy. Very large, handsome 
silky scarlet flowers that should be in every flower-garden. 
Please note that the seed of this variety should be sown in 
May or when the soil is warm. The plants “die down” or 
disappear in July and August, then grow again as soon as 
the weather is cooler; this is the proper time to transplant 
them if desired. Pkt. 10 cts., Koz. 35 cts., Koz. 60 cts. 
PRIMROSE (Primula). Half-hardy Perennial. These beautiful 
Primulas are among the most desirable house-plants for 
winter blooming in pots. The upright stems throw out heads 
of flowers which, when in full bloom above the rich carpet 
of foliage, produce a charming effect. While Primulas are 
grown very extensively by florists, they can be grown just 
as successfully in your window-garden. However, it must 
be remembered that they are not nearly so easy to grow 
as many other flowers. The seed is exceedingly small and 
very expensive—just a little of it in a packet. It is strictly 
a pot-plant and must have very loose, mellow soil. Sow 
the seed in a row across a pot or box, so you can distinguish 
it from any weed or grass that may come up out of the soil. 
Transplant when an inch high to other pots. Sow the seed 
in the spring in good, porous loam. 
Obconica grandiflora, Mixed Hybrids. Pkt. 15c., Aoz. $1. 
Primula chinensis. The Chinese Primrose, one of the most 
beautiful and popular window plants. Mixed Colors, pkt. 
25 cts., 3 pkts. 60 cts. 
Schizanthus (Butterfly Flower) 
Improved Shirley Poppies, Schell’s Gorgeous Mixture 
PHLOX decussata. Hardy Perennial Large-flowering 
Hybrids, All Colors Mixed. Grow 2 to 3 feet and form 
large spikes or heads of flowers, very beautiful, and bloom 
year after year. Pkt. 10 cts., Koz. 75 cts. 
For Annual Phlox, see page 49 
PORTULACA (Rose Moss or Sun Plant). Hardy Annual. Fine 
for massing in beds, for edgings, baskets or window-boxes. 
6 inches high. See it in color on page 55. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 30 cts., Koz. 60 cts. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 40 cts., Koz. 75 cts. 
PUERARIA (Kudzu Vine). Hardy Perennial. The fastest- 
growing hardy vine. From seed sown in the early spring the 
vines grow about 10 feet; they are then established and 
thereafter they will grow from 25 to 50 feet in a season, 
depending on conditions of soil and weather. The foliage 
is large and dense. In August it bears small panicles of rosy 
purple, pea-shaped blossoms. For permanently covering 
a porch, dead trees, outbuildings, etc., it is very desirable. 
Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 35 cts. 
R1CINUS (Castor-Oil Plant). Hardy Annual. Heavy plants, 
with large leaves, giving a sort of subtropical-effect when 
grown on lawns or in the center of beds. Plants grow 5 to 
8 feet high. 
Zanzibarensis. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Klb. 80 cts. 
SALPIGLOSSIS. Annual. This is a very beautiful and at¬ 
tractive flower and should be in every garden. Shaped 
somewhat like the Petunia, yet rivaling it in its gorgeous 
silky texture and richness of color. Each flower is veined 
with a glint of gold. Plants grow 2K feet. Be sure to try it. 
Quality Mixture. Each, pkt. 10c., 3 pkts. 25c., Koz. 50c. 
SAPONARIA vaccaria multiflora rosea. This is an annual. 
The plants grow 2 feet high and are a perfect mass of the 
daintiest and most graceful pretty satiny pink flowers, 
somewhat resembling an enlarged gypsophila. Beautiful in 
the garden and exquisitely charming as a cut-flower for 
vasing alone or with any other flowers. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 
20 cts., oz. 35 cts. 
Vaccaria alba. White. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 20 cts., oz. 35 cts. 
SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly or Fringe Flower). Annual. 
Here is one of the most beautiful and daintiest flowers in 
the whole list. The plant bears so many flowers that they 
completely obscure the foliage, making the plant a glorious 
pyramid of the most delicate and charming bloom. The 
seeds germinate quickly and the plants are in bloom in a 
few weeks from sowing. Splendid for outside and for 
pot-plants in the house in late winter and in early spring. 
Sow the seed in August or September for pot-culture. 
Schell’s Giant-flowering Hybrids. Plants grow about 
iK feet high and are covered with myriads of beautiful 
orchid-like flowers of every color. Pkt. 15 cts., Koz. $2.50. 
And still another First Prize 
Mr. A. J. Baird, New Jersey, won First Prize on our 
Zinnias at the Trenton Fair. 
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