RARE PERENNIALS, ALPINE PLANTS 
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PAPAVER nudicaule, Improved Sunbeam 
Strain —(Iceland Poppies) Large flowers 
in a wide range of colors, yellow, orange, 
salmony-pink and white, on 12 to 18 in. 
stems. Can supply in mixture only. In 
full sun, in a light well-drained soil. 
Very little water during the summer 
months. 25c each. 
*rupifragum —Flowers on 12 to 15 inch 
stems resemble bits of orange silk. Likes 
hot, dry situations, and will bloom all 
summer if not allowed to go to seed. 
35c each. 
PAPAVER ORIENTALIS— For brilliant col¬ 
oring, nothing equals the Oriental Poppy 
during their time of flowering, May to 
July. They should be planted while dor¬ 
mant, August to Oct., unless smaller 
plants out of pots are used. They like 
full sun and a soil not too light. All of 
our plants are propagated from root cut¬ 
tings and are guaranteed to be true to 
name. 
Ethel Swete —One of the finest of English 
introductions and very rare in this 
country. Brilliant cherry-pink with black 
markings at base of petals. $1.50 each. 
King George —Another fine English vari¬ 
ety, with large fringed flowers of bril¬ 
liant red. 50c each. 
Glowing Embers —The deep glowing red 
petals are of great substance a deeply 
wrinkled. Keeps its shape and color 
well. $1.00 each. 
Lord Lambourne — Deeply fringed parrot 
tulip type. Considered one of the best 
real reds. 50c each. 
Lulu Neeley— The brilliant blood-red flow¬ 
ers are borne on strong stems. Holds its 
color well and is one of the most popular 
Poppies in America. 50c each. 
Mahony —A very unusual color, mahogany- 
purple or maroon shaded crimson. Very 
large flowers and one of the darkest of 
the poppies. 50c each. 
Mrs. Baker —A lovely variety, with flowers 
of dark red without sheen. 35c each. 
Mrs. Wm. Borsch —Very large flowers of 
glowing crimson on strong 3 ft. stems. 
New and rare. 50c each. 
Mrs. Fisher —Extra large flowers of deep 
crimson on 4 ft. stems. 50c each. 
Mrs. Perry —A lovely salmon pink. 35c ea. 
Mrs. Stobart — A new introduction from 
England and very rare in this country. 
It is considered to be the finest poppy to 
date. Flowers of soft old rose. $1.50 each. 
Olympia — Large double flowers, 4 to 5 
inches across, of a brilliant rich flame 
scarlet overlaid with an irridescent glis¬ 
tening golden salmon. A brilliant golden 
sunset. 35c each. 
Iceland Poppies 
Perrys White —Satiny white with maroon 
blotches at base of petals. 35c each. 
Peter Pan —A dwarf variety with cerise- 
red flowers which have a scarlet cast. 
12 inches, during June and July. 75c 
each. 
Princess Victoria Louise— A delicate shade 
of salmon pink. 25c each. 
Rembrandt —Large orange scarlet flowers 
of great beauty. 25c each. 
Rose Beauty — Clear, glowing rose-pink. 
The peta's are daintily crinkled and 
edged with silver. Very floriferous. $1.00 
each. 
Salmon Gueen —Flowers of deep salmon 
pink. 25c each. 
Wunderkind —Very large flowers of bril¬ 
liant carmine pink on strong 3 ft. stems. 
A very unusual color. 35c each. 
Wurtembergia —The largest of the scarlets. 
35c each. 
PENTSTEMON —This American genus fur¬ 
nishes us with the finest material for 
rock and wall work. The requirements 
for their success are simple: a gritty or 
stony soil, without any fertilizer except¬ 
ing leaf-mold, perfect drainage and full 
sun. Amid the a^ost universal con¬ 
fusion of names in this family, it is diffi¬ 
cult indeed to be sure of names. Insofar 
as possible, plants listed below have 
been identified by comparison with herb- 
barium specimens named by National 
Museum botanists, or by direct identifi¬ 
cation by them of specimens. 
*amabilis — A new species with 8 inch 
spikes of very deep blue flowers. Plant 
is a compact tuft. 50c each. 
