Shirley Poppy 
PRIMULA 
Prim’-eu-la 
(Primrose) 
Pr. Primevtre Ger. Primeln Sp. Primavera 
Schlusselblume 
All strains of this early flowering perennial 
are very beautiful. Several, such as Obconica, 
Malacoides and the English Primrose may be 
grown in the open in California. The Chinese 
Primroses are splendid pot plants for indoor 
culture. Sow the seed in August or Septem¬ 
ber in seed pans of rich loam mixed with 
sand, cover the seed very lightly and keep 
in greenhouse or frame. 9 inches. 
FRINGED CHINESE PRIMROSES 
8739 Chinensis Gigantea Fimbriata. Extra 
large choicest Chinese fringed mixed. 1/64 
oz. $1.50. packet 50c. 
3740 Chinese Fringed Mixed. Containing all 
shades from white and rose to deep crimson. 
Flowers very large and prettily fringed. 5 
packets $1.00, packet 25c. 
PRIMULA OBCONICA 
3723 Muller's Rose. Extra large rose shades. 
Pcickct 50c 
3725 Muller’s Brilliant Red. Superb giant 
flowered. Packet 50c. 
3722 Coerulea. Blue. Medium sized blue 
flowers. Packet 50c. 
3730 Obconica Gigantea. Very free flowering 
and of easy culture. Sow in fall or early 
spring in seed pan, using porous loam, but 
avoid peat or leaf mold. Keep indoors or in 
greenhouse. The flowers are large and 
showy in shades of red, rose, soft pink and 
white. 5 packets $1.00, packet 25c. 
DAINTY PETALED POPPIES 
Fr. Pavot Ger. Mohn Sp. Adormidera 
Coquelicot Amapola 
Well known favorites of the easiest culture. 
Invaluable for the annual flower section of 
any garden. The plants grow 2 to 3 feet 
high producing freely over a long period 
lovely, broad petaled flowers of delicate 
satiny texture and in the most exquisite 
shades. Sow in fall or early spring, cover 
very lightly and press firm. Plant them 
where they are to bloom as they do not 
transplant readily and when large enough 
thin them out to stand about 6 inches apart. 
SINGLE ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Fr. Coquelicot Ger. Gartenmohn 
3651 Admiral. Large single white with broad 
scarlet edge. Oz. 50c. 
3652 Danebrog (Danish Cross). Bright scar¬ 
let with a white cross in center. Oz. 45c. 
3654 Miss Sherwood. White shading to 
chamois rose. Oz. 45c. 
3661 Tulip or Flanders Poppy. Vivid scarlet. 
y 2 oz. 45c. 
3658 Shirley Rose Pink. A very beautiful 
delicate rose shade, exquisite large flowers. 
Vi oz. 40c. 
3656 American Legion. A greatly improved 
variety of the true Flanders Poppy. Dazzling 
orange scarlet. % oz. 30c. 
Collection: One packet each of the above 6 
sorts 45c 
3670 Single Varieties Mixed. Oz. 40c. 
Price: Any of the above 10c per packet. 
DOUBLE ANNUAL POPPIES 
The double annual Poppies produce enormous 
fully double flowers 3 to 4 inches across and 
are valuable for cutting as well as splendid 
garden subjects. 3 feet. 
3674 Bright Rose. 
3676 Cherry Red. 
3677 White Swan. 
3653 Mikado. Red and white striped. 
3680 Carnation Flowered Mixed. 
Price: Any of the above per oz. 40c, per 
packet 10c. 
Collection of the five sorts for 40c. 
3681 Peony-Flowered Mixed. Large, showy, 
double globular Peony-like flowers. Oz. 40c, 
packet 10c. 
DOUBLE SHIRLEY OR ELDORADO 
3687 Dazzler. Vivid orange-scarlet begonia¬ 
like poppy. About 2% feet high. Pkt. 20c. 
3684 Sweet Briar—Double Shirley. Packet 20c. 
3683 Double Eldorado. Salmon. Packet 25c. 
3682 Double Eldorado. Pink. Packet 25c. 
3685 Double Eldorado. Mixed. Many beau¬ 
tiful shades, hi oz. 35c, packet 10c. 
3688 New Shirley Double Queen (Ranunculus 
Flowered Shirley). A beautiful strain rich in 
vivid colors. *4 oz. 50c, packet 25c. 
GERMAIN’S IMPROVED SHIRLEY 
3665 Germain’s improved strain of this lovely 
type includes an almost endless variety of 
delicate pink, salmon and chamois shades 
deepening through old rose and soft red to 
terra cotta, many of the flowers being also 
suffused with a second shade giving an 
exquisite two-tone effect, while others still 
are edged or striped and hardly two flowers 
can be found exactly alike. % oz. 30c, per 
packet 10c. 
ICELAND POPPY 
(Papaver Nudicaule) 
Fr. Pavot d’lslande Ger. Island-Mohn 
Graceful hardy perennials with bright green 
fern-like foliage, formed in tufts, from which 
issue slender stalks about 15 inches high 
bearing brilliant flowers in endless profusion. 
If sown early in spring they will bloom the 
first summer. They may be started in seed 
pans or in the open and thinned or trans¬ 
planted. Seed pods should be removed regu¬ 
larly to prolong the blooming period. 
3696 El Monte. Tangerine orange. Pkt. 15c. 
3697 Pure White. Packet 10c. 
3698 Bright Yellow. Packet 10c. 
3700 Iceland Poppies Mixed. ^4 oz. 60c, per 
packet 10c. 
3701 Iceland Sunbeams. A remarkable new 
strain of Iceland Poppies with fine new 
shades, longer stems and of excellent keep¬ 
ing quality. Very desirable for cutting. 5 
packets $1.00, packet 25c. 
3689 Bracteatum (Tournefort Poppy). A per¬ 
ennial of strong growth, 3 feet in height, 
bearing large showy flowers of rich crimson. 
14 oz. 45c, packet 10c. 
PERENNIAL ORIENTAL POPPIES 
Fr. Pavot de Tournefort Ger. Orientalischer Mohn 
Perennials 3 to 4 feet high with stout leafy 
stems bearing very large richly colored 
flowers with dark centers. Sow the seeds in 
spring or early fall in boxes or in the 
open and later transplant to 18 inches apart. 
3691 Orientale Dark Red. % oz. 50c, per 
packet 10c. 
3695 Orientale New Hybrids Mixed. Immense 
showy flowers in rich and vivid shades. 14 
oz. 60c, packet 15c. 
SPECIAL OFFER 
Germain’s Dainty Poppies. Seven selected 
sorts in annual and Perennial varieties, a 
full display through the summer. 50c. 
RICINUS 
Ris'-in-us 
(Castor Bean) 
Fr. Ricin Ger. Wunderbaum Sp. Tart ago 
3759 Cambodgiensis. Dark stems and highly 
colored leaves; oz. 45c, packet 10c. 
3763 Red Spire. Enormous spikes of brilliant 
rosy salmon flowers; pretty bronzy-green 
foliage; 6-7 feet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
3761 Sanguineus. Blood red stems, bronze 
leaves and red fruit clusters; oz. 40c, packet 
10c. 
3762 Zanzibariensis. Very large leaves. The 
plants grow to great size and appear in 
various shades of red and bronze green; oz. 
30c, packet 10c. 
RUDBECKIA 
Rud-bek’-i-a 
(Cone Flower) 
Fr. Rudbeckia Ger. Sonnenhul 
Sp. Resplandor dorado 
3776 Bicolor Superba Semi-plena. Attractive 
annual, 2 to 3 feet, bearing masses of semi¬ 
double golden yellow flowers very useful 
for cutting; (4 oz. 30c, packet 10c. 
RANUNCULUS 
MALACOIDES 
(Baby Primrose) 
3745 Carmine Pink. (New). A fine deep 
carmine. Packet 50c. 
3746 Alba. White. Packet 35c. 
3747 Rosea Superba. Fine rose. Packet 35c. 
3748 Malacoides Mixed. Packet 25c. 
3744 Malacoides (The Baby Primrose). A 
great favorite both for in and out-door cul¬ 
ture in mild climates. Blossoms in clusters 
of numerous minute lilac flowers, about one 
foot high. 1/32 oz. $1.20, packet 20c. 
3749 Vulgaris (English Primrose). Old fa¬ 
vorite, canary yellow. Packet 20c. 
ENGLISH PRIMROSE. See also Polyanthus. 
Silene 
SILENE 
Sy-lee’-nee 
(Campion, Catchfly) 
Fr. Silene Ger. Leimkraut 
3S33 Armeria (Catchfly). Strong growing an¬ 
nual, 1 to 1% feet high, with large heads of 
intense rosy red flowers which are spice- 
scented. Good for cutting. % oz. 30c, per 
packet 10c. 
3834 Pendula Flora Plena. Flowers fully 
double, bright rose, borne in great profusion 
on compact plants. 9 inches high. Makes a 
handsome carpeting between spring bulbs. 
Per packet 10c. 
Ra-nun'-keu-lus 
Fr. Renoncule Ger. Hahnenfus: 
3760 New California Giant Strain. In sepa¬ 
rate red shades, yellow shades or all colors 
mixed. Packet 50c. 
3757 Germain’s Giant French Mixed. Beau¬ 
tiful perennial, 12 to 15 inches high, bear¬ 
ing in spring quantities of double and semi¬ 
double flowers in all shades of red, rose, 
orange and yellow. Excellent cut flower. 
If sown early they bloom the first season. 
14 oz. 50c, packet 10c. 
REHMANNIA 
3758 Angulata. Bright rose. Packet 35c. 
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