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. 
Carnation-flowered Poppies, Mixed Colors. A bed of 
these is a marvelous sight. The full double flowers come in 
a great range of colors and on strong stems, making them one 
of the few Poppies suitable for cutting. Very graceful for 
vasing and last for several days before the petals fall. Pkt. 
5 cts.; Koz. 20 cts.; Koz. 30 cts. 
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 2K feet high. 
Pkt. 5 cts.; Koz. 20 cts.; Koz. 35 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
Double Peony-flowered Poppies, Mixed Colors. 
Very large, double flowers very much resembling peo¬ 
nies. Pkt. 5c., Koz. 15 cts.; Koz. 25 cts.; oz. 40 cts. 
Hardy Perennial Oriental Poppy. Very large, hand 
some silky scarlet flowers that should be in every flow¬ 
er-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. Thesebeau- 
tiful 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 car¬ 
pet 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.; ^joz. $ 1 . 
Chinensis. The Chinese Primrose is one of the most 
beautiful and popular window plants. Mixed Colors, pkt. 
25 cts.; 3 pkts. 60 cts. 
Poppy, Carnation-flowered 
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 
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. 
RICINUS (Castor-Oil Plant). Hardy Annual. Heavy plants, 
with large leaves, giving a sort of subtropical effect when 
grown on lav/ns or in the center of beds. Plants grow s to 
8 feet high. 
Zanzibarensis. Pkt. 5 cts..; oz. 25 cts.; Klb. 80 cts. 
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. Splend'd 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. 
Schizanthus (Butterfly Flower) 
SOLANUM or JERUSALEM CHERRY. Half-hardy Peren¬ 
nial. A very interesting pot-plant for winter decoration. 
The plants grow 1 foot high and are covered with bright 
scarlet, round berries resembling cherries. Pkt. 10 cts. 
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