PORTLAND SEED COMPANY 
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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). Mixed. 
California Poppy (Eschscholtzia) : Commence to bloom 
within a few weeks’ time and bloom continuously 
until late fall. 
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. 
Shirley Poppy Single. 
American Legion: Brilliant orange scarlet. 
Mixed. 
Shirley Poppy Double. 
Paeony Flowered —plane edge. 
Mixed. 
Nudicaule (Iceland Poppy) (P). 
Sunbeam Hybrids: Mixed. 
Giant Flowering Strains. 
El Monte: Deep tangerine orange. 
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. 
Flanders: True dwarf orange scarlet, black cross. 
SALPIGLOSSIS (Painted Tongue): (h A) This flower is 
by far one of the finest annuals any garden could have. 
Its richness of color and velvety texture puts it in a class 
by itself. Plants grow from 24 to 30 inches high, and 
produce lovely blooms from midsummer until frost. Out¬ 
standing for its charm in bouquets. 
Brown and Gold. Rose and Gold. 
Scarlet and Gold. Crimson and Gold. 
Violet and Gold. Yellow. 
Purple and Gold. 
Collection of any four packets of the above 30c. 
Finest Mixed: All colors. 
SCABIOSA (Pin Cushion Flower): (h A) These flowers 
are very effective for garden decoration as well as lovely 
floral displays. We offer many fascinating shades of this 
beautiful free-blooming flower. Sow seeds as soon as 
soil is warm. 
Flesh Color. 
Azure Fairy. King of the Blacks. 
Peach Blossom. Loveliness—Pink 
Fiery Scarlet. Double Mixed. 
Perennial Scabiosa: Japonica Lilac. 
SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly Flower): (h A) Beautifully 
fringed and delicately colored flowers so numerous as to 
hide the foliage. Exceptionally fine for bedding plants as 
well as house plants for winter. Sow seed in the open 
when soil is warm and flowers will follow within a few 
weeks. 
May Blossom: Beautiful rose-pink. 
Brilliant Mixed: Latest of the new varieties of brilliant 
shades. 
STOCKS 
These popular flowers are easily grown and are so highly 
fragrant and of such beauty they deserve a place in every 
garden. For best results, sow in warm place under glass, 
transplant when seedlings are 2 inches high, (h A). 
Double Early Giant Imperial: (up in ten weeks): 
Rose, Elk’s Pride, Canary Yellow, Blood Red. 
Choice Mixed: Beautiful shades of reds, blues, etc. 
Giant Perfection (Perpetual or Branching): 
Princess Alice: Clear white. 
La France: Blush pink. 
Brilliant: Blood red. 
Sapphire: Beautiful violet. 
Creole: Canary yellow. 
May Queen: Pale blue. 
Rose Pink. 
Choice Mixed: Complete range of colors. 
Virginian Stocks: Rose or mixed. 
Evening Scented Stocks: Very fragrant. Mixed 
varieties. 
STOCKS 
ROCK GARDEN MIXTURE: (P) Truly an exceptionally 
fine mixture for all types of rock gardens. Sturdy plants 
with brilliant shaded colors. 
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