THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
PERENNIAL SEEDS 43 
Hardy Poppies 
Oriental Poppies 
We know of nothing’ more brilliant when 
massed in the border than Oriental Pop¬ 
pies when in full bloom. They are easily 
grown from seed, though the separate 
varieties with the exception of the Scar¬ 
let do not come 100% true. Our strains 
have been selected with care and they are 
true enough to be of great value to the 
florist and nurseryman. 
Double Olympica 
Our seed was taken from specimen 
plants of this beautiful double Flaming 
Orange Scarlet Poppy. Very early and 
free flowering. Although there will 
undoubtedly be considerable variation 
is plants grown from seeds we expect 
vou will get a fair percentage of plants 
like the parent which is wonderfully 
good. Tr. Pkt. 50e. 
Oriental Scarlet. The enormous bright 
scarlet shows the contrasting black at 
the base of the petals. Yi oz. 20c, oz. 
60c, Yi H*. $2.00. 
Beauty of Livermere. Rich deep ox blood 
red. % oz. 40c, Yi oz. 70c, oz. $2.40. 
Mahoney. Very tall crimson maroon. A 
oz. 30c, % oz. 50c, Yi oz. 90c, oz. $3.20. 
Mrs. Perry. Salmon rose. A oz. 40c, Ya oz. 
75c, Yi oz. $1.40, oz. $4.50. 
Perry’s White. Large white blushed pink. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c, A oz. 70c, % oz. $1.25. 
Princess Victoria Louise. Flowers tulip 
shaped, somewhat smaller than others, 
but perfectly formed and striking sal¬ 
mon orange in shade. % oz. 35c, Yi oz. 
60c, oz. $2.00. 
Martins Excellent Hybrids. This mixture 
is far superior to ordinary Oriental Hy¬ 
brids as it really contains all shades 
known to Oriental Poppies, from blush 
white to deep purple and all intermedi¬ 
ate shades of scarlet salmon, rose, etc. 
If you do not wish to grow a large col¬ 
lection of named varieties by all means 
sow this strain and discover the really 
fine shades in it. Ya oz. 35c, Yi oz. 60c, 
oz. $2.00. 
Iceland Poppy, Gartref 
Annual Seeds 
For complete listing 
see pages 2 to 30 inc. 
Various Poppies 
Alpine Poppies. Miniature little Poppies 
for rock gardens and the low part of 
the border. Only about 8 inches tall 
with small cup-shaped flowers. They 
bloom the first year from seed sown 
early and are usually grown as hardy 
biennials. 
Alpinum Mixed. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Yu oz. 75c. 
Iceland Poppies 
Our new strains are of great value to 
the florist for cutting. Seed started in 
January or February will make nice 
plants to set out in the field from pots 
in late spring. They will bloom practi¬ 
cally all summer. The Sandfords and 
Gartref strain give a wonderful range 
of colors, all on good stems. 
Nudicaule or Iceland Poppies 
1936 Introductions 
The Empress. Large full flowers with 
broad overlapping petals giving almost 
a double effect. The color range is 
unique with lovely shades of salmon 
rose and cieamy pink. Long stems, ex¬ 
cellent for cutting. Tr. Pkt. 25c, % oz. 
S5c, % oz. $1.50. 
The Emperor. Same form as Empress and 
of rich orange, same shade as El Monte 
but larger and with more substance. Tr. 
Pkt. 25c, Ya oz. 85c, Yi oz. $1.50. 
New Poppy Yellow Wonder 
Amurense 
The bright buttercup yellow flowers 
grow 4 inches or more across. They stand 
up well on long stems 18 to 24 inches 
tall. Excellent for cutting because of long 
lasting qualities. The largest and finest 
yellow Poppy. This variety was an All 
American Winner in 1936. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 
Ya oz. 75c. 
Splendid Strains 
Sanford's Giant Strain Mixed. The fin¬ 
est strain we have ever seen. The 
flowers are immense silken cups in 
the bolder brighter colors, scarlet, 
orange, golden yellow and white. The 
length of stem is another outstand¬ 
ing feature. Tr. Pkt. 25c, Yi oz. 60c, 
oz. $1.80. 
Gartref Strain. A selection of delicate 
shades, such as creams, buff, amber 
and apricot, with the lighter pinks 
also. Most of the flowers have edges 
picoteed with darker shades adding to 
the attractiveness. Tr. Pkt. 25c, Ya 
oz. 45c, Yi oz. $2.50. 
Fakenhnm Hybrids. Another outstanding 
strain in bright colors mixed. Ya oz. 
25c, Yi oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Sunbeams Hybrids Mixed. A fine medium 
priced mixture of large flowering, yel¬ 
low and orange shades. % oz. 25c, *4 
oz. 40c, oz. $1.20. 
El Monte. Large flowers of tangerine or¬ 
ange. Ya oz. 30c, Yi oz. 55c, oz. $1.S0. 
Coonarn Pinks. Fine selection of the pink 
shades. % oz. 35c, Yi oz. 65c, oz. $2.20. 
Gibson Giant Ornnge. 14 oz. 30c, Yi oz. 50c, 
oz. $1.50. 
Single Yellow Single White 
Single Mixed 
Any above 3 Va oz. 25c, Yi oz. 40c, oz. $1.20 
Iceland Poppy, Snndford’s Giant 
Potentilla 
Nice border plants with brilliant showy 
flowers in June, July and August. 
Atrosanguinea. Deep blood red flowers, 
1% ft. % OZ. 30c, Yi OZ. 55c, oz. $1.80. 
Appennina Aurea (It). Alpine species with 
yellow flowers. 6 inches. *4 oz. 30c, oz. 
90c. 
IVcpnlcnsis (Formosa) (R). Excellent va¬ 
riety for borders and for cutting as well 
as rock garden. Light cherry and buff 
flowers. 1 ft. Yi oz. 30c, Yi oz. 50c, oz. 
$1.50. 
Nop. Miss Wllimott (It). Free flowering 
dwarf variety with bright carmine flow¬ 
ers. Ya oz. 30c, Yi oz. 55c, oz. $1.S0. 
Nep. Roxana (R). Brilliant salmon with 
darker veins. A oz. 25c, Ya oz. 45c, Yi 
oz. 80c, oz. $2.50. 
Pyrethrum 
Painted Daisy 
Valuable plants for the border and for 
cutting. They are perfectly hardy and 
easy to grow. The flowers are borne dur¬ 
ing May and early June and occasionally 
a second crop may be cut later in the 
summer. Plants 2-2% ft. 
Alrosanguineum. Dark Red shades. A oz. 
25c, Ya oz. 10c, Yi oz. 75c, oz. $2.40. 
Roseum. Shades of rose and pink. Ya oz. 
30c, Yi oz. 50c, oz. $1.50. 
James Kelway. Velvety scarlet with con¬ 
trasting golden yellow centers. A oz. 
30c, Ya OZ. 50c, Yi oz. 90c, oz. $3.00. 
Single Mixed. Includes white, flesh color, 
pink and rose shades to deep crimson. 
Ya oz. 25c, Yi oz. 40c, oz. $1.20. 
Grandiflora Single Mixed. A better col¬ 
or assortment of extra large flowered 
varieties. % oz. 30c, Yi oz. 50c, oz. $1.S0. 
Double and Semi-Double Mixed. The very 
finest strain of double available and 
including some beautiful specimens. 
However, it is impossible to offer you 
a strain approaching the 100% double 
type. A oz. 30c, Ya oz. 50c, Yi oz. 90c, 
oz. $3.00. 
Ptarmicaeflorum (R). Entirely distinct 
type with silvery white, graceful feath¬ 
ery foliage. Nice for pots, for bedding 
and edgings, so valuable in florists 
work. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Vegetable Seeds 
A good list of high quality strains. 
See inside back cover. 
