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PAPAVER NUDICAULE. (ICELAND POPPY.) 
Papaver. 
(Perennial 
There is no class of hardy plants which has risen so much in public favor, during the past season, as the Perennial 
Poppies, all of which are most striking and useful, both in the garden or in a cut state. The large varieties, such as 
Papaver bracteata and Orientalis form fine subjects in the shrubbery or herbaceous border, either single or in masses ; 
while the Iceland Poppies, being very dwarf in habit, are adapted for the border, rockery, or for any kind of bedding 
purpose. They form ornamental tufts of Fern-like foliage, produce flowers in the wildest profusion from the beginning 
of June to October, possess a delicious lilac perfume, and are invaluable for cutting purposes. 
Papaver Alpinum Album. (White Alpine Poppy.) This has 
large and beautiful white flowers with yellow centres, and with 
smooth or hairy dissected leaves, cut into fine acute lobes. A 
native of the higher Alps of Europe. 25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Papaver Bracteata. A charming species, producing numerous 
stout leafy stems two and onc-half feet in height, with immense 
deep blood-crimson flowers having a black blotch at the base of 
each petal, with conspicuous leafy bracts. 25 cents each ; $2.50 per 
dozen. 
Papaver Nudicaule. (Iceland Poppy.) A native of Siberia. A 
fine dwarf Poppy, producing masses of rich yellow, cup-like 
flowers, from June to October ; the plant forms a neat tuft of 
glaucous Fern-like foliage ; the naked flower stems rise to a height 
of twelve or fifteen inches. 25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Papaver Nudicaule Alba. (The White Iceland Poppy.) One 
of the most beautiful hardy plants in cultivation, either for decora¬ 
tive purposes or for cutting. 25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Papaver Nudicaule Miniatum, Improved. This new brilliant 
orange-scarlet variety, offered for the first time last season, is the 
most showy of the Iceland Poppies. It was awarded a first-class 
certificate by the Royal Horticultural Society, July 13, 1886. 
25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Papaver Orientale. (Oriental Poppy.) Is the largest of the 
Poppies, and among the noblest of hardy plants; it produces 
numerous stems two and one-half feet high ; the large crimson- 
scarlet flowers are often six to nine inches across. For planting in 
borders or isolated masses on the lawn it has few equals. 25 cents 
each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Papaver Umbrosum. A very attractive annual species, one of 
the best of this family; it grows about eighteen inches in height, 
producing flowers in the wildest profusion of a dazzling vermilion, 
having a black, glistening blotch on each petal. This Poppy will 
reproduce itself freely from seed, if the ground is kept clean of 
weeds where it is growing. As soon as the seedlings are large 
enough to handle in the fall they should be thinned out to eight or 
ten inches apart. 15 cents each ; $1.50 per dozen. 
