“ The little wind-flower whose just opened eye 
Is blue as the spring heaven it gazes at."— W. C. Bryant. 
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DANISH FLAG POPPY. 
P^EONY-FLOWEIiED POPPY. SHIRLEY POPPY. 
POPPY. 
Good annual varieties of the Poppy are numerous, 
ranging in size from the little Ranunculus-flowered, 
an inch in diameter, to the large Pteony-tlowered. The 
plants have strong tap-roots, and are diflicult to trans¬ 
plant; it is better to sow the seed early in the spring 
where the plants are to flower. All the Poppies are 
perfectly hardy. 
Vick’s New Brilliant. The most magnificent 
Poppy in the world. See colored pages, under 
head of Specialties. 15 
Shirley, new. Perfectly hardy and flowers 
profusely the first season from seed. Flowers 
large, exceedingly graceful, and elegant; gen¬ 
erally single or semi-double; the colors are 
pure, soft and varied, and range from blush- 
white, rose, delicate pink, and carmine through 
innumerable tints to bright sparkling crimson, 1C 
Mikado, new. The flowers, large and loose, 
resemble the Japanese Chrysanthemum, while 
the petals are cut and fringed in the most at¬ 
tractive manner. The color is pure white at 
the back, while the edges are of a brilliant crim¬ 
son scarlet. ic 
One package of each of the above three . 3C 
Danish Flag, flowers brilliant scarlet, with a 
large silvery-white blotch at the base of each 
petal, forming a white cross on scarlet ground, 5 
Pasony-flowered, large flowers, very double 5 
pa nuncu 1 us-flowered, small, double . 5 
Pa paver nudicaule, yellow, biennial; 
blooms from May to October; 1 foot . 5 
Pa paver umbrosum, flowers bright ver¬ 
milion, with a shining black spot on each petal; 
very showy. 6 
Scarlet Single, the single Scarlet Corn, or 
Field Poppy, of Europe; very gorgeous. 5 
somniferum (Opium Poppy), true, 
single, per pound, 90 cents; per ounce, 10 cents, 0 
Carnation - flowered (somniferum 
fl. pi.), (Double Opium Poppy), splen¬ 
did large double flowers; mixed colors.. b 
One package of each of the above eight . 30 
Mixed varieties. 5 
PAPAVER. 
PYRETHRUM. 
THE GRAND ORIENTAL POPPY. 
All the perennial 
Poppies are per¬ 
fectly hardy, and 
seed may be sown 
in the open ground. 
The single, large, 
perennial Poppies 
area great addition 
to the herbaceous 
border and are of 
great value among 
shrubbery, as they Flower % natural size, 
tend to. relieve and lighten up the usual dark 
and sombre character of clumps of shrubbery. 
Perennial. 
Papaver bracteatum, scarlet; three 
feet. 5 
orientale, very large, red, one of the 
fiuest; three feet. 5 
involucratum maximum, fine 
large flowers. 10 
THE CHARMER PEA 
This decided novelty, which we introduced in 
1892, met with an instantaneous and deserved 
success. It is emphatically The Leader, being 
absolutely the very best in quality, flavor and 
productiveness. Comes into bearing between 
Little Gem and Champion of England. 
If you did not try it last year, be sure to do 
so now. You will not regret it. See full des¬ 
cription and prices in Novelty Pages, printed 
in colored ink. 
yoppie^. 
Tiptoe , tiptoe pretty things , 
Butterfly flowers with gaudy wings , 
Gay little blossoms dancing for fun 
Flaunting your ballet girl skirts in the sun . 
Now you are tired , the day is far spent , 
Ah, but you had a fine time ere it went. 
Bark little heads 9 neatli sunbonnets gay 
Droop like the children tired of play. 
Closer the sunbonnets draw while we peep. 
There , now the poppies hare all gone to sleep. 
—A. Beard. 
ALPINE ASTERS. 
These perfectly hardy, glorious flowers 
are luxuriant in growth and magnificent 
in show. They are natives of the Alps, 
and a decided novelty in America. Pale 
colors grow 6 to 9 inches high. A most 
charming and effective plant for Border or 
Shrubbery. Early bloomer. For full par¬ 
ticulars, see Novelty Pages and last page of 
cover. 
No garden is complete without them. 
TVe have found the 
Pyrethrum to bo en- 
tirelj’ - hardy in this 
section. It would be 
well to sow seed under 
glass, but we have 
grown it by sowing 
seed i 11 the open 
ground. A good 
double Pyrethrum is 
as desirable as a good 
Aster, quite as large 
and as double. 
PYRETHRUM. 
Pyreth rum hybridum, double vari¬ 
eties mixed . 25 
TDouble feverfew . 10 
Golden Feather, prized for its yel¬ 
low foliage. 10 
ROCKET. 
The sweet Rock¬ 
et is a very hardy 
biennial, bearing 
clusters of single 
flowers, and fra¬ 
grant during the 
evening. The 
colors an; purple 
and white. The 
plant with fair 
culture, will 
grow eighteen 
Inches in height, 
and seed will 
germinate readi- rocket. 
ly in the open ground. Perennial. 
■Rocket, Sweet Purple_ 5 
Sweet White . _ 5 
