JAMES VICK’S SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
FLOWER SEEDS 
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POPPIES 
Within the past few years many developments in the Poppy family have 
brought them again into deserved popularity, and now good annual varieties are 
numerous, ranging in size from the little Ranunculus-flowered, two inches in 
diameter, to the large Peony-flowered. The plants have strong tap-roots, and 
are difficult to transplant; it is better to sow the seed early in the spring where 
the plants are to flower. 
ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Vick’s Brilliant is a superior variety, of strong, robust growth, two to 
three feet high. The flowers have a variety of bright colors- pure white 
with a pink tinge, scarlet, rose, purple, and other shades, and are so 
beautiful and bright as to be almost dazzling to the eye. Round as a ball ; 
perfectly double. 1Q 
Shirley. Flowers exceedingly graceful and elegant; single; colors rang¬ 
ing from blush-white, delicate pink, rose, and carmine, to bright sparkling 
crimson, occasionally blotched and streaked with white. Tile best and 
most showy of all the single Poppies. 5 
Mikado. Flowers large and loose, resembling the Japanese Chrysanthe¬ 
mum; petals cut and fringed in the most fantastic manner; color pure 
white, edged with brilliant scarlet * *. 5 
One package 0/ each 0/ the above three , 13 cents. 
Danish Flag. Flowers brilliant scarlet, large silvery white blotch at the 
base of each petal, forming a white cross on scarlet ground. 5 
Peony - flowered. A splendid class of large, 
double flowers, with broad petals, resembling a 
Peony; colors range from white to pink, carmine, 
scarlet, crimson, and maroon. 5 
Ranunculus-flowered . Plants two feet high; free 
bloomers. Flowers double, two inches across. All 
shades of color, from white to deep crimson . ... 5 
Scarlet single. The single Scarlet Corn or Field 
Poppy of Europe. Very gorgeous. 5 
Umbrosum. Of dwarf habit; branching. Flowers 
bright vermilion, with shining black spot on each 
petal. Very showy. 5 
Carnation-flowered (somniferum fl. pi.) (Dou¬ 
ble Opium Poppy). Splendid large double 
flowers. Deeply fringed; same style as Vick’s 
Brilliant. Mixed colors, ounce, 20 cents .... 5 
Opium Poppy. True, single. Pound 90 cents: 
ounce, 10 cents. 5 
One package 0/ each of the preceding seven, 25 cents. 
American Flag. Beautiful variety. Flowers large 
and double, snow white, bordered with scarlet . . 5 
White Swan. Large double flowers, elcgently 
fringed, pure white. 5 
Golden Gate. Single, semi-double, and double 
flowers, in a great variety of colors. 5 
The Tulip. An elegant and distinct variety. Plants 
from twelve to fourteen inches high, producing 
well above the foliage fifty to sixty large splendid 
flowers of the most vivid scarlet imaginable. From 
a mere description no adequate idea can be gained 
of its strikingly beautiful effect. It commences 
blooming early in June, and flowers abundantly for a period of from six 
to eight weeks.. . IO 
Cardinal Poppy (New hybrids). About eighteen inches high ; habit erect 
and compact. Foliage dark green, deeply laciniaied. Flowers chamois 
and brilliant rose on light ground; purple, crimson, brick rose on black, 
brown, or violet ground. 5 
One package each of the above five for 20 cents. 
All Annual varieties mixed, in one packet. 5 
ICELAND POPPY—Papaver nudicaule. 
The Iceland Poppies are perennials, blooming the first season from seed. 
The fragrant, clegent crushcd-satin-like flowers are produced continuously from 
June to October. The flowers last fully a week, if cut as soon as open. 
Pure White, Yellow, and Orange. Separate or mixed, each. 10 
Collection of three Iceland Poppies , 25 cents. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES. 
All the perennial Poppies are perfectly hardy, and seeds may be sown in the 
open ground. The single, large, oriental Poppies are a great addition to the 
herbaceous border, and are of greater value among shrubbery, as they tend to 
relieve and lighten up the usually dark and somber character of clumps ot 
shrubs. Flowers very large, five or six inches across. 
Bracteatum. Scarlet. Three feet high. 5 
Orientale. Very large; red. One of the finest. Three feet. 5 
Involucratum maximum. Fine large flowers . . . 5 
PHLOX 
T HE word phlox signifies “ a flame,” and a good bed of Phlox is a dazzling 
sight. In a good, rich soil, the plants will grow eighteen inches or more 
in height, and for a mass of splendid colors no annual or perennial will 
give a more satisfactory return for so little cost. The colors range from the 
purest white to the deepest blood-purple or crimson, while the clear eye of some 
of the varieties is peculiarly marked. The Phlox makes a very good border or 
low summer hedge. The finest effect, however, is produced by planting each 
color in a separate bed, or in ribbon fashion, its constant blooming making it 
desirable for these purposes. In selecting the plants, get good contrasts of 
color, as white, scarlet, and rose. Phlox usually comes very true from seed, 
so that it is particularly desirable for forming ribbon-beds; and if a plant of 
wrong color is found it can be easily removed and the place will soon be filled, 
for the Phlox is a vigorous grower when it has room. Seed may be sown in the 
open ground as early in spring as the soil can be put in good condition, or in 
hotbed or coldframe earlier ; and in either case, from June, during the summer 
and autumn, the plants make a most brilliant show of flowers. Set the plants 
about one foot apart; if too thick, they suffer from mildew. We grow several 
acres of Phlox every year, devoting much care to its improvement, and our 
strain of Phlox'Drummondii is the best the world produces. 
Vich’s Double. White, Very fine, robust, half-dwarf, nearly all 
coming double. Very desirable for cutting.10 
Phlox Drummondii grandiflora. 
T‘he flowers of this section have round petals and larger 
flowers than the old sorts. These varieties we have 
found to be nearly constant. 
‘ Alba pura. Pure white. 
Atropurpurea. Deep purple. 
Atropurpurea alba oculata. Dark purple, white eye. 
P'. Brilliant. Delicate pink ; white eye. 
Coccinea. Brilliant scarlet. 
y Carnea. Flesh color. Beautiful. 
Carminea alba oculata. Rose-carmine, white eye. 
Chamois rose. Pale rose. 
f Isabellina. Light yellow. 
•. Kermesina splendens. Vivid crimson, very bright; 
one l ^ ie k est f° r massing. 
® Leopoldii. Splendid rose color, with white eye. 
Quadricolor rosea. Rose petals, shaded separate. 
R° sea * Beautiful pink, shading to rose, with darker eye. 
Splendens. Clear scarlet, white eye. 
Price, per packet, 10 cents ; any six for JO cents ; 
any tivelve for $1.00. 
Phlox Drummondii grandiflora, choice 
mixed, ounce, 75 cents. to 
Phlox Drummondii, fine mixed. 5 
G PQ1tIes F PH1ox Drummondii Nana 
f Compacta 
k The dwarf annual Phloxes are very desirable for 
edgings and ribbon beds and useful for pot culture. 
They grow six to eight inches in height, forming dense masses of bloom 
all summer. Of the many varieties the following are the best. 
Fireball. Bright scarlet . , . . 10 Hortensiseflora, deep rose, 
Carminea, carmine, dark e|»e. . 10 crimsom eye.10 
Chamois Rose, fine rose . ... 10 Snowball. Pure white.10 
Cinnabarina, ci n n aba r-r e d, Variabilis. Violet and lilac . . 10 
small white eye.10 Best varieties mixed.10 
Star Phlox 
A decidedly unique variety. While the petals of all other Phloxes are 
entire, in this variety they are partly fringed and partly toothed ; the central 
teeth of the petals are five or. six times as long as the lateral ones, projecting 
like little spines, giving the flowers a regular star-like form. The beauty 
of the flower is enhanced by a white margin which borders the edges of the 
petals. There are many distinct colors. 
Best varieties mixed . .. to 
See full page plate of Poppies and Phlox opposite page 64. 
PHYSALIS FRANCHETI 
Chinese Lantern Plant. A variety of Winter Cherry from Japan, grow¬ 
ing from eighteen to twenty-four inches high. The principal feature of this plant 
is its brilliant seed-pods, which are almost globular, over two inches in diameter, 
of a shining orange-red tint, enclosing a cherry-like fruit of the same color, which, 
during August, produces a striking effect in the garden. Any soil will suit it 10 
