FLOWER SEEDS 
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POPPIES 
Good annual varieties of the Poppy arc numerous, 
from the little Ranunculus-flowered to the large 
Peony-flowered. Tile plants havestrong tap-roots, 
and are difficult to transplant. It is better to sow 
seed in early spring, where the plants arc to flower. 
Poppy, Vick’s Brilliant. A superior vari¬ 
ety ; round as a ball and perfectly double, xo 
Shirley. Flowers elegant; generally single 
or semi-double ; from white, rose, pink, 
and carmine, to crimson . 5 
Mikado. Flowers resemble the Japanese 
Chrysanthemum ; petals cut and fringed; 
white, edged with scarlet . 5 
One package 0/each 0/the aboz'e three, 13 cts. 
Danish Flag. Brilliantscarlet, large white 
blotch at the base of each petal . 5 
Peony-flowered. Large flowers, double . 5 
Ranunculus-flowered. Small ; double . 5 
umbrosum. Vermilion, with black spot 
on each petal . 5 
Scarlet Single. The scarlet field Poppy . 5 
Carnation-flowered (somniferum fl. pi.), 
(Double Opium Poppy). Splendid, large, 
double flowers. Mixed colors, oz., 2o<fls. 5 
somniferum (Opium Poppy) True, sin¬ 
gle. Pound, 90 cents; ounce, 10 cents . 5 
One package each of the above seven, 2 jets. 
The Tulip. Flowers tulip-shaped, of the 
most vivid scarlet . 10 
American Flag. White, scarlet border . 5 
White Swan. Immense double flowers . 5 
Golden Gate. Single and double mixed . 5 
New Cardinal. Brilliantly colored ... 5 
One package each of the above five , 20 cents. 
All varieties mixed. 5 
PE R EX XIA L PO P PI ES. 
All the perennial Poppies are perfectly hardy. 
The single sorts are a great addition to the herba¬ 
ceous border. Flowers very large, five or six 
inches across. 
Poppy, bracteatum. Scarlet, 3 feet high . . 5 
orientale. Very large, red, one of the finest 5 
involucratum maximum. Fine large 
flowers . 5 
1 CELAXD POPPY— Papaver nudicaule. 
Fragrant, satin-like (lowers, from June to Octo¬ 
ber. Flowers last fully a week, if cut as soon as 
open. Perennial. 
Iceland Poppy. Pure white, bright yellow, 
bright orange. Each . 10 
Collection of three Iceland Poppies, 23 cents. 
Finest mixed. 10 
RUDBECKIA. 
Annual. Flowers are in the greatest abundance. 
The ray florets are yellow, with large brown spots 
at the base. Useful for cutting. 
Rudbeckia bicolor superba. Packet ... 10 
POPPIES 
THE TULIP, 
THIt SHIRLEY, 
DANISH FLAG, 
vice’s BRILLIANT. 
RICINUS. 
(Castor Beans.) 1 'he Castor Oil plants are free 
growing, tender annuals, with ornamental foliage 
and showy fruit ; very effective on the lawn or for 
center of beds. 
Ricinus Zanzibariensis. Four varieties, 
mixed . 5 
Borboniensis. Ten feet high . 5 
sanguineus. Blood red, eight feet high . 5 
Mixed varieties. Ounce, 15 cents .... 5 
ROCKET. 
(Hesperis.) Perennial. Bears large clusters of 
single flowers. Fragrant during the evening. 
Rocket, Sweet Purple and White. Each 5 
SALPIGLOSSIS. 
Free-blooming annuals, with beautifully marbled 
funnel-shaped flowers, of easy culture. 
Salpiglossis, Extra Choice. Large flowers 5 
Emperor. Xew, with many-flowered stems 15 
SCHIZANTHUS. 
Docs well in the house, or open ground, and 
bears hundreds of blossoms. 
Schizanthus, Mixed varieties. 5 
SENSITIVE PLANT. 
A curious annual. The leaves instantly close 
up when touched. Seed should be started 
under glass and the young plants trans¬ 
planted to the open ground . 5 
