Poppy American Legion 
GERMAIN’S SPICY 
GARDEN PINKS 
Delightfully fragrant and brilliantly colored 
annual or biennial border and bedding plants. 
I^ey are quite similar to the Carnation and 
the double sorts rival these in value as cut 
flowers for the home. While biennial they 
bloom very quickly from seed, which may be 
sown at any time, and usually keep over for 
a second season. Most varieties reach a 
height of 8 to 10 inches. 
DOUBLE ANNUAL PINKS 
2843 Mourning Cloak. Maroon, white edge. 
V4 oz. 45c. 
2848 Malmaison. Bright rose. % oz. 60c. 
2844 Fireball, Fiery scarlet. oz. 45c. 
2849 Purity. Snow white, oz. 45c. 
2856 Double Diadem Pink. Mixed, i/i oz. 40c. 
2852 Laciniatus. Mixed. Double fringed. ^4 
oz. 40c. 
2860 Chinensis (China Pink). Double mixed. 
Vi oz. 30c. 
2855 Heddewigii (Japanese Pink). Double 
mixed. % oz. 50c. 
2853 Hybridus Flora Plena. New double 
strain. ^4 oz. 50c. 
Price of the above varieties 10c per packet. 
Collection; Pkt. each of the 9 sorts for 75c. 
SINGLE ANNUAL PINKS 
2867 Splendens. Striking color effect, rich 
crimson with white center. Pkt. 25c; y& oz., 
50c. 
2863 Crimson Belle. Velvety Crimson. 14 oz., 
40c. 
2866 Eastern Queen. Bright rose. 14 oz. 45c. 
2872 Laciniatus. Single fringed. 14 oz. 30c. 
2871 Nobilis (Royal Pink). Mixed. 14 oz. 30c. 
2870 Heddewigii. Single Japanese Pink mixed. 
yz oz. 40c. 
The above, unless noted, 10c per packet. 
Collection of the five varieties for 40c. 
PERENNIAL PINKS 
2879 Sweet Wiveisfield. The most popular 
Dianthus introduced in recent years. Grow¬ 
ing much like Sweet William only the flowers 
are larger and it has a much wider range 
of color. Per packet 20c. 
2874 Plumaris FI. PI. Mixed. Beautiful double 
and semi double flowers in a variety of 
pleasing shades. % oz. 45c, packet 10c. 
2875 Plumaris Mixed. Single prettily fringed 
flowers. Both of these varieties have a re¬ 
freshing spicy odor and are well adapted for 
beds, borders, etc. Per packet 10c. 
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DAINTY PETALED POPPIES 
Fr. Vavot Coquelicot Sp. Adormidera Amapola 
Ger. Mohn 
Well known favorites of the easiest culture. 
Invaluable for the annual flower section of 
any garden. The plants grow 2 to 3 feet 
high producing freely over a long period 
lovely, broad petaled flowers of delicate 
satiny texture and in the most exquisite 
shades. Sow in fall or early spring, cover 
very lightly and press firm. Plant them 
where they are to bloom as they do not 
transplant readily and when large enough 
thin them out to stand about 6 inches apart. 
SINGLE ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Fr. Coqttelicot Ger. Gartenmohn 
3651 Admiral. Large single white with broad 
scarlet edge. Oz. 50c. 
3652 Danebrog (Danish Cross). Bright scar¬ 
let with a white cross in center. Oz. 45c. 
3654 Miss Sherwood. White shading to 
chamois rose. Oz. 45c. 
3661 Tulip or Flanders Poppy. Vivid scarlet, 
oz. 45c. 
3658 Shirley Rose Pink, A very beautiful 
delicate rose shade, exquisite large flowers. 
14 oz. 40c. 
3656 American Legion. A greatly improved 
variety of the true Flanders Poppy. Dazzling 
orange scarlet. 14 oz. 30c. 
Collection: One packet each of the above 6 
sorts 45c 
3670 Single Varieties Mixed. Oz. 40c. 
Price; Any of the above 10c per packet. 
3665 Shirley Single Mixed. Improved large 
flowering strain in many delicate and beauti¬ 
ful shades. % oz. 30c; per packet 10c. 
DOUBLE ANNUAL POPPIES 
The double annual Poppies produce enormous 
fully double flowers 3 to 4 inches across and 
are valuable for cutting as well as splendid 
garden subjects. 3 feet. 
3674 Bright Rose. 
3676 Cherry Red. 
3677 White Swan. 
3653 Mikado. Red and white striped. 
3680 Carnation Flowered Mixed. 
Price; Any of the above per oz. 40c, per 
packet 10c. 
Collection of the five sorts for 40c. 
3681 Peony-Flowered Mixed. Large, showy, 
double globular Peony-like flowers. Oz. 40c. 
packet 10c. 
DOUBLE SHIRLEY OR ELDORADO 
3687 Dazzler. Vivid orange-scarlet begonia¬ 
like poppy. About 2% feet high. Pkt. 20c. 
3684 Sweet Briar—Double Shirley. Packet 20c. 
3683 Double Eldorado, Salmon. Packet 25c. 
3682 Double Eldorado. Pink. Packet 25c. 
3685 Double Eldorado. Mixed. Many beauti¬ 
ful shades. ^ oz. 35c, packet 10c. 
3688 New Shirley Double Queen (Ranunculus 
f'lowered Shirley). A beautiful strain rich in 
vivid colors. ^4 oz. 50c, packet 25c. 
ICELAND POPPY 
(Papaver Nudicaule) 
Fr. Pavot d’Isla7tde Ger. Island-Mohn 
Graceful hardy perennials with bright green 
fern-like foliage, formed in tufts, from which 
issue slender stalks about 15 inches high 
bearing brilliant flowers in endless profusion. 
If sown early in spring they will bloom the 
first summer. They may be started in seed 
pans or in the open and thinned or trans¬ 
planted. Seed pods should be removed regu¬ 
larly to prolong the blooming period. 
Emperor (New). Tangerine. Pkt. 25c. 
Empress (New). Salmon and rose. Pkt. 25c. 
Yellow Wonder (New). Giant yellow. Pkt. 
25c. 
3696 El Monte. Tangerine orange. Pkt. 15c. 
Santa Maria Inn Hybrids. Beautiful large 
flowers on tall wiry stems. Packet 25c. 
3697 Pure White. Packet 10c. 
3698 Bright Yellow. Packet 10c. 
3700 Iceland Poppies Mixed. ^ oz. 60c, per 
packet 10c. 
3701 Iceland Sunbeams. A remarkable new 
strain of Iceland Poppies with fine new 
shades, longer stems and of excellent keep¬ 
ing quality. Very desirable for cutting. 5 
packets $1.00, packet 25c. 
3689 Bracteatum (Tournefort Poppy). A per¬ 
ennial of strong growth, 3 feet in height, 
bearing large showy flowers of rich crimson. 
y 4 . oz. 45c, packet 10c. 
PERENNIAL ORIENTAL POPPIES 
Fr. Pavot d Tournefort Ger. Orientalischer Mohn 
Perennials 3 to 4 feet high with stout leafy 
stems bearing very large richly colored 
flowers with dark centers. Sow the seeds in 
spring or early fall in boxes or in the open 
and later transplant to 18 inches apart. 
3691 Orientale Dark Red. % oz. 50c, per 
packet 10c. 
3695 Orientale New Hybrids Mixed. Immense 
showy flowers in rich and vivid shades. ^ 
oz. 60c, packet 15c. 
SPECIAL OFFER 
Germain’s Dainty Poppies. Seven selected 
sorts in annual and perennial varieties, a 
full display through the summer. 50c. 
PRIMULA 
Prim’-eu-la 
(Primrose) 
Fr. Primevere Sp. Primavera 
Ger. Primeln Schlusselblume 
All strains of this early flowering perennial 
are very beautiful. Several, such as Obconica, 
Malacoides and the English Primrose may be 
grown in the open in California. The Chinese 
Primroses are splendid pot plants for indoor 
culture. Sow the seed in August or Septem¬ 
ber in seed pans of rich loam mixed with 
sand, cover the seed very lightly and keep 
in greenhouse or frame. 9 inches. 
Siiene 
SILENE 
Sy-lee’-nee 
(Campion, Catchfly) 
Fr. Siiene Ger. Leimkraut 
3833 Armeria (Catchfly). Strong growing an¬ 
nual, 1 to 1^4 feet high, with large heads of 
intense rosy red flowers which are spice- 
scented. Good for cutting, y^ oz. 30c, per 
packet 10c. 
3834 Pendula Flora Plena. F'lowers fully dou¬ 
ble, bright rose, borne in great profusion 
on compact plants. 9 inches high. Makes a 
handsome carpeting between spring bulbs. 
Per packet 10c. 
FRINGED CHINESE PRIMROSES 
3739 Chinensis Gigantea Fimbriata. Extra 
large choicest Chinese fringed mixed. 1/64 
oz. $1.50, packet 50c. 
3740 Chinese Fringed Mixed. Containing all 
shades from white and rose to deep crimson. 
Flowers very large and prettily fringed. 5 
packets $1.00, packet 25c. 
PRIMULA OBCONICA 
3723 Muller’s Rose. Extra large rose shades. 
Packet 50c. 
3725 Muller’s Brilliant Red. Superb giant 
flowered. Packet 50c. 
3722 Coerulea. Blue. Medium sized blue 
flowers. Packet 50c. 
3730 Obconica Gigantea. Very free flowering 
and of easy culture. Sow in fall or early 
spring in seed pan, using porous loam, but 
avoid peat or leaf mold. Keep indoors or in 
greenhouse. The flowers are large and 
showy in shades of red, rose, soft pink and 
white. 5 packets $i.00, packet 25c. 
MALACOIDES 
(Baby Primrose) 
3745 Carmine Pink, (New.) A fine deep 
carmine. Packet 50c. 
3746 Alba. White. Packet 35c. 
3747 Rosea Superba. Fine rose. Packet 35c. 
3748 Malacoides Mixed. Packet 25c. 
3744 Malacoides (The Baby Primrose). A 
great favorite both for in and out-door cul¬ 
ture in mild climates. Blossoms in clusters 
of numerous minute lilac flowers, about one 
foot high. 1/32 oz. $1.20, packet 20c. 
3749 Vulgaris (English Primrose). (Did fa¬ 
vorite, canary yellow. Packet 20c. 
ENGLISH PRIMROSE. 
See also Polyanthus. 
