SEED CATALOGUE - 1939 
Flower Seeds 43 
Shirley Poppies 
POPPIES 
Few flowers have the same grace of stem, airiness of poise, and delicacy of 
tissue as the Poppy. For beds and borders, with a background of green, there is 
nothing finer. Some sorts are admirable for naturalizing in open wooded grounds; 
others, like the Shirley, are beautiful for cutting. A sandy loam suits Poppies best, 
and, as their strong tap-roots are difficult to transplant, it is well to sow the seed 
where the plants are to bloom. Sowings made in fall and at intervals in spring 
will provide a long succession of flowers. Sow thinly, covering very lightly, and 
thin the plants to stand about a foot apart. The best plants are those grown from 
early sowings while the soil is cool and moist. 
SINGLE ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Dainty Lady. Immense flowers 4 to 5 inches Pkt. 
across, of a charming shade of rosy mauve, 
with a large dark metallic blotch at the base 
of each petal.$0 10 
Miss Sherwood. Charming silky white flowers, 
tinted with rose-pink. 10 
Charles Darwin. Remarkable for its color, a 
rich, dark purple, adorned with a black spot at 
base of petals. 10 
Virginia. Large, beautifully fringed flowers of 
pure white, edged with soft pink. 10 
King Edward. Deep scarlet-red with large 
black blotch on each petal. 2% feet. 10 
Admiral. A single peony-flowered variety of 
surpassing beauty, having large, smooth-edged 
flowers of glistening white, with a broad band 
of brilliant scarlet around the top. 10 
The Bride. A beautiful variety, with very large, pure white, per¬ 
fectly formed flowers. 10 
Danebrog (Danish Flag). Single scarlet flowers, with a large white 
blotch on each petal. 2 feet. 10 
Single Mixed. Annual sorts..Oz. 25 cts... 10 
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SINGLE ANNUAL SHIRLEY VARIETIES 
HARDY PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
The most charming Poppy in cultivation. The blossoms are bright 
and showy and include an almost endless variety of colors, from pure 
white, pink, terra-cotta, salmon, chamois, and rosy carmine, to bril¬ 
liant crimson, many of the flowers being beautifully flaked or edged 
w'ith white. 
American Legion. Dazzling orange-scarlet. 
Deep Apricot. Rich apricot. 
Picotee. White edged scarlet. 
Salmon-Pink. Beautiful shade. 
Wild-Rose Pink. Soft rose-pink. 
Any of the above, pkt. 10 cts.; V4 oz - 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Mixed (Santa Rosa Strain). A grand variety of colors saved from 
selected flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; }4oz. 20 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
DOUBLE ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Whereas the single Poppies are most fragile in appearance, and the 
airiest flowers imaginable, the double sorts are firm-petaled and of 
sufficient substance to last well on the plants and after cutting. Their 
range of color is marvelously varied and a big bed of them is a joyous 
riot of gorgeousness. 
American Flag. Beautiful variety with very large and Pkt. %oz. 
double flowers of snow-white, bordered with scarlet.$0 10 $0 20 
Cardinal. A splendid variety, growing about 2 feet 
high and bearing large, globular, fringed flowers of an 
intense cardinal-red. 10 20 
Eldorado. New double Shirley Poppy. Beautiful 
shades.J^oz. 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts... 10 
Mikado. Double; white-fringed petals, tipped with 
scarlet. 2 feet. 10 25 
Shell-Pink. Similar in every way to Cardinal and 
White Swan, except color, which is a soft seashell 
or chamois-pink. 10 25 
White Swan. Immense double flowers, beautifully 
fringed, and of purest white. 10 25 
Carnation-flowered. Finest mixed double, large Oz. 
showy flowers. 2 feet. 10 $0 25 
Peony-flowered, Mixed. Splendid, large double 
flowers of all colors. 10 25 
There are no flowers more ornamental and useful in our gardens 
than the various varieties of hardy Poppies. Once started they in¬ 
crease in size and beauty each succeeding season. 
Perennial Poppies may be sown from June to August, to bloom 
the following summer. 
Alpine, Mixed. A charming miniature Poppy, with Pkt. Large pkt. 
brilliantly colored flowers, including white, pink, 
apricot, yellow, or orange-scarlet, etc. Useful for rock- 
work. 6 inches.$0 15 $0 40 
Orientale (Oriental Poppy). The beautiful, brilliant 
dark scarlet, hardy Poppy which is indispensable for 
striking, bold effects. 10 25 
Orientale, Mrs. Perry. Orange-apricot, very fine. 15 40 
Orientale, Perry’s White. Large, pure white, hand¬ 
somely marked flower with maroon in the throat.... 20 50 
Orientale, Princess Victoria Louise. Bright salmon- 
pink. 15 40 
Orientale Hybrid, The Feltham. Scarlet to apricot 
with no black blotches at base of petals; the flowers 
are thus self-colored. Hardy. 15 40 
Iceland (Papaver nudicaule). They grow about a foot high and are 
covered with masses of flowers which are produced throughout 
the season almost without interruption. They equal the annual 
varieties in delicacy and grace. 
Pkt. Large pkt. 
Orange-Scarlet .. $0 10 $0 25 
Yellow . 10 25 
Pkt. Large pkt. 
White .$0 10 $0 25 
Mixed . 10 25 
Iceland, Coonara Pink Shades. True strain of rose tints. Large 
flowers on strong stems. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Iceland, El Monte. Large, deep tangerine-orange flowers on wiry 
stems. Fine for cutting. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Iceland, Gartref Strain. Art shades and picotee edges. Huge 
flowers with a wide range of color. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Iceland, Sandford’s Giant Strain. An outstanding strain. The 
flowers are huge and well formed, in a wide range of colors borne 
on long, stiff stems. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Iceland, Sunbeam Improved. This variety introduces new colors 
of the popular Iceland Poppies in tints such as maize, cream, and 
various shades of rose. The flowers are large, borne on long, wiry 
stems. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Iceland, Yellow Wonder (P. nudicaule amurense ). Immense, 
bright buttercup-yellow flowers. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Flowers and Plants for different purposes and situations. See page 13 
