SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 
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Poppies 
Annual Poppies have a wonderful range of color 
from brightest scarlet to most delicate pink and 
white. Their exquisite crinkled silk-like texture is 
admired in the garden or as cut flowers. Sow thin¬ 
ly in early Spring where they are to remain. 
American Legion, (Shirley). Brilliant orange 
scarlet, good size, borne on long, stout stems. 
Highly commended, R. H. S. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 40c. 
Shirley Wild Rose Pink. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 60c. 
Shirley, Finest Mixed. A beautiful type and a 
great variety of colors, from pure white and deli¬ 
cate pink to deep crimson and beautifully striped. 
A most charming variety. Two feet. Per pkt, 
10c.; special pkt., 25c.; oz., 35c. 
Double Shirley. (Eldorado). Beautiful type 
double and semi-double flowers. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 50c. 
Sweet Briar. New double-begonia-flowered Shir¬ 
ley in popular wild-rose-pink shade. Per pkt., 10c.; 
oz., 60c. 
Tulip Flowered. Brilliant scarlet flowers borne 
well above the foliage. The petals form a tulip¬ 
shaped cup. One foot. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 75c. 
The Bride. Pure white fringed. Per pkt., 10c.; 
oz., 35c. 
Double Carnation Flowered. Finest Mixed. 
Three feet. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c. 
Paeony Flowered Shrimp Pink. Beautiful shade, 
fine in border or as cut flowers. Height three feet. 
Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 40c. 
HARDY PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Oriental Crimson. Beauty of Livermere. Deep 
crimson with black blotch, fine large flowers. Per 
pkt., 10 c.; oz., $2.50. 
Oriental Mrs. Perry. Immense flowers of orange 
apricot. Best of the pink shades. Per pkt., 25c.; 
^-oz., 75c. 
Oriental The Feltham. A new departure m 
Oriental Poppies. A strain with nearly all the va¬ 
rious shades of the type, but with no black blotch¬ 
es at the base of petals. Per pkt., 25c.; oz., $3.75. 
Oriental Hybrids, Mixed. A fine new rnixture 
ranging from delicate salmon to deep crimson. 
Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.50. 
Nudicaule Coonara Pinks. A new outstanding 
strain with large flowers of lovely pink shades. 
Per pkt., 25c.; ^-oz., 75c. 
Nudicaule Sanford’s Giants, Mixed. New strain. 
(Iceland Poppy). If sown in March will flower the 
same year and thereafter throughout the entire sea¬ 
son. The delicate and bright colors make them es¬ 
pecially desirable as a border plant. Hardy peren¬ 
nial. One foot. Per pkt., 10c.; l4-oz., 75c. 
Physalis Franchetii 
Chinese Lantern Plant or Winter Cherry 
Fruit is deep red in color, edible and enclosed in 
large, balloon-shaped husks of brilliant orange red. 
Popular for winter bouquets. Hardy perennial. 
Per pkt., 10c.; oz., $1.50. 
Portulaca 
(Sunplant) 
These brilliant and popular hardy annuals are of 
the easiest culture, luxuriant in an exposed sunny 
situation, and producing throughout the summer 
a carpet of various colored flowers in the greatest 
profusion. Sow broadcast in May when ground 
is thoroughly warm. 
Alba, Single. Clear white. Per pkt., 10c.; oz., 75c. 
Rose. Coppery rose shades. Single. Per pkt., 
10c.; oz., 75c. 
Splendens. Single, crimson. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 75c. 
Splendid Mixed Single. Per pkt., 10c.; special 
pkt., 25c.; oz., 60c. 
Large Flowering, .Double Mixed. Large percent¬ 
age of flowers perfectly double, making a gorgeous 
display, remaining open all day. Per pkt., 10c.; 
special pkt., 25c.; oz., $2.50. 
Primula 
Primula Chinensis 
A beautiful flowering plant for winter or spring 
decorations in the home or conservatory; ^-oz. 
contains about 1,000 seeds. The following are now 
giant flowering, a wonderful advance on the old 
type. 
Giant Pink. A most striking shade of delicate 
carmine pink. The finest of all giant fringed pri¬ 
mulas; petals extremely large and of great sub¬ 
stance. Per pkt., 35c.; 3 ' 2 -oz., $5.00. 
Queen Alexandra. The largest, fringed, white 
in existence; a grand advance on the old type. 
Per pkt., 35c.; ^-oz., $5.00. 
Excelsior Giant Mixed. A magnificent strain of 
the giant fringed primula, includes the new and 
finest procurable. Per pkt., 35c.; 3 ’ 2 -oz., $5.00. 
PRIMULA MALACOIDES 
Pink Beauty. A graceful type of primula for 
conservatory or house decoration. Numerous flow¬ 
er spikes in bloom over a long season are borne 
well above the mat foliage. Pink Beauty is one of 
the most beautiful in this class; rose pink with 
rich cream colored eye. Award of Merit R. H. S. 
Per pkt., 35c.; 5 ' 2 -oz., $2.00. 
PRIMULA OBCONICA 
The greatly improved form of this splendid plant 
makes it invaluable for pot culture. The many tall, 
stout stems bear large clusters of flowers well 
above the neat, ornamental foliage. Plant from 
seed sown early in the year commence flowering 
in Autumn and continue throughout the Winter. 
A temperature around 60 degrees seems to suit 
them best. In growing seedlings avoid peat or 
leaf-mold. 
Obconica Gigantea. Chenie’s Giant Hybrids. A 
new very fine, large flowered strain. Per pkt., 25c.; 
s' 2 -oz., $3.00. 
Polyanthus 
Primula Elatior 
Showy, early spring, free-flowering plants, fine 
for either pot or outdoor culture; hardy peren¬ 
nials. Give slight winter protection. Nine inches. 
Polyanthus, English. An extra choice strain 
bedding hybrids. Per pkt., 25c.; -^-oz., $1.25. 
