ORIENTAL POPPIES 
We are glad to list so great a number of fine pop- 
pies as herein given. Were they better known they 
would be planted in every home garden, for no other 
perennial flower is so popular when well known. 
Once planted they always bloom in late May and 
June and occasionally in later months. Place your 
order at the same time as with your iris or hemerocal- 
lis, but do not expect delivery until early September 
for they do not do well if transplanted earlier. The 
plants are shipped in damp moss and the roots should 
not be allowed to dry out. 
Poppies make excellent cut flowers when cut in the 
early morning or late evening, provided the ends of 
the stems are cut and burned over a gas fire immedi- 
ately after cutting. This burning both seals the stem 
and sterilizes the cut surface. Pick the flowers which 
have just opened or just unfolded and place in water 
immediately. Bouquets will last for a week when so 
treated. Unless otherwise stated each flower has six 
petals. Height is given in inches. 
Seed pods should be removed as soon as the petals 
have fallen and the entire stem cut back after it has 
turned brown. 
AKSARBEN. 36”. This is a tremendously large beautiful shell pink 
with maroon spots. The petals are full and broad, overlapping 
like a peony, giving an unusual compact rose effect. It is rugged 
and endures the most varied weather conditions. $1.25 
AUSTRALIA. Large flowers of Oxblood red. $1.50 
CAVALIER. 34’. Red petals with a large dark blotch. Fine erect 
stems. 75c 
DAINTY LADY. 28". The softest shade of shell pink, with rose 
blotch. $1.25 
ECHO. A Neeley hybrid of delightful slivery pink, having a frosted 
sheen that gives the flower great charm. $1.25 
ENCHANTRESS. 34”. D 5¥2. Ashes of roses, or soft lilac rose, petals 
5x4—a color which makes it the most distinctive of all poppies. 
Plants occasionally throw up out-of-season bloom stalks in late 
summer or fall. No other variety makes a more lovely cut-flower 
bouquet. A MUST HAVE variety which no garden can afford to 
be without. 50c 
FLANDERS. 40’. D 3%. Scarlet petals 3¥2x3. Because each clump 
throws up many bloom stalks of uniform height, a row of this sort 
during the flowering season gives one the impression of a scarlet 
hedge. 50c 
GIANT SCARLET. 33”. A real scarlet giant, the largest petals ot 
all. 50c 
GLOWING EMBERS. 35”. A strong bright medium red, its name 
being descriptive. 50c 
GOLD OF OPHIR. 34"; D 8. The largest-flowered variety. The only 
pure golden-orange in existence and very striking in appearance. 
Petals are 4Y2x4. Instead of the usual six petals, blossoms have 
ten. Flower does not attain its huge size until second year after 
placement. 75¢ 
HELEN ELIZABETH. 24”. A real acquisition of light LaFrance pink, 
with deeply crinkled petals which display no base spots. 50c. 
HENRI CAYEUX. 34”: D 5. Old rose, shading to wine—an unusual 
and lovely new hue. It is excellent for half shade, but will bloom 
satisfactorily in full sun. No garden is complete without this 
lovely and striking color. 75¢ 
HERBERT CRAIN. 38". Deep red petals, 6x5. 50c 
HERCULE. Immense, flame-colored flowers of true scarlet. Stems 
are straight and stiff. $1.00 
JENNY MAWSON. 24". Fine scarlet petals blooming profusely. 50c 
KING GEORGE. Large, fringed flowers of brilliant scarlet. Fine 
form and free-bloomer. One of the finest to come from England, 
and particularly different because of its fringing. $1.00 
LULA A. NEELEY. 46”; D 6. Medium red petals 542x442. This 
variety is a prolific, wonderfully free bloomer with large flowers 
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POPPY, HELEN ELIZABETH 
borne on the tallest poppy stalks produced. Pronounced by 
experts as the best poppy in the world. Very fine for cut-flower 
bouquets. 75¢ 
MANDARIN. 35"; D 6. Scarlet petals 4Y2x4. The huge flowers are 
unique because petals show little if any of the usual blotches 
found in most other sorts. One of the very largest - flowered 
poppies. 50c 
MAY SADLER. 28”. Geranium pink, with large, dense black mark- 
ings. Very large blossoms and robust plants. This one is con- 
sidered as one of the finest real pinks. 50c 
MRS. CARL SKINNER. Very fine, late blooming shrimp pink. $1.50 
MRS. PERRY. 36". A lovely shade of bright strawberry pink. This 
one is the original pink poppy first found growing in an English 
garden 40 years ago, and which still is among ihe finest avail- 
able. 50c 
NANCY. Deep red with glossy black blotches. $1.50 
PERFECTION. 37”; D 41%. Petals 5x3¥2. This one is the very light- 
est shade of pink, and bears very large blossoms. 50c 
PROSERPINE. 45”. D 4%. Light red petals 5x4. Clumps of this 
variety bloom intermittently throughout the summer even if 
neglected completely, and throw up a number of stalks if given 
plenty of moisture. Particularly desirable because of its light and 
different shade of red. 50c 
SALMON GLOW. A fine double salmon-orange not to be confused 
with Olympia. The flowers are exceptionally large, fully 8 
inches across. It is a Dutch origination and selected for the Wisley 
trials. It received a first class certificate in Holland before the 
war. 75c 
SASS PINK. A recent lovely creation; exceptionally large flowers 
of flesh or Chantenay pink, with Nopal red blotches. Petals are 
of crepy texture. 75c 

NATIONAL IRIS GARDENS, BEAVERTON, OREGON 
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IRIS, HEMEROCALLIS, POPPIES 
