SHIRLEY POPPY 
DOUBLE BEGONIA FLOWERED 
A&M. POPPIES 
The different varieties of poppies are always 
favorites for outdoor display. Seed should be 
sown where the plants are intended to flower. 
Thin to 12 inches apart and give plenty of 
water just before buds appear. In California, 
October to March is the best planting season. 
Single Annual Poppies 
1520 Shirley — 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 brilliant crimson, 
many of the flowers being beautifully flaked 
or edged with white. Single Mixed Pkt. 10c; 
¥2 oz. 30c. 
1527 American Legion—A brilliant orange- 
scarlet with contrasting yellow anthers. Height 
242-3 feet. Pkt. 10c; ¥2 oz. 35c. 
Double Annual Shirley 
1531 Sweet Briar—A beautiful deep rose-pink, 
full double Shirley Poppy. Pkt. 10c. 
1532 Dazzler — Vivid orange-scarlet Begonia- 
like Poppy. Pkt. 15c. 
1534 Begonia Flowered Mixed — Fully double 
and semi-double flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Iceland Poppies 
A beautiful class of perennial Poppies. Sown 
in the fall or winter they flower early in the 
spring. The large crinkled blossoms are borne 
on graceful, wiry stems and resemble the Shir- 
ley Poppy in form and texture. 
1511 Kelmscott Giant Mixed — The largest of 
Iceland Poppies. Stems are long and stiff, 
holding the flowers upright even after cutting. 
Colors range from deep scarlet through deli- 
cate shades of pink to white. Pkt. 25c, 
1516 Sandford’s Giants—The flowers are im- 
mense and borne on long, stiff stems making 
them excellent for cutting. A beautiful range 
of colors. Pkt. 15c. 
1519 The Empress—A remarkable giant flow- 
ered poppy in lovely shades of salmon, rose 
and pink. Beautifully fluted and ruffled petals. 
Pkt. 25c. 
1518 The Emperor — Deep tangerine orange. 
Extremely large, fluted petaled flowers. Strong, 
straight, wiry stems, 18 to 22 inches long. Pkt. 
25c. 
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ICELAND POPPIES 
1517 Yellow Wonder—This very large flow- 
ered, bright buttercup yellow Poppy is an ex- 
cellent cut flower. Pkt. 25c. 
1512 Single Mixed — Good mixture for mass 
planting. Pkt. 10c: % oz. 60c. 
PORTULACA (Moss Rose) 
Dwarf plants of spreading habit with fleshy 
stems and leaves, glossy, brilliantly colored, 
cup shaped, single blooms or rose shaped, 
double flowers, about | inch in diameter. Ideal 
for rock work or dry sunny locations. Annual. 
1536 Double Mixed— Saved from the finest 
flowers only, and will produce a large per- 
centage of doubles. Pkt. 15c. 
1537 Single Mixed—Large flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
PORTULACA 
PYRETHRUM 
1550 Single and Double Mixed—Hardy, easily 
grown perennials with fine fern-like foliage. 
The flowers are Marguerite-like, and the colors 
vary from rose through pink to cream and 
white. They make very desirable cut flowers. 
Height 24 to 30 inches. Pkt. 25c. 
QUEEN ANNE’S LACE 
1552 Queen Anne’s Lace—This hardy annual 
grows to a height of 2 to 22 feet. Large loosely 
formed terminal clusters of tiny white flowers. 
Pkt. 10c; 2 oz. 45c. 
RHODANTHE 
1558 Maculata Rosea—The flowers hang like 
little bells on the stems and make a dainty cut 
flower either fresh or dried. Pkt. 10c. 
A&M PRIMULAS 
PRIMULA POLYANTHUS 
Primroses are charming plants which blos- 
som freely during the spring and winter. They 
should be sown from March to May and again 
July to August for a succession of bloom. All 
make splendid pot plants and some blossom 
freely out of doors during the winter. 
1548 Giant Flowered Obconica — Extra large 
flowers in a wide range of pleasing colors. The 
large trusses are freely borne and bloom over 
a long period. Pkt. 50c. 
PRIMULA MALACOIDES 
Primula Giant Malacoides 
A magnificent giant strain of Baby Primrose 
developed in Pasadena, California. Strong, 
robust growing plants, which, if well grown, 
will have from 30 to 50 spikes of large, well 
formed, rounded flowers when mature. 
1547 Giant Single Mixed—Pkt. 50c. 
1549 Polyanthus Veris Mixed — Very popular 
type for bedding. Bright colors, large flowers, 
good stems. Pkt. 50c. 
