. Annual Poppies should be sown as early in the spring as possible where they are to remain, as they do not stand transplanting. Sow very thinly, preferably in cloudy weather or after a shower, barely cover the seed, press down firmly, and they will come up in a few days. If they come up too thickly they must be thinned out to stand 3 to 4 inches or more apart if you wish best results. It is well to make several sowings at intervals to keep up a succession of bloom. If picked just before expanding the flowers w ill last several days. It is also advisable to pick the old flowers as soon as fall
. Annual Poppies should be sown as early in the spring as possible where they are to remain, as they do not stand transplanting. Sow very thinly, preferably in cloudy weather or after a shower, barely cover the seed, press down firmly, and they will come up in a few days. If they come up too thickly they must be thinned out to stand 3 to 4 inches or more apart if you wish best results. It is well to make several sowings at intervals to keep up a succession of bloom. If picked just before expanding the flowers w ill last several days. It is also advisable to pick the old flowers as soon as fallen, which will lengthen the blooming season quite a little. SINGLE ANNUAE POPPIES. PER PKT. 3696 Dreer's Select Shirley. This is an extra fine strain of these charming Poppies. They are single and occasionally semi-double, and range in color from the purest white through the delicate shades of pale pink, rose and carmine to the deep- est crimson and blood-red, while many are daintily edged and striped. In fact, so varied are they that scarcely any two flowers are exactly alike. Oz., 50 cts 10 Burbank's Santa Rosa Strain of Shirley Poppies. Grown by the celebrated hybridizer, and includes many unusual shades. £ oz., 40 cts 15 Admiral. A single paeony-flowered variety of surpassing beauty, having large, smooth-edged flowers of glistening white, with a broad band of brilliant scarlet around the top. These two colors form a very striking contrast, and when planted in groups produce a magnificent effect. (See cut.) J oz., 25 cts. 10 Dreer's Select Shirley Poppies. wfekillfc^ '.29? :-;-& iy . 1 \ 3691 Danish Cross. Very showy va- riety, producing large flowers of brilliant • scarlet, with a silvery- white spot on each petal, form- ing a white cross, which is nicely shown in the illus- tration on this page. Per oz., 25 cts 5 3698 Umbrosum. Richest vermilion, with a deep, shin- ing black spot at the base of each petal. Per oz., 25 cts 5 3692 English Scarlet 30 cts 36
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