. POPPIES 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 will last several days. It is also advisable to pick the old flowers as soon a
. POPPIES 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 will last several days. It is also advisable to pick the old flowers as soon as fallen, which will lengthen the blooming season quite a while. Single Annual Poppies TER PKT. 3695 Shirley Wild-Rose Pink. This beautiful variety is a selection out of the Shirley Poppy, and which comes almost one hundred per cent, true from seed; in color a uniform bright but soft Wild Rose pink, a color that appeals to everyone and which makes a charming bed, and of special value for cutting, i oz., 30 cts.; oz., $$0 10 3685 Admiral. A single peony-flowered variety of surpassing beauty, having large, smooth-edged flowers of glistening white, with a broad band of brilliant scarlet round the top. These two colors form a striking contrast, and when planted in groups produce a magnificent effect, i oz., 20 cts 5 3686 Charles Darwin. Remarkable for the unique color of its large, smooth-edged flowers, being a striking rich dark purple; with a velvety black spot at the base of each petal. A dense wreath of white anthers produces a fine contrast with the extraordinary color of the flower. J oz., 20 3687 Dainty Lady. Immense flowers 4 to 5 inches across, of a charming mode shade of rosy mauve, with a large dark metallic blotch at the base of each petal. J oz., 20 cts. S Dreer's Select Shirley Poppies PER PKT. 3688 Danebrog, or Danish Cross. Very showy variety, pro- ducing large flowers of brilliant scarlet, with a silvery white spot on each petal, forming a white cross, w
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