. Dreer's garden book : seventy-third annual edition 1911. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 112 thHfNRTA11 â¢â PHIIADftPHIA^A- f& RELIABLE-f LOWER SEEDS. POPPIES. Dreer's Select Shirlfy Poppies. Annual Poppies should be sown as early in the spring as possible where the)' 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 the
. Dreer's garden book : seventy-third annual edition 1911. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 112 thHfNRTA11 â¢â PHIIADftPHIA^A- f& RELIABLE-f LOWER SEEDS. POPPIES. Dreer's Select Shirlfy Poppies. Annual Poppies should be sown as early in the spring as possible where the)' 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 davs. 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. 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 deepest 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 "Sunset" Shirley. Mr. Burbanksays: "This is by far the most refined of all Poppies. The shading is mar- velous, fire shades, various beautiful soft pink shades, with white and various markings. They have been selected with the utmost care for a number of years, coming as near perfec- tion as flowers ; ] oz., 40 cts . . 15 Admiral. A single pa?ony-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 cont
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