. Oriental Poppy. How to Grow Flowers From Seed. This subject is fully treated in the articles ap- pearing on pages 55 to 57, and we feel sure that if the directions there given are followed that success will Single Poktulacas. be the rule. PORTULACA ^sun iw). One of our finest hardy annual plants, of easy culture, thriv- ing best in a rather rich, light loam or sandy soil, and luxuriat- ing in an exposed, sunny situation; the flowers are of the richest colors, and produced throughout the summer in great profusion; fine for massing in beds, edgings or rock work, and frequently used to sow broa
. Oriental Poppy. How to Grow Flowers From Seed. This subject is fully treated in the articles ap- pearing on pages 55 to 57, and we feel sure that if the directions there given are followed that success will Single Poktulacas. be the rule. PORTULACA ^sun iw). One of our finest hardy annual plants, of easy culture, thriv- ing best in a rather rich, light loam or sandy soil, and luxuriat- ing in an exposed, sunny situation; the flowers are of the richest colors, and produced throughout the summer in great profusion; fine for massing in beds, edgings or rock work, and frequently used to sow broadcast over sunny banks, etc., in any case it is well to mix the seed with three or four times its bulk of dry sand or soil which permits an easy and even distribution of the seed; 6 inches. All colors. Per oz., 40 cts 5 A large percentage of the flowers Dnl' PoKTULACAS. 3770 Single Mixed. 3700 Double Mixed. will come perfectly double, of the most brilliant scarlet, crimson, white, yellow, etc. J oz., 50 cts 10 3760 Imported Collection of 8 single varieties 25 3759 Imported Collection of 8 double varieties 50 PUERARIA THITNBERGIAPiA. i Japanese Kuduz Vine I 3835 To this must be awarded first place as the fastest- growing hardy climbing plant. It will grow 8 to 10 feet the first year from seed, and afler it has become established there seems to be no limit to its growth, 50 feet in a single season being not unusual. Its foliage is large and covers well; it bears small racemes of rosy- purple, pea-shaped blossoms towards the close of August. A splendid subject for covering permanently verandas, dead trees, etc. J oz., 40 cts 10 N.,. 111. and Specialties in Flower Seeds are offered on pages 58 to 68.
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