Dreer's garden book 1923 (1923) Dreer's garden book 1923 dreersgardenbook1923henr Year: 1923 56 /flEHRyAJimi SPECIALTIES IN FLOWEt SEED! >HIMllEIiPIMIk\ Dreer's Eschscholtzias or California Poppies This beautiful and brilliant annual has been greatly improved in recent years as a result of the painstaking efforts of the hybridizers, and we now have, in addition to the usual yellow sorts, many beautiful and unusual colors. Seed may be sown at any time during the spring, the earlier the better where they are to remain as they do not stand transplanting. They will grow nicely and bloom profus
Dreer's garden book 1923 (1923) Dreer's garden book 1923 dreersgardenbook1923henr Year: 1923 56 /flEHRyAJimi SPECIALTIES IN FLOWEt SEED! >HIMllEIiPIMIk\ Dreer's Eschscholtzias or California Poppies This beautiful and brilliant annual has been greatly improved in recent years as a result of the painstaking efforts of the hybridizers, and we now have, in addition to the usual yellow sorts, many beautiful and unusual colors. Seed may be sown at any time during the spring, the earlier the better where they are to remain as they do not stand transplanting. They will grow nicely and bloom profusely over a long season in any sunny position and in almost any kind of soil, although they prefer a light sandy one. As a subject for beds of anj' size or as a border, their finely cut, blue-green foliage, and glossy flowers of satin-Uke texture, make them one of the most desirable annuals. As cut flowers they are verj' artistic, and when used for this purpose, should be cut when in bud. Plants grow about one foot high by as much across. We offer below and illustrate on the plate opposite sis of the very best and most distinct sorts. For complete list of varieties, see page 87. OZ. PKT. 2423 Aiirantiaca (No. 1). This is the richest golden-yellow variety; very effective SO 20 2422 Chrome Queen (No. 2). Rich chrome yel- low lightly suffused with apricot; a beautiful color 25 2425 Crimson King (No. 6). A very striking and effective rich carmine-crimson 30 SO 05 10 10 2424 Rosy Queen (No. 4). Outside of petals flesh- pink, inside creamy-white; petals prettily flutedSO 25 SO 10 2431 The Geisha (No. 5). Outside of petals bright orangj' scarlet; inside rich golden orange; a most brilliant oriental color . 40 IS 2435 Vesuvius (No. 3). Glistening wallflower or coppery red; very rich ' 30 10 2439 Collection containing a packet each of the above 6 beautiful sorts. 50 cts. 2436 Collection of i oz. each of the 6 sorts for 2437 New Hybrids Mixed. This mixture has been s
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