. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. Papaver 01 entale Oriental Poppies should be sown in early spring in the open ground as soon as it is fit to work. The plants disappear during July and August appearing again as soon as the weather gets cool. When this fall growth starts is the time they should be transplanted to their perma- nent flowering quarters. It is well to mark the places where planted with a stake to insure the roots against dis- turbance during their annual resting period. Only a small percentage of the seedlings of named varieties come true to color. It is
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. Papaver 01 entale Oriental Poppies should be sown in early spring in the open ground as soon as it is fit to work. The plants disappear during July and August appearing again as soon as the weather gets cool. When this fall growth starts is the time they should be transplanted to their perma- nent flowering quarters. It is well to mark the places where planted with a stake to insure the roots against dis- turbance during their annual resting period. Only a small percentage of the seedlings of named varieties come true to color. It is therefore necessary to flower all of the plants produced before dis- carding. 3741 Orientale (The Large Oriental Poppy). A gorgeous plant, 3 feet high, with ample rich green foliage and magnificent large orange-scarlet blooms with a black blotch on each petal. Pkt. 10c; I oz. 40c. 3742 — Dawn (Carneum). A lovely soft flesh color. Immense, long stemmed blooms. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 75c. 3743 — Oriflamme. This is particularly popular as the gorgeous orange-scarlet blooms give a magnificent effect. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 60c. 3744 — Princess Victoria. A beautiful salmon-pink of great size. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 75c. 3745 — Mahoney. The rich dark crimson- maroon blooms are heavily shaded with lustrous mahogany. Gives a magnificent effect. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 75c. 3746 — Perry's White. The large blooms are a fine satiny white with a crimson- maroon blotch at the base of each indi- vidual flower petal. Always greatly ad- mired. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. $ 3749 Collection. One packet each of the above 6 varieties. 75c. 3750 Oriental Hybrids Mixed. This seed has been saved from a large number of extra fine named sorts. Pkt. 15c; \ oz. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dreer, Henr
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