Dreer's garden book Henry Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Dreer. dreersgardenbook1931dree Year: 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 exp
Dreer's garden book Henry Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Dreer. dreersgardenbook1931dree Year: 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 PERPn. 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; 3 feet. \ oz., 25 cts $0 10 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; 3 feet, j oz., 25 . 3693 King Edward. A variety of gorgeous coloring, being a deep scarlet, shaded crimson-red, each petal marked with a large black blotch for half its length from the base, against which the yellow anthers stand out in bold relief. \ oz., 25 cts 3700 Single Mixed. Annual sorts. Oz., 25 cts 10 American Legion Poppy Dreer's Shirley Poppies The artistic flowers are mostly single, but occasionally semi- double, and range in color from the purest snow-white through all the delicate tints of pink, rose and carmine to the deepest crimson and blood-red. PER PKT. 3684 American Legion. A greatly improved English Scarlet or Flanders Poppy with very large flowers of dazzling orange scarlet; 2 feet. (See cut.) 25 cts.
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