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bhl | titre everything for the garden : 1902. | source https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/16668031789 | description peter henderson d; go., i\ew york- henderson's 'dolly varden" or double shirley poppies. a new strain cif double and semidouhle andiial poppies of remarkable beauty; they create a beautiful bed when grown in quantity. the plants are sturdy, branohins bushes about 13 inches hish. producing for months myriads of exquisite crushed satin-like flowers, about 3 inches across, of the most charming combinations of coloring, ranging from flesh-pink to rose, crimson, maroon, white, etc., margined, netted, striped, flaked and mottled ; exceedingly effective for garden beds. mixed colors pkt. 10 " i am rerr much pleased with xour dew poppies (dolly varclen), and intend to sliow the flowers &t the ottawa. hortuult ir il sorietie':' fxhihition a.ra noreltv the re are some very sae colors in tbem. tbeir delicacy of coloring is betttr than that of the' shirle\. ' and they bear a wonderful quantity of timers ' ? j. a. ellis, carleton chambers. ottawa can. new single giant- . flowering poddu, pliss stisrwood. .\n extremely beautiful large annual popp.v ? probably the finest single annual variety in culti- vation; the flowers measure 4 to 5 inches across, are pure satiny white, shading towards the mar- gin into an exqui- site salmon rose, deepening at the edge. the sturdy plants grow 2% feet high, and flower in extravagant abundance for a long period the first season from seed. ave saw a large block of these grand poppies ; in bloom in germany the past sum- mer, and they were a perfect picture, commanding admiration from all. (see cut.) pkt. 20 henderson^s ? . large-flowering ft bexdebsos's gian't norble poppt. jl ehdeisok's snpebiot^^ fiiant doiitile popples this "brilliant mixture" of newdouble ennual poppies is the finest that can he made; the seeds have been selected with greatest care from exclusively improved giant double-flower- i: ing sorts, and none but the richest, most brilliant, '-; as well as the daintiest and loveliest shades and colors are included. the plants are sturdy, luxuriant growers, about 2v4 feet high, bearing immense double flowers 4 to5inchesin diameter, ?:: or aslarge aspaponies. someoftheflowershave . briiad.round, smooth-edged petals, and areof impos- ing effect; others have laciniated and fringed edges, ?which addacharmlnggrace, but theclimaxing merit ^ ' of all is the wonderful variety of coloring. rangingfrom ? ' j the most gorgeous crimson-purpletointensedazzling crimson-scarlet down through innumerable shades of carmine, rose, pink, blush, salmon, flesh to purest satin white; many of the flowers are also striped, blended and edged with other colors. almost every tint one can con- ceive may be found in henderson's giant double poppies, and when grown in large masses the floral panorama is of almost unimagined beauty. they are of the easiest possible culture; the seed onlj' needs to besowu thinly in may in the garden or border where the plants are to remain. hen- derson's giant double poppies, brilliant mixture. pkt., 10c. ; oz., 30c. "majestic or giant shirley poppies.

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