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are used to see poppies, but iu great thyrses above the noble leaves, 

 and the colour rose, or pink, or white. It belongs to the poppy 

 family, so I shall not be suspected of making my description after 

 the conlcar de rose which the Gallic writers cultivate. To grow the 

 Bocconia, sow the seed in gentle heat in February or March. April 



BOCCOXIA JAPOXICA. 



is time enough, but an earlier time is better. A nice hot-bed is the 

 proper place for the seed pan, but as a frame becomes a hothouse 

 when the sun shines, those who have no hot-bed mav raise the plants 

 m a frame only. When the plants have three or four leaves they 

 should be potted separately in light rich soil, such as I have before 

 advised for such things, and be kept in frames or in the greenhouse 



