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tional ornament of India, and one of the most beauti- 

 ful finial ornaments in Gothic architecture is called 

 the poppy-head. 



Argemone is not as familiar an object in the garden 

 as one might wish. The variety called Alhlflora is the 

 only one commonly cultivated ; this has large white 

 flowers with yellow anthers. The yellow variety pro- 

 duces pretty flowers not as brilliant in color as Esch- 

 scholtzia, and therefore less frequently met with in 

 the garden. But the pity of it is that poppies are 

 such ephemeral characters. Burns says very truly in 

 Tam o' Shanter : 



" But pleasures are like poppies spread, 

 You seize the flower, its bloom is shed." 



Pot Marigold. "^^^ P^^ marigold, or calendula, is a 

 Calendula commou garden flower which, in my 



ojficmais. estimation, is not half appreciated. 

 The name calendula is suggestive ; it comes from the 

 Latin calendcB, first day of the month. It is a fact 

 that the calendula will bloom through each month. 

 It has a most extraordinary power of supply, and 

 from July until late in November, if it is protected 

 from frost, it will continue to bloom with unabating 

 vigor. It will also bloom in the greenhouse all win- 

 ter and through the following spring. 



Its orange and yellow are superb and vie with the 



