ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 305 



Mazus pumilio (Scrophulariaceae) 



A very dwarf-growing plant, spreading underground very rapidly. 

 Likes a warm, dry position in partial shade, and should be planted 

 in sandy loam. It quickly forms dense tufts, scarcely an inch high. 

 Flowers are a pale violet colour, with a white centre, which barely 

 rise above the leaves. It is hardy, and easily increased by 

 division. 



Meconopsis (Papaveraceae) 



These glorious poppies, of comparatively recent introduction, grow, 

 some of them at least, to a considerable height, but, being truly 

 mountain plants, should find a home in the rock garden. Few of 

 them, unfortunately, are little more than biennials, so should be 

 raised annually from seed. The seedlings, which require great care 

 in handling, should be grown in pots during the first winter, and 

 planted out the following spring. They all require a partially shady 

 position, in a moist, very deep, rich, and gritty soil of peat, loam, 

 and sand, with very quick drainage. These handsome plants mostly 

 come from the Himalayas or China. 



M. aculeata. — Grows from i8 inches to 2 feet. The leaves are 

 cordate and covered with brownish hairs. Flowers, borne in a 

 pyramid shape, are of a beautiful violet-blue colour. A singularly 

 handsome and striking plant. 



M. cambrica. — Our native Welsh Poppy, the only representative 

 we have of the family, is of the easiest culture in any dry spot, and 

 is of such vigorous habit, that it should not be allowed into the 

 choicer parts of the garden. It has handsome, fern-like foliage, 

 and bright yellow flowers. The double form is rather a better 

 plant, and not so rampant a grower. The gem of the species, 

 however, is M. c. aurantiaca^ fi. pl.^ a double form, with beautiful 

 orange-yellow flowers. 



M. integrifolia. — Grows 2 to 3 feet high. Woolly leaves and pale 

 primrose-coloured flowers. Lovely. 



M. nepalensis. — Grows 3 to 5 feet high. Soft, yellow-green 

 leaves, and flowers of a lovely pale yellow colour. 



M. punicea. — Grows 2 to 3 feet high. Bears drooping, 

 crimson flowers. Distinct. 



M. sifnplicifolia. — Only grows about 9 to 12 inches high, and bears 

 clear blue flowers. 



M. Wallichii. — Grows 4 to 5 feet high. Divided leaves, covered 

 with silky hairs. Lovely blue flowers, with yellow stamens. A 

 glorious plant. 



These poppies do not always come true to seed, varying con- 

 siderably in shade, which is all the more unfortunate, as seed is the 

 only means of propagating them. 



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