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Arcto'tis — continued. 



A. leptorhi'za longisca'pa is similar, but longer in 

 the flower stem. 



A. Shra'deri has pink flowers. 1832. 



A. sulphu'rea, with lemon-coloured flowers, only 8 

 ins. high, suitable for edgings. 



A. virga'ta, 1 ft. high, has yellow flowers. 1816. 



Sow the seeds tV in. deep in gentle heat in 

 March or beginning of April, and prick out when 

 large enough to handle in boxes or in a cold frame 

 at the end of April, finally planting out in May or 

 June about 1 ft. apart in a deep rich soil. 



Argemo'ne — Devil's Fig or Infernal Fig, Prickly Poppy, 

 Mexican Poppy, Yellow Thistle (from Gr. argema, a 

 disease of the eye which this herb was supposed to 

 cure). Nat. Ord. Papaveracew. 



This is a small but choice family of Poppy worts, 

 perennial in their native homes, but seldom with- 

 standing an English winter, and always treated as 

 annuals in this damp climate. The satin-like 

 flowers are large, 3J ins. across, sometimes with 

 bright yellow stamens, and produced in abundance 

 on long stems in July and August. Before the 

 flowers appear, the plants might easily be mistaken 

 for some sort of thistle. They make capital plants 

 for the mixed border. 



A. M'spida is 2 ft. high, having white flowers and 

 prickly foliage. From California, 1879. 



A. grandiJlo'Ta is better known than the above 

 species, with flowers reminding one of the 



