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Papa'ver — continued. 



P. nudicau'le — continued. 



where, however, as might be supposed, it is 

 dwarfed. 



P. Rhce'as, Common Corn Poppy or Corn-Rose. 

 The ordinary red poppy of the cornfields. 

 This is not a flower one would wish to see in 

 the garden, however beautiful it may be in the 

 fields. It has, however, undergone a process 

 of improvement, and the many forms that have 

 been produced through evolution is remark- 

 able. There is the Carnation, Picotee or 

 Flayal, and Ranunculus-flowered, all being 

 double forms of the type and ranging in all 

 shades of red and some few white. The 

 Carnation group have fringed edges to the 

 petals. 



Of all the varieties, however, there are 

 none that excel in delicacy and grace the well- 

 known Shirley Poppy. This charming and 

 aristocratic-looking plant originated at Shirley 

 Vicarage, not many years ago, and is now one 

 of the most popular of garden flowers every- 

 where. The blooms, which are quite large, 

 sometimes 4 ins. across, and single, range in 

 colour from pure white to pale pink, salmon, 

 rose, and crimson, with sometimes an edging 

 of white. The petals have the appearance of 

 being made out of the finest crinkled silk. 



It is a common error to suppose they are 

 useless for cutting and that their beauty is 



