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Poly'gonum — continued. 



Sow the seeds rV in. deep in light soil in March 

 in temp. 65°, transplanting outdoors in June ; or 

 better, outdoors in April and thinned out severely. 

 If fine specimens for the sub-tropical garden are 

 wanted they should be grown singly, allowing 

 plenty of elbow-room. 



Poppy — The word is derived from the Old English />0j9;?^, 

 French pawt^ old Provencal paver, papaver, Latin 

 papaver, a poppy. See Papaver, the true poppies ; 

 also Argemo'ne, the prickly poppy. Eschscholt'zia, 

 the Californian poppy. Glau'cium, the Horned 

 poppy. Meconop'sis, the Himalayan poppyworts, 

 including the Welsh poppy. Platyste'mon, or 

 Californian Cream-cups, and Eoemeria, the Purple 

 Horned poppy. 



Poppy-Mallow. See Callirhoe, 



Portula'ca — Purslane Sun Plant (from L. porto, to 

 carry, and lac, milk, in reference to the milky juice 

 the plant contains). Nat. Ord. Portulacece. 



This is a family containing some charming 

 annuals, although tender and requiring all the sun 

 it is possible to give them. They are low-growing 

 spreading plants, about 3 or 4 ins. high, with 

 succulent fleshy leaves and flowers, about 1 in. to 

 1 J ins. across, of the most brilHant colours imagin- 

 able, varying from white to yellow, orange, copper 

 colom-, chamois rose, pink, carmine, and intense 

 scarlet. Given a hot summer, there will be nothinsj 

 in the garden more brilliant for their size. They 



