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panicles followed by numerous pods that continue its 

 beauty for a long time. It grows from 5 to 8 feet high 

 and spreads rapidly, but not to such an extent as to 

 be uncontrollable. By pulling up the suckers in the spring 

 that come up beyond the limit of the space desired that it 

 shall occupy, it can easily be kept within bounds, and this 



Fig. 165. — Oriental Poppy. 



thinning will result in a more vigorous growth of the remain- 

 ing canes. Only a limited number of the shoots that start 

 in the spring should be allowed to grow. All others should 

 be pulled out or broken off as soon as they appear. Old 

 clumps are benefited by applications of liquid manure in 

 the spring. 



Poppy, Oriental {Papaver orientalis), Fig. 165. — The pre- 

 vailing color of the flowers of this species is a vivid orange 



