THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Fig. 1386. — A Flower Bokdeb, after Cornell Bulletin. 



and spring with good results. The 

 most eflFective of the several kinds is In- 

 signis, but Atomaria and Maculata are 

 well worth growing. 



POPPIES. 



The annual poppies are so readily 

 raised in quantities and rich in color 

 that they are perhaps, unsurpassed for 

 the production of a brilliant display in 

 the borders at a minimum of expense 

 and labor. But, as they are ephemeral 

 in character, it is not advisable to grow 

 them in large quantities ; the best course 

 is to sow the seed in patches towards 

 the back of the border, and to thin the 

 seedlings sufficiently to enable them to 

 attain their full development. When 

 overcrowded, as is so generally the case, 



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they come into bloom very quickly, 

 and remain in good condition so short a 

 time as to contribute but little to the 

 attractions of the border. The Shirley 

 strain is especially good and should have 

 first attention, and the Carnation and 

 Paeony-flowered types are well worth 

 growing. 



SCHIZANTHUS. 



Less showy than some of the subjects, 

 the schizanthi are remarkably attractive 

 and are valuable for the variety they 

 afford. It is a good practice in the cul- 

 ture of the annuals to sow the seed in 

 large sixties under glass and to thin to 

 three plants in each and transfer them 

 to the borders without separating them. 

 They appear to the greatest advantage 



