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whenever the weather is mild. The plants will make a good 

 growth before cold weather, and will be ready for a mass 

 of bloom the following spring. In hot summer weather they 

 bloom, but the flowers become small. Pansies delight in 

 cool weather and moisture. They may also be sown in the 

 spring as soon as the ground can be worked, but fall sow- 

 ing is generally preferable. 



PAPAVER, H. Poppies are of the most brilliant tulip-like colors. 

 The Shirley race is distinct and of special value for bedding. 

 For continuity of bloom, allow no seed-pods to develop. The 

 plants grow 1 foot in height. A sandy loam suits them best. 

 The Shirleys bloom the first year. As they do not bear 

 transplanting, sow the seed in early spring where they are 

 to grow. 



PETUNIA, H. P. Well known, and by all accorded a place near 

 the head of the list of bedding plants. The single blotched, 

 plain or fringed are preferable, as bedders, to the double. 

 The colors are white and crimson. Height, 2 feet. Countess 

 of Ellesmere is a pink of solid color, excepting its white 

 throat. It is of compact habit, and comes practically true 

 from seed. Petunias do well in any garden, and may be 

 sown early in the hotbed, coldframe, or later in the open 

 ground. Set the plants 18 inches apart, and they will be 

 a mass of bloom all summer. 



PHLOX DRUMMONDII, H. For clear and brilliant colors, the 

 many varieties of this, the only annual species of the Phlox 

 genus, are certainly unrivaled. The dwarf kinds are the 

 more desirable for ribbon beds, as they are not so "leggy." 

 There are whites, pinks, reds and variegated of the most 

 dazzling brilliancy. The dwarfs grow 10 inches high, and 

 bloom continuously. Set them 8 inches apart in good soil. 

 Seed may be sown in the open ground in May, or for early 

 plants, in the hotbed in March. They may be sown close 

 in the fall if sown very late, so that the seeds will not start 

 till spring. 



POPPY. (See Papaver.) 



PORTULACA. (See Plants for Edging, page 251.) 



SALVIA SPLENDENS, Hh. P. Of the numerous species of this 

 genus, the one mentioned is, beyond doubt, the best foi 

 garden decoration, and has long been a favorite for thi? 



