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about 7 inches high, blooming in early summer. 



Poppies are flower angels, opening in the morn- 

 ing with the coming of the day and going to flower 

 heaven at night. They are so dainty, so varied, so 

 many colored, we cannot help loving them. The 

 "Shirley" poppies grow 8 inches tall, but the double 

 "bush" poppies grow tc> a foot or more. They 

 bloom in mid-summer. 



Eschscholtzla (pronounced Es-kol-zia) is very 

 dwarf with feathery foliage and brilliant yellow, 

 orange or red flowers. They bloom in mid-summer. 



Nasturtiums grow about 8 inches high and form 

 a big round bushy plant with many flowers in shades 

 of yellow, orange, red and brown; some have very 

 light green foliage, others very dark, still others 

 variegated. These are called "Tom Thumb" or 

 dwarf nasturtiums ; there is also a climbing or 

 trailing variety which is a vine, and cannot be 

 planted in our garden unless we have something 

 for them to climb up on or a wall for them to trail 

 over. Nasturtiums bloom from midsummer to 

 frost. 



Phlox Drummondi (pronounced Flox) is a dear 

 little plant for it has so many flowers for its size. 

 It grows only about five inches high, but has clus- 

 ters of round blossoms in almost every shade; usual- 



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