A NEW SHIRLEY POPPY 



The Shirley poppy is a flower devel- 

 oped within recent years by an English 

 clergyman who found a solitary flower 

 of the scarlet corn poppy that had a 

 very narrow edge of white. By selec- 

 tive breeding he produced the poppies 

 of many colors now familiar under the 

 name of Shirley. The specimen here 

 shown illustrates the tendency of the 

 flower to take on new color variations 

 and a very large size when crossed 

 with the Tulip poppy (Papaver 

 glaucum). 



