102 BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS 



from diffeVfent'' species, and are really distinct types. It is important 

 to know this, and to make selections of each, because then a pro- 

 longed period of bloom can be insured. In the following list the 

 letter " E" indicates early, and the letter " L" late varieties. 



Atala (L), rose, white eye. 

 Attraction (E), white, red eye. 

 Coquelicot (L), orange. 

 Crtpuscule (L), mauve, red eye. 

 Esclarmonde (L), lilac, white eye. 

 James Hunter (E), pink. 



Ledru Rollin (L), violet, lilac eye. 



Le Mahdi (L), violet. 



Magnificence (E), rose, crimson eye. 



Mrs. Forbes (E), white. 



Mrs. E. H. Jenkins (L), white. 



Zouave (L), magenta, crimson eye. 



Poppies. Every country visitor knows one member of the Poppy 

 family, and that is the scarlet kind of the cornfields. Every flower- 

 lover knows another member, and that is the beautiful Shirley Poppy. 

 Many are familiar with the huge scarlet Eastern Poppy, which 

 botanists call Papaver orientate. Thus we get by stages to a posi- 

 tion in which it becomes apparent that the poppies can be accepted as 

 familiar flowers. But do the majority of flower gardeners appreciate 

 them at their full worth ? And do they realise the great variety of 

 material which the genus provides? It is to be feared that the 

 answer to both these questions is in the negative. It is said of 

 Poppies that they are very short-lived flowers. Their brilliance is 

 admitted, but it is pointed out that the blaze of colour which they 

 give is of very brief duration. This is at once correct and incorrect. 

 It applies to some of the annual Poppies, but not to others. And, 

 happily, it does not apply to some of the very finest of the forms 

 the huge double varieties of the Paeony and Carnation-flowered 

 Poppies, which can be raised from seed just as easily as Mustard and 

 Cress, come into flower in a few weeks, and remain in beauty for no 

 inconsiderable period. 



There is yet another criticism directed at the Poppies, namely, 

 that the seedlings will not endure transplantation. This would be 

 a rather serious objection if it were well founded, because it is not 

 always convenient to sow plants where they are to bloom, but it 

 appears to be a complete misapprehension. The writers are great 



