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A LITTLE BOOK OF PERENNIALS 



Left, Pyrethrum or Pink Daisy. Could our illustration but show the colors of 

 these Daisies! Right, Matilija Poppy or Romneya, a glorious miracle of silvery, 



silk crepe. 



large, being 4 inches to 6 inches in diameter, and has a mass of golden 

 yellow stamens in the center of the pure white, crumpled petals. The 

 leaves are bluish-green and are very deeply cut. This Poppy is a semi- 

 shrub and grows from 4 feet to 6 feet high, spreading out each year until 

 large clmnps are formed. The flowers come into bloom about the end 

 of June and last until the first of September; they are borne singly on 

 long stems, each stem having from six to twelve or fifteen blooms. 

 The individual flowers last about three days and have a delightful 

 Primrose-fike perfume. 



Uses. The Matilija Poppy is grown in clumps in parks or gar- 

 dens or in protected semi-wild places. The flowers last well in water 

 and their delightful perfume and delicate satiny beauty make them 

 most acceptable in any room. 



Culture. These plants should be planted in warm, porous, sandy 

 loam on a southern exposure. The soil should be free from stagnant 

 moisture or water at all times, and especially so during the dormant 

 season in Wintertime. Before the heavy frosts penetrate to the roots, 

 they should be heavily mulched. After the plants are once estabHshed, 

 they should be left strictly alone; even cultivation around the roots 

 seems deterimental. Like herbaceous perennials, the stems die to 



