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the hot noon-day sun. Pansies look well in a bed 

 by themselves and make a beautiful border plant. 



PINKS. See Carnations. 



POMEGRANATE is a highly decorative shrub, 

 particularly the beautiful double scarlet variety 

 (Punica rubrum florepleno), which flowers in Au- 

 gust. Plant cutting in a big pot, jar, or tub, or buy 

 plants. Stand these plants in pairs in some con- 

 spicuous place in the garden and they will add great 

 elegance. 



POPPY. The common garden herbaceous poppy 

 flowers in May and June, in sun or half-shade, rising 

 from two to three feet. It has large flowers and 

 handsome divided foliage. For a Shakespeare gar- 

 den select the white. Propagate by dividing in early 

 autumn. The poppy is a gross feeder and likes 

 rather moist loam enriched with cow manure. 



PRIMROSE. This flower blooms from mid- 

 April to mid-June. It has several solitary pale yel- 

 low blossoms on naked stem. It grows from six to 

 nine inches high. Protect in winter. Propagate by 

 seeds and offsets in rich, light soil, not dry. 



ROSE. "How to plant a rose may seem a simple 

 matter, but many have laid the foundation of failure 

 through bad planting," writes a rose cultivator. 

 "Never plant in a very wet soil, nor allow crude 



