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the plant too deeply, not over one inch of soil covering the 

 crown. During the season of growth, they should be watered 

 generously, and the surface of the soil should be well mulched 

 with old manure. The clumps of the herbaceous species should 

 not be moved or disturbed more often than once in five or six 

 years, as it is found that disturbing their roots has a weakening 

 effect on the plants. Plant them about three feet apart each 

 way. If left alone and in good soil they will soon form large 

 clumps. Propagate the herbaceous species, in Winter or early 

 Spring, by division of the roots, and the tree moutan or Japanese 

 species by grafting on to the roots of the herbaceous kinds in 

 Winter. 



PAPAVER (Poppy). 



A hardy easily-grown genus of annual and perennial flower- 

 ing plants, natives of the temperate or subtropical regions of 

 Asia, North Africa and Europe. They grow well in any com- 

 mon garden soil and are excellent for cutting, for decoration in- 

 doors or for giving gay, many-colored effects in beds or flower- 

 borders; they are also good for sowing or planting in woods or 

 shrubberies. 



Sow seeds of Papaver daneborg, Papaver soniferum, or the 

 Shirley species, in February, where intended to bloom; sow the 

 seeds one-quarter of an inch deep. Thin the young plants to one 

 foot apart, top-dressing the ground about the young seedlings 

 with old manure to the depth of one-half or one inch; water 

 when required. 



The perennial species, such as Papaver bracteatum, Papaver 

 orientalis, etc., are propagated by division of the roots in early 

 Spring or by seeds sown, in July, in a cold frame, pricked out 

 in boxes as soon as large enough to be handled and planted in 

 their permanent quarters in November. 



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