90 MAKING OF A FLOWER GARDEN 



excellent for cutting, having long stems and remain- 

 ing in perfection for a long time in water. Indeed, 

 all of the flowers listed are remarkable in this re- 

 spect. 



Strongly resembling the coreopsis, the calliopsis 

 produces its golden yellow flowers throughout the 

 summer, rejoicing in the hottest sun and asking little 

 attention save the room to grow and be beautiful. It 

 is easily grown from seed which should be scattered 

 where the plants are to bloom and thinned to stand 

 eight or ten inches apart. 



Aside from the sunflowers, and flowers which in 

 more or less degree resemble them, there are many 

 plants which rejoice in a warm, sunny situation and 

 may be planted in places where few plants would be 

 available. The Eschscholtzias, or California poppies, 

 make lovely sheets of bloom and are most effective 

 when planted in large masses or used to border, or 

 to intersperse, between taller-growing blue flowers, 

 such as blue larkspur, blue iris, blue lupins, monks- 

 hood, and the like. Though the prevailing color is 

 the clearest, most golden yeUow, there are several 

 hybrids which are a distinct departure from the type. 

 Mandarin, for instance, has the inner side of the 

 petals of a rich orange, while the outer shows a bril- 

 liant scarlet. Rose cardinal shows the inner petals 

 white and the outer rose colored. Dainty Queen is a 

 pale coral-pink, both inside and out, and Carmine 



