AND THE WILDERNESS BLOSSOMED 



class of rather less than ordinary merit, a typical 

 seedsman's " Novelty." The Irresistible is 

 another variety I have tried, and after trying it 

 found no difficulty in resisting it. 



The English Scarlet is a thoroughly desirable 

 acquisition. In habit of growth and size of plant 

 and flower it does not differ from the Shirley. 

 The flowers are a bright scarlet, and a bed of 

 these plants is an attractive feature on the lawn, 

 while the flowers are admirable for table decora- 

 tion. It comes true from seed, but both it and 

 the Shirley are apt to cross with each other, 

 even if planted a considerable distance apart. By 

 simply pulling up the Shirley plants from the 

 English Scarlet bed, and performing a similar 

 service for the Shirley bed, as soon as the in- 

 truders show their character, both strains may be 

 kept measurably pure. 



Papaver Hookeri, or Hooker's Early-flower- 

 ing PoFM'Y, is a variety distinguished mainly by 

 its tall growth, the flowers being remarkable 

 neither for their size nor coloring. It grows to a 

 height of fully five feet, bearing flowers of vari- 

 ous shades from scarlet and rose to lavender, 

 which rarely if ever exceed in size a diameter of 

 three inches. It is one of the earliest forms to 



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