SHRUBS, VINES, PLANTS AND BULBS 



should be manured in the fall, as they start 

 very early. When once planted, peonies 

 should rarely, if ever, be disturbed. Bloom 

 in May and June. The best and most beauti- 

 ful of all spring flowers. Better in masses, or 

 in rows, than as individual plants. 



Papaver orientale (Oriental Poppy). 2 

 to 4 feet. Plant in early spring, or fall, in 

 almost any soil. With occasional watering, 

 and a mulch in the fall, this plant will thrive 

 and increase greatly in size, and the roots 

 may be divided. Blooms in May and June. 

 Far surpassing all other poppies in size and 

 brilliancy of color. It is scarlet and pink. 

 Can easily be raised from seed. 



P. NUDiCAULE (Iceland Poppy). 1 to 2 feet. 

 Plant in the spring or fall. Blooms all sum- 

 mer. Bright green, fern-like foliage, and deli- 

 cate white, yellow, orange and scarlet flowers. 

 A pretty, healthy plant, easy to grow. 



Phlox. Many varieties. 3 to 4 feet. 

 Plant 18 inches apart, in the fall, from Octo- 

 ber 1st to 15th, or in earliest spring. Needs a 



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