The Book of Annuals 97 



* POPPY (SHIRLEY) 

 Papaver Bhceas 



The best strain, for America, of the famous corn 

 poppy of Europe. An English amateur gardener, 

 Rev. W. Wilks, in 1880, developed the Shirley from 

 a solitary flower showing a narrow edge of white. 

 The flowers are always single and show the most won- 

 derful silky texture in every imaginable combination 

 of white, pink and red, with yellow anthers. 



Sow seed in fall if possible, also early in spring 

 and monthly thereafter until July. The seedlings 

 are transplanted only with some risk. Thin the 

 seedlings to four or six inches apart. 



Color: pinks and reds. 

 Height: two to three feet. 



Period of Bloom : fall-sown, June to August ; spring- 

 sown, July to September. 

 Location : any good garden soil ; sun. 



