POPPY FAMILY 



The little yellow blossom is often referre'd to in English poetry, 

 but its charm is that of the wild flower, the plant being scarcely 

 worthy of a place in the garden. 



Prickly Poppies, Argemone platyctras and ArgSmone mexichna, 

 have both been tried in our gardens. The blossoms are like large 



Prickly Poppy. Argimone mexkhna 



single poppies and in themselves attractive, but the plants are 

 coarse and produce abundant, sticky, yellow Juice which pours 

 out from every wound of the stem. 



These are very effective on the mesas of Colorado or the dry 

 plains of the South-west, but when transferred to the garden they 

 do not readily harmonize with their surroundings. They might 

 be used for broad effects in color as their gray foliage is striking. 



Matilija Poppy, Romnhya Coiilteri, a shrub poppy of Southern 

 Cahfornia, nearly herbaceous at the East, produces magnificent 

 flowers four to six inches across, but is not sufiSciently hardy for 

 successful cultivation at the North. 



