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more or less double. Best known is the Scotch or Grass pink, 

 which forms low mats of foliage, and in early spring bears many 

 fragrant flowers. It is excellent for edgings. These pinks are 

 easily grown from seed (treat as above, but give a foot of space) or 

 from root-divisions. 



Poker Plant, or Red-hot Poker Plant : A brilliant late-flowering 

 plant, half-hardy, which sends up showy spikes in fall. Its roots 

 can be bought of seedsmen in spring; they should be planted in 

 full sun, in masses in the border. The flowers appear in September 

 and October. North of New York the plants are often winter- 

 killed, even though mulched; the roots had best be stored like 

 those of dahlias. They multiply rapidly, and can be divided before 

 planting in spring. 



Poppy : True poppies (see also California Poppy) come in three 

 groups, all hardy. 



Annual Poppies: These include the opium poppy, seldom grown, 

 and a large variety of other poppies, of which the most beautiful 

 are the Shirley poppies. They come in all colors, and are single 

 and double, plain and crimped. Few flowers are more beautiful 

 than some of those in this group. When once they have begun to 

 bloom, often as early as June, they flower all summer if kept picked. 

 They should be sowed thinly and covered lightly, best where they 

 are to stand, as they transplant poorly. The soil should be light 

 and rich. Sow from late April fortnightly till June, and thin to nine 

 inches or more apart. 



Iceland Poppies: These are perennials, but are grown as annuals. 

 Whereas the Shirley poppies are often three inches across, and nearly 

 two feet high, the flowers of the Iceland poppy are but half their 

 size, and rise about a foot on very slender stems. The colors are 

 chiefly bright yellow and orange shades, and the plants are ex- 

 ceedingly dainty and attractive. The soil should be the same as 

 for the annuals, and they should be sown where they are to stand. 

 Thin to six inches. 



Oriental Poppies: These are perennial plants, very large, requir- 

 ing nearly three feet of space in rich ground, which they love. 



