PLANTING LIST 



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They can be raised from seed (they seed themselves freely) and 

 from root-division; they should be transplanted with care when 

 young, and even dividing the roots must be done with care not to 

 let the plants dry out. Raising from seed is really the best method. 

 Sow under glass in April, or outdoors in early May, and when the 

 plants have their 

 fourth leaf, set where 

 they are to stay. 

 They flower well (in 

 June) after the first 

 year, with great blos- 

 soms of strongest 

 scarlet, marked with 

 black at the heart. 

 New shades have 

 recently been intro- 

 duced. 



If cut for the house, 

 all poppies should be 

 taken as soon as they 

 open, before the bees 

 spoil them. 



Portulaca : A low, 

 tender plant which 

 spreads rapidly, pro- 

 viding a cover for bare 

 spaces, and beautify- 

 ing it with yellow or 

 red flowers. It 



thrives anywhere, but likes sandy soil and full sun, not minding 

 a drought. It can be transplanted even in midsummer. It is a 

 hot-weather plant ; therefore sow outdoors, where it is to stand, in 

 late May, and thin the plants to about a foot apart. The old 

 varieties were single ; modern ones are beautifully double, but much 

 of their seed produces only single flowers, the plants of which must 

 be weeded out. 



Fig. 202. — The Iceland poppy is attractive for 

 its delicacy. 



