ANNUAL FLOWERING PLANTS 93 
boxes early in the spring and thin to two inches apart 
each way when the seedlings are an inch or two in height. 
Perennial poppies. Hardy perennial poppies should be 
sown out of doors in early spring as soon as the ground 
is fit to work. The plants disappear in July and August. 
When the weather gets cool they make a new growth; 
they may then be transplanted to their new quarters. 
SALVIA 
Salvia splendens, or scarlet sage, is one of the most 
widely used of salvias. It is a brilliant red-flowering 
plant. It should be grown in masses and, if possible, in 
full sunshine, when it appears at its best. It is most 
effective with a dark background by way of contrast. 
The blooming period of plants started in boxes early in 
the spring is from the middle of July until frost. It may 
be kept over winter, but the best results may be expected 
if seeds are sown in boxes in March, so that strong plants 
may be set out in May. The seedlings should be trans- 
planted once or twice to make a strong root growth. 
Out of doors set the plants from a foot to eighteen 
inches apart. 
The colors of salvias vary with the variety. Salvia 
patens is a handsome tender perennial with erect. spikes 
of rich blue flowers. Salvia argentea is a hardy perennial 
that blooms in the spring; the leaves are silvery and 
the flowers white. Salvia remeriana is an annual; the 
plant is of dwarf habit, with crimson flowers. 
