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^ We are fortunate indeed to be able to obtain the 

 seed of the fine^ ^rain, the St. Brigid, which is 

 without que^ion the true St. Brigid we see in the 

 florins' shops in all their marvelous coloring, the 

 adorably lovely double and semi-double poppy- 

 flowered, rippled and fluted, in soft old blue and 

 buff, in all the pa^el tints of rose and pink, ruby 

 and wine, mauve, lilac, lavender and cobalt blue, 

 white, pearl and silver gray. All these we may grow 

 as easily as we do petunias or lobelias, // the 

 method of seed sowing is followed, which I will 

 describe, as explicitly as I can. There is one cult- 

 ural point that means success or failure, although 

 it may seem very simple. 



^ Anemone seed germinates readily in good soil, 

 but as it is like fluffy bits of fibrous silk you 

 will really find it impossible to di^ribute it 

 unless it is mixed with dry soil, not sand. The soil 

 and the seed mu^ be rubbed together very 

 thoroughly, then a thin layer of mixed soil and 

 seed should be spread in shallow drills that are at 

 lea^ six inches apart, raking these layers in 

 delicately, and la^ly patting, firming, leveling 

 and carefully watering. You will be surprised how 

 quickly good fertile seed will germinate. 



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