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marius) still stands out as 

 one of the handsomest, 

 and an excellent subject 

 for massing in the bed and 

 ornamenting the border. 



There is now a strain 

 of perpetual blooming 

 hardy Pinks. Inquiry 

 should be made for these 

 from the first-class nur- 

 series. The best annual 

 varieties with double flow- 

 ers furnish a blaze of 

 color throughout the Sum- 

 mer. They love sunshine. 



Pinks are propagated 

 and cultivated in light soil 

 enriched with well-de- 

 cayed stable manure. Seed 

 may be sown under glass 

 in early Spring, or directly 

 in the garden as soon as 

 Hardy Pinks the frost has gone. Select 



splendidly adapted for bed and borders SUnny situation 



THE POPPY • Papaver 



The Poppy should be given a place in every garden, it is so graceful 

 and delicate and beautiful. The Shirley Poppy is rightly considered 

 the finest of the annuals. There is nothing more fairy-like than a bed 

 of these grand single Poppies, with their long, slender stems surmounted 

 by silken blooms of the most charming tints. As cut flowers in the house 

 they are most attractive and will last for several days if gathered before 

 expanding. There are many more splendid strains of annual Poppies, 

 notably the double Peony-flowered, the fringed varieties and the dainty 

 yellow-petaled California. 



The hardy perennial Oriental Poppy, with its gorgeous dark scarlet 

 flowers, blotched black at the base of each petal, makes a highly pleasing 

 show about the beginning of June. The stately Iceland Poppy (P. 

 nudicaule), also a hardy perennial, with light green, fern-like foliage, 

 bears a wealth of brilliant flowers on slim stems. These Poppies will 

 bloom the first year from seeds. 



Seeds of annuals should be sown early in the Spring, scattered not 

 too thickly and covered with a light sprinkling of soil. Thin out to 

 five or six inches apart. They do not bear transplanting. When sown 



