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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



CHISWICK GARDENS. 



EEPOET ON POPPIES, 1889. 



A large and excellent collection of these were grown, and 

 when in full flower nothing can exceed the gorgeousness of their 

 appearance, the colours ranging from the most brilliant shades 

 to the most delicate tints. The one great fault is the short 

 duration of the flowering season. By good culture, growing in 

 good soil, and giving the plants plenty of room to extend, the 

 season may, however, be considerably prolonged. 

 They may be roughly divided into two classes : — 



1. Papaver somniferum. 



This may be taken to include what are termed Carnation 

 Poppies, Chinese Poppies, and Preony-flowered Poppies, single 

 and double flowered. The plants are of erect growth. Height 

 from 2 to 3 feet. Foliage glaucous. Flowers large. 



Double-floioercd Forms. 



1. Chinese Dwarf (Vilmovin). — Colours, cherry-red, flesh- 

 colour, bright rose, pure white, rose-cherry. Very fine strain. 



2. Carnation. — Mixed, of somewhat taller growth than the 

 preceding. 



3. Pceony (Barr). — Colours, black, white, and crimson, xxx, 

 dark lilac, scarlet with violet, bluish red and white, light scarlet 

 and violet, x x , striped, dark red, rose and white, x x x , 

 white, xxx. 



4. Danebrog. — Brilliant scarlet ; base of each petal white ; 

 prettily fringed. A fine variety. 



5. Bawson's Fringed, x x x. — Same as double Danebrog. 



6. Steinforth, xxx . — This variety is of more compact 

 growth than the others, and remains longer in flower. Flowers 

 very double ; of a peculiar shade of rose. Desirable. 



7. Marseilles splendens. — Colour rose or flesh-colour. Flowers 

 large. 



8. Snowdrift, xxx (Novelty Company). — Flowers large, 



