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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
raised by Messrs. Kelway and Son, of Langport. The prettiest 
of the varieties introduced so far are : British Empire, rose, 
golden petaloids ; King of England, ruby-madder, centre petals 
gold striped crimson ; Lady Cecila Rose, pure white, golden 
petaloids ; Eileen Kelway, white petals, with creamy and 
salmon petaloids; Her Grace, light pink, yellow petaloids; 
and Meteor Flight, light pink. 
Papaver (Poppy). — Hardy annuals, biennials or peren- 
nials, belonging to the Nat. Ord. Papaveraceae. The annual 
species include the well-known Shirley Poppy, Opium Poppy, 
and its numerous strains. The Shirley Poppy is a selected 
form of the Corn Poppy (P. Rhoeas), and owes its existence 
to the efforts of the Rev. W. Wilks, vicar of Shirley, and 
Secretary to the Royal Horticultural Society. The plants grow 
2 to 2jft. high, and bear single flowers of very pretty and 
diverse shades of colour, pink and salmon tints predominating. 
This strain is an effective one for massing in beds or borders 
and for yielding flowers for cutting. For the latter purpose 
the flowers should be gathered early in the morning in a 
half-developed condition. Other beautiful strains of the Corn 
Poppy (P. Rhoeas) are the Carnation Poppy, various colours, 
petals fringed, double, 2jft. ; Ranunculus-flowered Poppy, 
various colours, double, 2ft. ; French Poppies, similar to the 
last. The Opium Poppy (P. somniferum) is the parent of the 
strain known as the Danebrog, scarlet, four white blotches, 
2jft. ; White Swan, pure white, double, 2ft. ; and Paeony- 
flowered Poppy, double, various colours, 2^ft. Then there are 
several pretty species of other annual, single-flow'ered poppies, 
as P. laevigatum, deep scarlet, spotted black and edged with 
white ; P. arenarium, crimson, black blotch, gin. ; P. pavonium 
(Peacock Poppy), scarlet with black zone, i8in. ; and Tulip 
Poppy (P. glaucum), crimson scarlet, i8in. In seed lists a 
number of other strains of single or double poppies will be 
found described. All the foregoing are best grown in bold 
masses in beds ct borders. Sow the seed thinly in April, and 
thin the seedlings out to 6 or 8in. apart to allow the plants 
to make a sturdy growth. Poppies do not transplant w’ell. 
In the perennial section the Iceland Poppy (P. nudicaule) 
and the Oriental Poppy (P. orientale) are the two most im- 
portant species. The former, although a perennial, is best 
grown as an annual or a biennial. In some districts plants 
continue to thrive for years, while in others they invariably 
die in winter. As they are easily reared from seed, sown 
thinly in April where required to grow, and afterwards thinned 
out to 6in apart, it is not a difficult matter to keep up a 
supply of plants. Or seeds may be sown in August in shallow 
pans or boxes filled with fibrous loam three parts, leaf-mould 
