The Cultivation of Flowers 
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/lowers of various shades of colour, from pure white to 
purple and crimson. They are large plants, growing from 
2 to 4 ft. high, and take up considerable room in the 
border, but where space is not limited their lovely flowers 
fully repay one for the ground they occupy, They flower 
during May and June. 
Papaver, and its numerous varieties, are very showy 
plants of an orange colour — Papaver orientate — borne on 
strong stalks 2 ft. high. 
Potentilla, with Strawberry -like foliage, and pretty 
yellow or crimson flowers, make a pleasing display. 
Height, about 2 ft. 
Pyrethrum and varieties are among the most useful 
of our border plants. They produce large single or double 
Daisy-like flowers, on stout stems from 12 to 18 in. high. 
They keep fresh for a long time when cut. The colours 
vary from white to deep rose. 
Saxifraga species are plants with a peculiarity of their 
own. Some make a moss-like growth not more than 
6 in. high, producing large numbers of pretty little white, 
pink, or rose-coloured flowers, while others grow to a 
height of over 2 ft. 
Statice, or Sea Lavender, is another pretty and useful 
plant, producing its tiny flowers in large numbers, on 
slender stems. It is useful in giving a light and graceful 
appearance to other cut flowers. Colours, deep blue, 
greyish, or pink. Height, about 2 ft. 
Veronica, and some of its numerous varieties, are very 
pretty and showy plants, producing their spikes of tiny blue 
flowers on stalks from 1 2 to 24 in. high. They flower from 
June to August. 
