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BEAUTIFUL GARDEN FLOWERS. 
dug or trenched before the plants are put in, say in 
September or October — the best time. Care should 
be taken not to bury the crowns too deeply — one or 
two inches will be sufficient. The plants will grow in 
almost any position, but they last longer in blossom in 
partially shaded spots. The plants may be increased 
by dividing the tuberous rootstocks about September. 
Seeds may also be sown in light soil in a cold frame. 
The single-flowered Paeonies, although not so magni- 
ficent as the double ones, are nevertheless attractive 
and graceful in appearance. There are hundreds of 
named varieties of hybrid and Chinese Paeonies in 
which the blossoms may be white, creamy-yellow, 
pink, rose, red, purple, or intermediate shades of 
colour. (See Plates 9 and 10.) 
The best natural species of Pasony are albiflora (or 
edulis), white or pink, one of the parents of the hybrid 
Pasonies; corallina, crimson or rose; decora, crimson; 
Emodi, white, requires a warm sheltered spot ; humilis, 
bright red ; officinalis, red or crimson, another parent 
of the hybrid Pasonies; paradoxa, purple-red; peregrina, 
bright crimson ; tenuifolia, dark crimson with finely- 
cut foliage ; triternata, rosy-red ; and Wittmanniana, a 
rare species with yellow flowers. 
PAP AVER {Poppy). — The Poppies, both annual and 
perennial, form a gorgeous group in places where 
little else will grow. The Annual Poppies — like the 
charming Shirley varieties — are best raised from seed 
sown thinly in the open air about March and April. 
The Shirley Poppies have an extraordinary range of 
colour from the purest of whites passing through 
exquisite shades of pink, salmon, rose, apricot, cerise, 
