FLOWERING PLANTS 
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Annual Poppy.—The flower of the poppy needs no 
description here. Annual Poppies should be sown in early 
Spring, where they are to stand, as they do not endure 
transplanting. After they have come up thin to 4 or 5 
inches apart. 
Varieties: Shirley .—Single flowers. Various shades of pink, 
rose, crimson, and red. 
English Scarlet or Flanders .—The field poppy of 
Europe and “Flanders Fields.” 
King Edward .—Deep scarlet. Also double annual 
varieties. 
Oriental Poppy. 
Oriental Poppy.—Flower similar to Annual Poppies, 
but a perennial. Seed should be sown in early Spring. 
Plants die back after flowering and reappear in early Fall. 
During this rest period the roots should not be disturbed. 
