. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. m of the Opium Poppy, which is so much grown inthis country for its heads, they being extensively used formedicinal purposes. It generally grows about 2| ft. in height,and varies in colour from white to deep crimson. The doublescarlet, the double striped, and the double white are allvarieties of this, and the flower-heads, being of great size,make a bold and striking effect when planted in masses. Ihave seen large beds of these double Poppies when in full bloomwith the bright sunlight streaming down on them from an
. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. m of the Opium Poppy, which is so much grown inthis country for its heads, they being extensively used formedicinal purposes. It generally grows about 2| ft. in height,and varies in colour from white to deep crimson. The doublescarlet, the double striped, and the double white are allvarieties of this, and the flower-heads, being of great size,make a bold and striking effect when planted in masses. Ihave seen large beds of these double Poppies when in full bloomwith the bright sunlight streaming down on them from an un-clouded sky, and the effect was gorgeous in the extreme. Bymeans of careful selection, a type of Poppy called the Pajouy-flowered has been obtained from the foregoing, having largebut very double broad-petalled flowers of various colours,from pure white to dark crimson. I remember on one occa-sion seeing some fine strains of this Poppy at the Dedhamseed grounds of Messrs. Carter & Co., and it was a glorioussight. This is known in some seed lists as Papaver pffionire-. The Double Opium Poppy (Papaver somnifeium fl. pi.). florum, and is certainly distinct enough to represent a new Ranunculus Poppy is a double form of PapaverRhffias of Linnajus, and is produced in varied colours; in thisspecies the petals are more entire and rounded, and theyreflex somewhat, hence the term Ranunculus-flowered. Likethe foregoing types, this also has burst into a great numberof colours, self and variegated. It is synonymous with thedouble form of the French Poppy of the seed catalogues, and isof dwarfer growth than either of the preceding. The GermanPoppies are the best representatives of the foregoing types,savedin colours, and sent to England in collections. ° & Co. state that their experience of Continental-savedPoppies points to the conclusion that varieties can be savedtruer in England than on the Continent, and that is why theygrow them in such large quantities in the
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