. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. THE SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, i8Si. AND HEATING FLOWER LORE: AUGUST. THE Flora of August, like that of the pre-ceding month, includes the richest andmost extensive variety of those countless flowerswhich in succession adorn our meadows andgardens throughout the year. The corn nowbegins to glow in all its golden hues, and apopular flower that gracefully adorns the corn-field is the red Poppy, which in many places isknown as the Corn Hose. It has various othernicknames, such as Corn Poppy, Canker
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. THE SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, i8Si. AND HEATING FLOWER LORE: AUGUST. THE Flora of August, like that of the pre-ceding month, includes the richest andmost extensive variety of those countless flowerswhich in succession adorn our meadows andgardens throughout the year. The corn nowbegins to glow in all its golden hues, and apopular flower that gracefully adorns the corn-field is the red Poppy, which in many places isknown as the Corn Hose. It has various othernicknames, such as Corn Poppy, CankerRose, Red Weed, and Head-ache, thelast term being applied to it because its brightred colour has been supposed to have injuriouseffects on the head. It was also formerlyknown as Cheese Bowls, and Joans Silver-pin, because, says Parkinson, alluding to itsshowy flower and staining colour, it is fairwithout and foul within. According to Forbythe phrase Joans Silverpin means amongstthe East Anglians a single article of fineryproduced occasionally and ostentatiously amongdirt and sluttery. By our forefathers thePoppy was regarded as a symbol of de
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