Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

dark red, rosy centre; La France pink with yellow centre; Maiden's Blush, white with pink centre; Md. Breon, rose, centre yellowish; Sal-vator, rose, white centre.

Paeonia tenuifolia

Cut-leaved Peony

4

1 1/2

Deep crimson

May to June

Foliage dense and finely divided. Flowers exceedingly pretty, produced on erect stems. An attractive border plant. A. F.

Paeonia tenuifolia var. flore-pleno

4

1 1/2

Deep crimson

May to June

A semi-double variety of the preceding.

Papaver nudicaule

Iceland Poppy

4

1

Bright yellow

May to Aug.

Single cup-shaped flowers produced in great abundance; individual flowers about 1 1/2 inches across. If cut freely, plants continue to bloom until late autumn. Good dotted among other perennials or in the rockery. B. G. I.

Papaver nudicaule var. album

White Iceland Poppy

4

1

White

May to Aug.

Papaver nudicaule var. miniatum

4

1

Deep orange

May to Aug.

Papaver orientale

Oriental Poppy

4

2

Scarlet

June & July

Robust and very decorative foliage. Flowers are sometimes more than 6 inches across, of a brilliant scarlet

color. As the foliage dies soon after the flowering period, the plants should be scattered among other perennials. They start to grow very early in the spring, therefore they transplant best in August and September. A.G.

Papaver orientale var. Blush Queen

4

2

Pale pink

June & July

A good hybrid form of P. orientale.

Papaver orientale var. Parkmanni

Parkman's Poppy

4

2

Scarlet

June & July

Flowers very large and blotched with black.

Papaver orientale var. Royal Scarlet

4

21/2

Scarlet

June & July

Exceedingly large flowers, sometimes 12 inches across.

Papaver orientale var. Silver Queen

1

1 1/2

Silvery-white

Comparatively low growing with large flowers of a peculiar silvery-white character 6 to 8 inches across.

Paradisea liliastrum

St. Bruno's Lily

4

2

White

June

A tuberous-rooted plant of great value. Foliage coarse, sword-shaped. Flowers in showy clusters, lily-like. Good for the hardy border or for lawn vases. Requires plenty of water when in bloom. Protect in winter. H. J.

Paulownia imperialis

Empress Tree

1

25-30

Pink

June

T. A tree not unlike the Catalpa, but with larger leaves, which sometimes measure more than a foot across. It is inclined to die to the ground in winter. Each year it