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Shirley2|ˈʃɜːlɪ|
The name of a district of Croydon, Surrey, used attrib. in Shirley poppy to designate an annual poppy bearing single or double flowers, usu. red, pink, or white, and belonging to a variety of Papaver rhœas developed by William Wilks (1843–1923), vicar of Shirley and secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society. Also absol.
1886W. Wilks in Jrnl. Hort. 21 Oct. 367/1, I call them ‘Shirley Poppies’, as there seems so much doubt as to their specific name. 1889Ibid. 15 Aug. 126/2, I sent a pinch of seed to a leading firm of London nurserymen last spring for comparison with the Shirley. 1904Nature 25 Aug. 408/1 Many a white-edged poppy may have germinated and perished before Mr. Wilks saved the individual which in a few generations gave rise to the Shirleys. 1932E. G. Wheelwright Garden of Pleasant Flowers iii. 82 Other common annuals easily raised are godetias,..Shirley poppies, and love-in-a-mist. 1978R. Gorer Growing Plants from Seed iv. 53 Shirley and opium poppies transplant very badly. |