When the sun shines, the petals unclose, and by their 
rich colour and velvety lustre produce an effect which for 
brilliancy is unrivalled in the Flower Garden. 
Like Eschscholtzia Californica, this is a perennial, but 
in conseguence of its bleeding copiously when wounded, it 
is not likely to bear propagation in any other way than by 
seed. 
