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Papaver GARIEPINUM. SoutTu-AFRICAN 
Poppy. 
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Class and Order ; 
Potyanpria Monoeynt. 
( Nat. Ord.—Papaveraceg. ) 
Generic Character. 
Sepala 2 convexa, decidua. Petala4. Stamina nume- 
rosa. Stylus o. Stigmata 4—20, radiantia, sessilia super 
discum ovarium coronantem. Capsula obovata, 1-locula- 
ris, e carpellis 4—20 in thalami productione membranacea 
inclusis constans, sub stigmatum corona valvulis brevibus 
dehiscens. Placente intervalvulares, intus in dissepimenta 
incompleta producte.—Herbe perennes succo albo fete. 
Pedunculi ante florescentiam apice inflexi. D C. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Papaver Gariepinum; capsulis glabris obovato-oblongis, 
sepalis setosis, caule multifloro setis innumeris hor- 
rido, foliis sessilibus hispidis sinuato-pinnatifidis, lobis 
distantibus ovatis. 
Paraver Gariepinum. Burchell, Afric. Trav. v. 1. p. 318. 
De Cand. Prodr. v.11. p. 119. Spreng. Syst. Veg. v. 2. 
p. 570. 
When Mr. Burcuett reached the river Gariep in South- 
ern Africa, in lat. 29° 40' 52” S., he says, in his valuable 
Travels, “ Along the bank I found a Poppy four feet in 
height, with a showy bright-red flower, like that of our 
common English Corn: Poppy ; an interesting and unex- 
pected discovery, in these southern latitudes, of a Genus so 
decidedly northern.” Our figure represents this species, 
which was raised by Mr. Murray in the Glasgow Botanic 
Garden, from seeds sent by. Baron Lupwie. It is remark- 
able 
