586 



BOTANY 



morphic. Floral formula, K 2, C 2 + 2, A <x, G(2) or oc. Seeds 



with abundant endosperm (Fig. 606).. 



The number of the stamens, and usually their position, is indefinite. 



In the genera Chelidonium, 

 Glaucium, Escholtzia, there 

 are two carpels ; in Papaver, 

 Aryemont, and J/m//,<///,s-/.sthe 

 number is greater (14-16). 



IMIMM; TANT X \ 1 1\ r. CKNKIIA. 

 ChelidoniuHi majus, Celandine, 

 lia> yellow latex and a bicar- 

 pellarj' ovary. A number of 

 species of Escholtzia, Argemone, 



Fio. 608. Corydalis aureu. u, l':nt 

 of axis of raceme with a flower ; 

 b, style and stamens. ( x ) 



Fie;. WfJ.Papaver Khoeas (k nat. si/c). <>Ffici.\i.. 



Fid. i>09. Kloial iliii^riiiii of Corydalis 

 cava. (Affctr EICHI.ER.) At the 

 base i >f tlii- btaMii'ii stainiiii^ niiiivi' 

 the spur is a nectary. 



and Papaver are cultivated as ornamental plants. Papaver Rhoeas, the Poppy 

 (Fig. 607), is a common weed in corn-fields or dry meadows. The leaves are 

 narrow and pinnately divided. The whole plant is covered with coarse, bristly 



