PAPAVERACEZ. 
Poppyworts. 
No. 64. 
PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM. 
Porry. Garden Poppy, White Poppy. 
Geog. Position. Europe. 
Quality. Somewhat bitter. 
Power. Narcotic, anodyne. 
Use. Pleurisy, catarrh. 
BOTANICAL ANALYSIS. 
Natural Classification. 
Orxver PAPAVERACE:, ony 
Linnean Classification. Ais 
Cuass XIII. Polyandria.. Orver Monogynia. 
Autnorities.— Lin. Sp. Pl. 729. Willd. Sp. Pl. II. 1144. Woody. Med. 
Bot. 185. Pursh, Flor. N. A., II. 365. Lind. Flor. Med. 15. Raf. Med. Flor. 
IT. 250. Whitlaw, Med. Disc. 103. Lond. Disp. 470. U.S. Disp.549. Ec. Disp. 
U.S. 293. Loud. Eneye. Pl. 462. Ballard and Garrod, Mat. Med. 194. Thom- 
son, Mat. Med. 405. Pereira, Mat. Med. II. 688. Griff. Med. Bot. 120. Carson, 
Iilust. Med. Bot. I. 16. Gray, Bot. Text-Book, 716. Beach, Fam. Phys. 668. 
Wood, Class-Book, 157. 
_ Genus PAPAVER. | 
From the Celtic Para, which signifies pap, or the soft food given to children, in _ 
which the seeds were formerly boiled to ee the infants sleep. 
Sryonyrmes.— Capsules des Pavots blancs, Opium (Fr.), Die Kopse des Weis- — 
sen Mohns, Mohnsaft (Ger.), Capi del Papavero, Oppio (it.), Adormideras, Opio 
(Sp.), Wittamnu Hewl, Turks Heulzap (Dutch), Wallmo Opion (Swed. and Russ.), 
Valsnuesaft (Dan.), Affion (Turk.), Afiun (Hind.), Abinie (‘Tam.), Afeeoan (Arab.), 
Sheerkhuskah (Pers.), Ufyoon (Malay), Abim (Cyng.), Apium (Jav.), Jya-Pien 
(Chin.), Caruppa (Malab.). ee 
Tue Essentian Caaracters. 
Catyx. Sepals two, rarely three, deciduous, imbricated in 
zestivation. 
Corouia. Petals four, rarely five or six, hypogynous. : 
Stamens. Often wanting, but some multiple of four, rarely 
_polyadelphous. Anthers innate. ee 
vary. Solitary. Style short or wanting. Stigmas two.or 
if more, stellate upon the flat apex of ovary. ee 
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