212 FLORA HISTORICA. 



a bright red, with black rays at the base, but 

 they sometimes vary to a reddish orange-colour. 

 It is no small recommendation to this plant that 

 it flowers freely under the shade of trees, as we 

 have but few plants that blossom in the shade 

 with a red flower. 



The Papaver Bractealiim, 



Which first flowered in this country in the Bota- 

 nical garden at Chelsea, in 1820, is one of the 

 most ornamental Poppies that we have seen, and 

 as it is a hardy perennial, it cannot fail of be- 

 coming a favourite plant in the pleasure garden, 

 where its large and brilliant coloured flowers are 

 scarcely less conspicuous than the Pseony. 



