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10-nerved, 2-valvecl; seeds on the iniirgins of 

 the valves. 



1. E. A L I F R N I c A Cham. Flowers 

 orange — U- Common. Summer. 



5. Meconopsis Viguier. 



Sepals 2, caducous. Petals 4. Stamens go; 

 anthers laterally dehiscent. Ovary obovate, 

 1-celled, with more than 2 placenta?; style 

 short, persistent; stigmas radiating. Fruit a 

 1-celled capsule, dehiscent by several slits near 

 the apex. 



1. M. HETEROPHYLLA Beuth. Petals scarlet. 

 0. Sunnyside. San Mateo. Niles. Sum- 

 mer. 



6. Argemone Touru. Prickly Poppy. 



Sepals 2 or 3. Petals 4 or 6. Stamens go; 

 anthers extrorse. Ovary ovate, 2-celled, with 

 more than 2 placentie; stigmas nearly sessile, 

 radiating. Fruit a capsule, dehiscent by 

 several valves near the apex. — 0. 



1. A. HISPIDA Gray. Petals white. — Mies. 

 Summer. 



Order 2. POLYCARPICiE. Floral parts 

 with a tendency to arrange themselves spirally, 

 and gradually merge into each other. 



Family 1. LAURINE^. 



Perigonium 6-parted. Lobes 2-seriate, im- 

 bricate in aestivation. Disc adnate to the base 



