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heads as big as oranges, flatted at top and bolloni, and having an 

 indented crown or stigma: the seeds are wliile. Ii is ;i native of the 

 southern parts of Europe, but probably originally from Asia. 



There are several varieties, differing in the eolour and multipli- 

 city of their petals, Avhich are preserved in gardens for ornament: the 

 Single-flowered sort is chiefly cultivated for use. 



The Common Black variety of Popj)y has stalks about three feet 

 high, smooth, and dividing into several branches : the leaves are 

 large, smooth, deeply cut or jagged on their edges, and embracing: 

 the petals pm-ple with dark bottoms; succeeded by ov;d smoolh 

 capsules filled with black seeds, which are sold under the name of 

 Mazc'-sced. 



Of this there are many sub-varieties: as with large double lloucrs, 

 variegated of several colours; with red and white, purple and while, 

 and some finely spotted like Carnations. 



There are few plants whose flowers are so handsome ; hut as 

 they have an offensive scent, and are of short duration, they are not 

 in general much regarded: they are annual, flowering in June. 



The second species has the stem from one to two feet high, up- 

 right, round, branched, purplish at bottou), with spreading hairs, 

 bulbose at the base: the leaves are sessile, forming a kind of sheath 

 at bottom, hairy on both sides ; the s<'gmenls or leaflets unecjually 

 toothed or serrate, each tooth rolled back at the edge, callous ;it 

 top, and terminated by a small spine : the peduncles long, round, 

 upright, one-flowered, red, the hairs on it spreading horizontal! v. 

 It is a native of every part of Europe, &c. flowering from June to 

 August. 



There is a variety v/ilh an oval black shining spot at the base of 

 each petal, from which many beautiful garden sub-Aarielics arc ]>ro- 

 duced which have double flowers, white, red bordered with white, 

 and variegated. 



In the third the stalks are a foot high, and smooth; the piiiiia.s 

 of the leaves are deeply cut on their edges; and lliere are a lew 

 small leaves on the stalk shaped like the lor.er ones: the uj)per |)ait 

 of the stalk is naked, and sustains one large yellow flower, ai)i)car- 



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