PAP AVER Nudicaule. 

 Naked-stalked Poppy. 



Class and Order. — Polyandria Monogynia. 



Syn. Papaver nudicaule. Hort. Keiv. vol. 3. p. 289. 

 — Papaver nudicaule. Bot.Mag.pl. 1633. 



Root fibrous — leaves radical, clustered, on long channelled petioles, pinnatifid, 

 hairy — stem radical, naked, erect when the flower expands, hairy^ — 

 flower terminal — calyx two segments, concave, deciduous — corolla very 

 pale yellow — petals four spreading, orbicular, margins crenate- — stamens 

 numerous, inserted into the receptacle — anthers dark yellow — style cylin- 

 drical — stigma stellate. 



Though this species of Papaver cannot boast of brilliancy of 

 colour, it is nevertheless a very lovely plant from its delicacy and 

 simplicity ; and, from the continued succession of flowers, it will be found 

 an ornamental plant to our gardens. According to the Hort. Kew. 

 p. 289, " it is a native of Norway and Siberia, and was cultivated in 

 1730 by Dr. James Sherard." Numerous beautiful varieties have 

 been raised from seed, which make a very gay appearance all through 

 the summer and autumn, until checked by frost : these are quite hardy, 

 and will grow in any light rich soil. The most ornamental species are 



P. bracteatura. rubro-aurantiacum. 



— alpinum. orientale. 



— crocea. 



PI. 45. 



