14 THE FLORA OF THE ALPS 



a short ovoid capsule covered with stiff very spreading 

 hairs, in Southern Switzerland and Pyrenees. P. alpimini^ 

 L., the Alpine Poppy (PL 5), one of the most beautiful 

 plants of the Alps, with white or less often yellow 

 flowers, is not uncommon on calcareous or slaty moun- 

 tain-sides in Switzerland, Dauphiny, and Pyrenees (/^. 

 pyrcnaicum^ Willd.; rhcsticum, Ler.). 



2. Meconopsis, Vig. 



Style distinct ; stigmas 4 ; ovary not septated ; ovules 

 parietal. 



M. cambrica, Vig., the Welsh Poppy, with pale yellow 

 flowers ; mountain woods in Pyrenees. 



3. Chelidonium, L. 



Ovary i -celled; capsule elongated. Not alpine. 

 C. majus, L., Celandine ; hedges and waste places ; 

 common. 



4. Glaucium, Scop. 



Ovary 2-celled ; capsule greatly elongated; leaves 

 thick, fleshy. Not alpine. 



G. luteum, Scop, {flavum, Crntz.), the Yellow Horned 

 Poppy ; shores of Lake Neuchatel ; G. corniculatum^ Curt. 

 {phcenicetmi, Crntz.); petals scarlet, with a black spot at 

 the base ; fields ; Southern Switzerland, Pyrenees. 



5. Hypecoum, L. 



Stamens 4; styles 2; capsule greatly elongated, jointed. 

 H. procuinbens, L. ; with yellow flowers ; Pyrenees. 





