POPPY. 



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of structure to those in which they are wholly absent. 

 Sometimes but a single series of organs, either stamens or 

 pistil, constitutes the flower, the three other series being 

 suppressed. Single parts, also, of a series, as a sepal, a 

 petal, &c., when absent, are said to be suppressed. 



In the Orange-flower we have neither adhesion nor suppres- 

 sion of paits, but we have cohesion of sepals, of stamens, 

 and of carpels. So that it may be described as with — 



Calyx inferior^ gamosepaloiis {persistent). 

 Corolla hypogynous, polypetaloiis. 

 Stamens hypogynous^ polyadelpJwus, 

 Pistil sy?tcafpous, ovary superior. 



the examination of the flowers just enumerated we 

 shall find manifold variety in 

 respect to these conditions of 

 cohesion, adhesion, and sup- 

 pression. 



2. Poppy {Fapaver). — Either 

 the whice-flowered Opium 

 Poppy, or any single scarlet 

 Poppy, or the common in- 

 troduced weed, the yellow- 

 flowered Mexican Horned- 

 poppy, will serve. It will be 

 needful to gather a bud as 

 well as an expanded flower, 

 whichever may be chosen, 

 because the calyx is thrown 

 off very early by the expan- 

 sion of the large crumpled 

 petals. Organs thrown off 

 thus at or before the time of expansion of the flower are 



Fig. 13. Opium Poppy {Fapaver 

 scnnniferuin). 



