in., PAPA VERA CE^. 1 5 7 



high above the surface of the water. The leaves are peltate, 

 and sometimes one to two feet in diameter. The rhizome 

 and seeds are eaten, as are those of the Nymphaeas. 



Fig. 103. Vertical section of flower of A''<r/M»r3x«»«, showing hypogynous stamens, 

 and carpels singly immersed in a turbinate receptacle. 



** Pistil syncarpous (except Connaraceae and some 

 Anacardiaceae). 



7. Natural Order, Papaveracece. — The Poppy Family. 



Herbs with milky, coloured, or (Tribe Fumarieo^) watery 

 juice. Stamens indefinite, free, or {Fumariece) definite, 

 diadelphous. Ovules parietal. Seeds albuminous. 



Type — Opium Poppy (Papaver somnifenwt.) 

 An annual, erect herb, with milky juice, and large, solitary, 

 terminal, white or purple fugacious flowers. 



