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pond in 1889. Several plants in a cornfield opposite Grandes 
Maisons (x.) in 189go. 
The large ‘poppy-heads’ of the druggists and herbalists belong 
to this species, and the juice obtained by wounding the unripe 
capsules, and afterwards dried, forms the Opium of commerce. It 
is curious that, although the seed-vessels contain opium juice in 
large quantities, the seeds themselves are innocuous, and have even 
been used for food in some places. 
Glaucium luteum, Scop. Yellow Horn Poppy. 
Native. First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
Locally common all along the shores of the north and north- 
western coast: abundant on the shingle at Lerée. It is the 
Chelidonium glaucium of Gosselin’s list. 
This plant, known in the middle ages under the name of 
Ficus infernalis, used to be credited with very mysterious properties, 
and was commonly used by witches in their incantations. 
Chelidonium majus, L. Celandine. 
Denizen. First record: Gosselin, 1815. 
Rather rare, and usually in small quantity in each locality: it 
occurs, however, in nearly all the parishes, always close to houses. 
The name Chelidontum, derived from the Greek word for a 
swallow, was applied to this plant in very ancient times from its 
supposed efficacy in restoring the sight of young swallows. Lyte, in 
1578, calls it the Szal/ow-herb, ‘bycause (as Plinie writeth) it was 
first found out by Swallowes, and hath healed the eyes and restored 
sight to their young ones that have had harme in their eyes, or have © 
bene blinde.’ In France the Celandine is called Zc/azre, suggesting 
the idea of clearing or enlightening (the eyes). The yellow juice 
of the plant is a violent acrid poison, and is a popular remedy for 
warts; hence another French name, Herbe aux verrues. 
FUMARIACEAE. 
Corydalis lutea, DC. Yellow Corydalis. 
Alien. First found: Andrews, 1898. 
Very rare. Observed on garden walls in Hauteville by Mr. C. 
Andrews; evidently escaped from cultivation. In many parts of 
England this plant is naturalised on old walls, but it is not so here, 
and therefore it is not properly entitled to a place in these pages. 
Fumaria pallidiflora, Jord. 
Colonist. First found: Dupuy, 1864. 
Generally distributed throughout the island, but rather rare. 
The earliest known specimen is in the herbarium of Mr. E. Dupuy, 
and was gathered by him in Fort Bay in April, 1864. The plant 
