By Thomas Bruges Floiver, Esq. 105 



ORDER. PAPAVERACE.E. (JUSS.) 



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Papaver (Linn.) Poppy. 

 Linn. CI. xiii. Ord. i. 

 Named because it is administered with pap (papa in Celtic) to 

 induce sleep, or more probably from pasco pavi, (Lat.) because 

 eaten by the Romans. 



"Lilia verbenasque preniens, vescumque papaver." — Virgil. 

 1. P. hybridum (Linn.), hybrid Corn Poppy, round rough headed 

 Poppy. Engl. hot. t. 43. Reich. Icones, iii. /. 4476. 



Locality. Open cornfields on a chalky or sandy soil ; not frequent 

 in the county. Annual Fl. June, July. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. * 



South Division. 



1. South-east District, "Cornfields at Salisbury," Mr. James 

 Hussey. "Waste ground near Salisbury," Bot. Guide. "Border 

 of a cornfield by the side of the road from Milford to Clarendon," 

 Maton in Hatcher's Eist. of Salisbury. "Amesbury," Dr. Southby. 



2. South Middle District, Cornfields near Stonehenge. 



3. South-west District, Cornfields near Wick, plentifully. " Bor- 

 der of a cornfield at Wardour Park," Major Smith. 



North Division. 



4. North-west District, " Sandy fields at Bromham," Miss L. 

 Meredith. 



Further localities for this species, in the Northern as well as in 

 the Southern Districts, will be required before its distribution in 

 Wilts can be accurately determined. " P. hybridum " appears to 

 be principally confined to chalky or sandy soils, where it should be 

 sought. It is generally less branched, but nearly as tall, as " P. 

 Bhceas, i Linn.) tho leaves smaller but with stiffer and shorter segments. 

 The figure of this species is not well represented by Sowerby in 

 Engl. Botany. 



2. "P. Argemone," (Linn. 1 ) Argemone like; long, rough headed 

 Poppy. The name Argemone was given by the Greeks to a plant, 

 which was supposed to cure {Argcma,) Cataract of the eye. Engl. 

 Bot. t. 643. Reich. Icones, iii./. 4475. 



Locality. In cornfields and their borders, on gravelly or sandy 

 ground, not uncommon in the county. A. June, July. Area, 1.2.3.4.5, 



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