24 ARGEMONE 



Argemo'ne — continued. 



A. grandiflo'ra — continued. 



white Iceland Poppy, but larger. The foliage 

 is Thistle-like, spotted with white and very 

 prickly. Height 3 ft. Mexico, 1827. Syn., 

 A. platyce^ras. 



A. Mexica'na. Height 2 ft., has pale yellow blooms. 

 The pods and leaves are prickly, the latter 

 blotched with white. The plant secretes a 

 milky juice, which congeals, becoming yellow 

 by exposure. Mexico in 1592-1597, where it 

 is a troublesome weed. 

 Sow the seed \ in. deep in gentle heat, at the end 

 of February or during March, transplanting care- 

 fully with a ball of earth in May in sandy loam. 

 Or sow in the open at the end of March, and thin to 

 1 ft. apart so as to allow plenty of room. Like all 

 the Poppy tribe they are impatient of removal, but 

 otherwise easily grown. 



Arne'bia — (An Arabic name). Nat. Ord. Boraginacew. 

 This is not an important family, and only two 

 annual species may be mentioned, namely : — 



A. cornu'ta. This is a rather tender plant, IJ to 2 

 ft. high, having Marigold-like blooms of rich 

 yellow, with large brown-black blotches which 

 subsequently disappear, the whole becoming 

 yellow. Native of Afghanistan, 1888. 



A. Gri'ffiXM. An uncommon dwarf plant, only 9 

 ins. high, and not very hardy. The flowers 



