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led to a land of such beautiful blossoming. So our 

 California Poppy was instrumental in the first set- 

 tling of our State. The name of San Pasqual, 

 which is the Spanish for Saint Pascal, still lingers 

 in San Diego County. 



The Spanish Californians sometimes called the 

 Poppy "Copa de Oro," which means "cup of gold," 

 a most appropriate title. Sometimes, they did just 

 as we do, called it the name of its garden sisters, 

 "Poppy," which in Spanish is "Amapola" and 

 "Dormidera." This last 

 name means "sleepiness," 

 and refers to the nar- 

 cotic qualities for which 

 the Poppy family is fa- 

 mous. 



Our State Flower has 

 a sister, also a native 

 daughter, that is thought 

 by many to be the most 

 b e a u t i ful wildflower 

 California produces. 

 This is the M a t i 1 i j a 

 Poppy, whose blossom 



, - , . MATILIJA POPPY 



and habits are quite un- 

 like those of its golden relation. This plant 

 grows tall, sometimes to fifteen feet, and its white 

 blossoms spread out as wide as nine inches. They 



