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FIELD AND WOODLAND PLANTS 



exceeding nine inches in height, with leaves divided into a few 

 narrow segments. The flowers are of a pale red colour, usually 

 less than two inches in diameter ; and, like those of the commonest 

 species, have usually a dark patch at the base of each petal. The 



The Common uku I'ui-i'v. 



fruit is narrow-oblong, tapering below, in fact, almost club-shaped, 

 and is clothed with a few stiff, bristly hairs. The time of flowering 

 is the same as that of the preceding species. 



In the coi'n-ficlds of several parts of England we may meet with 

 the White or Opium Poppy {P. somniferum) which is largely grown 

 in warmer countries for the opium it produces, and which was 



