i 4 THE FLORA OF THE ALPS 



a short ovoid capsule covered with stiff very spreading 

 hairs, in Southern Switzerland and Pyrenees. P. alpinum, 

 L., the Alpine Poppy (PI. 5), one of the most beautiful 

 plants of the Alps, with white or less often yellow 

 flowers, is not uncommon on calcareous or slaty moun- 

 tain-sides in Switzerland, Dauphiny, and Pyrenees (P. 

 pyrenaicum, Willd.; rhceticum, Ler.). 



2. MECONOPSIS, Vig. 



Style distinct ; stigmas 4 ; ovary not septated ; ovules 

 parietal. 



M. cambrica, Vig., the Welsh Poppy, with pale yellow 

 flowers ; mountain woods in Pyrenees. 



3. CHELIDONIUM, L. 



Ovary i -celled ; capsule elongated. Not alpine. 

 C. majusj L., Celandine ; hedges and waste places ; 

 common. 



4. GLAUCIUM, Scop. 



Ovary 2-celled; capsule greatly elongated; leaves 

 thick, fleshy. Not alpine. 



G. luteum, Scop, {flavum, Crntz.), the Yellow Horned 

 Poppy; shores of Lake Neuchatel; G. corniculatum^ Curt. 

 (pkotmceum, Crntz.); petals scarlet, with a black spot at 

 the base ; fields ; Southern Switzerland, Pyrenees. 



5. HYPECOUM, L. 



Stamens 4; styles 2 ; capsule greatly elongated, jointed. 

 H. procumbent, L. ; with yellow flowers ; Pyrenees. 



