DIVISION I. 



Class 4. B. 



OILS AND OIL SEEDS. 



N. O. I. RANUNCULACE^;. CROWFOOTS. 

 Nigella saliva. W. Small Fennel-flower. 



Linn. Syst. Polyandria Pentagynia. 



Vernacular. See " Drugs." 



Habitat. The Mediterranean countries. Cultivated in India. 



Remarks. See " Drugs." The seeds yield an oil, but little used. An 

 oil is obtained from the capsules of Illicium anisatum, Linn, but only for 

 medicinal use. 



N. O. 13. PAPAVERACE^E. POPPYWORTS. 



Argemone mexicana. Linn. Mexican Argemone, Gamboge 

 Thistle, Fico deV Iferno, Cardo Santo. 



Linn. Syst. Polyandria Monogynia. 



Vernacular. Bramhie, Bramhadundie, Faringee-datura, Suchianas, 

 Bherband, Hind. Shial-kanta, Beng. Faring ee-datura, Peela- 

 datura, Dec. Brumhadundoo, Brumarahash, Tam. Brumhadun- 

 die, Tel. Balu-rakkisa, Dotury, Can. 



Ilalitat. Mexico. Has overrun nearly all tropical Africa and Asia. 



Remarks. See " Drugs." It is not cultivated, and the oil obtained 

 from the seeds, is not exported. 



Papaver somniferum. Linn. Garden Poppy. 



Linn. Syst. Polyandria Polygynia. 



Vernacular. See " Drugs." 

 Habitat. Asia and Egypt. 



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