386 WILD FLOWERS. 



POPPY, JOAN SILVERPIN. 

 Papdver. 



Welsh, Drewg, Drewlys (P. rhceas), Cryn-ben-llyfn, Llygad y 

 cythraul. Anglo-Saxon, Papig. French, Pavot, Coque- 

 licot. German, Mohn. Italian, Papavero, Fico del inferno. 

 Spanish, Adormidera, Amapola. Arabic, Aboo-l'-n6m. 

 lllyric, Mak, Trava. 



LINN^EAN. NATURAL. 



Polyandria. Papaveracece. 



Monogynia. Papaver. 



SOUTHEY, in his "Doctor/' tells us of the apt de- 

 ceptions practised by the cooks of old, ere Soyer, 

 Ude, or other such chefs of scientific merit, enlight- 

 ened the civilized world in the refinements of their 

 art, and abolished from our cookery books mystifi- 

 cations as simple and innocent as "rabbits surprised/' 

 and other metamorphoses of a like nature,* where, 

 though the dish bore the name, the eater was the 

 victim for whom the surprise was intended. 



* It is amusing to observe how, in old cookery books, every 

 exertion was directed to the endeavour to make the edible look 

 like something wholly different in nature and taste ; creams 

 and fruit appearing under the guise of bacon and eggs, &c. 

 These dishes were designated so and so surprised. We are 

 content at present with disguising the substance of the dish 

 we cook. 



