24 ARGEMONE 



ARGEMO'NE continued. 



A. grandiflo'ra continued. 



white Iceland Poppy, but larger. The foliage 

 is Thistle-like, spotted with white and very 

 prickly. Height 3 ft. Mexico, 1827. Syn., 

 A. platycdras. 



A. Mexica'na. Height 2 ft., has pale yellow blooms. 

 The pods and leaves are prickly, the latter 

 blotched with white. The plant secretes a 

 milky juice, which congeals, becoming yellow 

 by exposure. Mexico in 1592-1597, where it 

 is a troublesome weed. 



Sow the seed J in. deep in gentle heat, at the end 

 of February or during March, transplanting care- 

 fully with a ball of earth in May in sandy loam. 

 Or sow in the open at the end of March, and thin to 

 1 ft. apart so as to allow plenty of room. Like all 

 the Poppy tribe they are impatient of removal, but 

 otherwise easily grown. 



ARNE'BIA (An Arabic name). Nat. Ord. Boraginacece. 

 This is not an important family, and only two 

 annual species may be mentioned, namely : 



A. cornu'ta. This is a rather tender plant, 1J to 2 

 ft. high, having Marigold -like blooms of rich 

 yellow, with large brown-black blotches which 

 subsequently disappear, the whole becoming 

 yellow. Native of Afghanistan, 1888. 



A. Gri'ffithi. An uncommon dwarf plant, only 9 

 ins. high, and not very hardy. The flowers 



