XXXH GARDEN BOTANY. 



M. grandiflora, GREAT LAUREL MAGNOLIA of the Southern States, 

 barely hardy in the Middle States: tree with evergreen coriaceous leaves, 

 oblong or obovatc, shining above, rusty beneath ; flower like that of M. glauca 

 on a much larger scale and more fragrant. 



M. COrdata. Like M. acuminata, but leaves ovate or slightly cordate, 

 darker green above ; flowers pure light yellow. 



ORDER BEBBERIDACE^J. BARBERRY FAMILY. 



Manual, p. 19. Besides COMMON BARBERRY, described p. 19, the only 

 common cultivated plant of the order is 



1. Berberis (or Mahonia) Aquifolium, of Rocky Mountains and 

 Oregon : leaves pinnate, evergreen ; leaflets spiny-toothed ; flowers in clus- 

 tered racemes in early spring ; berries blue. 



ORDER PAPAVERACEJ3. POPPY FAMILY. 



Manual, p. 24. Besides three naturalized plants of the order, Poppies and 

 Eschscholtzias are common in the gardens. 



Juice of the stem yellow or saffron-colored. 



Pod short, prickly : leaves prickly and blotched : flowers yellow, 



rarely white U' . Man. p. 25. ARGEMONE. 



Pod long and slender, smooth (flowers yellow, &c.), 



One-celled, with 2 placentae Man p. 25. CHELIDONIUM. 



Two-celled by a spongy partition. . ^'' Man. p. 26. GLAUCIUM. 



Juice of the stem white : pod partly many-celled by the several 



strongly projectirg placentae 1. PAP AVER. . 



Juice of the stem colorless, with the odor of muriatic acid : calyx 

 like a caudle-extinguisher, falling off whole : peduncle inflated 

 under the flower : pod slender, striate : stigmas slender. 2. ESCHSCHOLTZ1A. 



1. Papaver, POPPY. Man. p. 25. Cultivated for ornament, and one of 

 them for medical use. 



P. SOmniferum, OPIUM POPPY. Annual, smooth, glaucous ; leaves 

 wavy and clasping ; flowers white, purple, &c., often double ; in summer. 



P. Hhoeas, CORN POPPY. Annual, low, bristly ; leaves nearly pinnate ; 

 flowers scarlet, in gardens double, colors various. 



P. orientale, ORIENTAL POPPY. Perennial, rough-hairy ; leaves almost 

 pinnate ; flowering stems tall, bearing a very large red flower, in June. 



2. EschSCholtzia. Low annuals of California and Oregon, with finely 

 divided leaves and showy 4-petalled flowers, produced all summer. 



E. Californica. Petals orange-yellow ; receptacle flat-bordered. 

 E. Douglasii. Petals pure yellow (and a white variety) ; no flat border 

 to the receptacle. 



ORDER FUMARIACE-a3. FUMITORY FAMILY. 



Manual, p, 26. The only cultivated plant not in the Manual, and a very 

 handsome one, is the Chinese or Tartarean 



1. Dicentra spectabilis. Large, with leafy stems, Peony-like leaves, 

 and heart-shaped, pink-red flowers an inch long, in drooping one-sided 

 racemes ; blooming in spring. 



