276 PLANTS GROWING IN DRY SOIL. 



The ancients gave poppies to the dead, and as typifying 

 sleep they were regarded as the world's great comforter. 



E. cczspitbsa is the name of the smaller and brilliant poppy 

 that is represented in the illustration, 



CELANDINE POPPY. 



Styl6phoru7)i diphylluin. 



FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 



Poppy. Deep yelloiv. Scentless. Pennsylvania westward. April., May. 



The celandine poppy resembles very closely the smaller 

 flowers of the celandine. It is not so tall, and its generic name, 

 meaning style-bearded, expresses another difference between it 

 and the celandine. 



Flowers ; small ; growing in loose umbellate clusters. Calyx : of two sepals 

 that fall early. Corolla : of four spreading petals. Stamens : numerous. Pis- 

 til : one ; stigma, two-lobed. Leaves : j^innately divided into lobed and toothed 

 segments; hairy. Stem: erect; branching ; hairy, yuice : a.cnd] poisonous. 



In dry soil, especially about gardens, we find the bright 

 flowers of this plant. It has come to us from Europe, and its 

 juice has quite a reputation for curing diseases of the eyes, also 

 warts and jaundice. 



BUTTERFLY PEA. (F/afe CXLIII) 



cut aria Mariana. 



FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 



Pulse. Lavender. Scentless. New Jersey south- J^^y- 



ward and westward. 



Flowers : showy ; one to three borne on a short peduncle. Calyx : tubular ; 

 five-cleft. Corolla : papilionaceous ; the banner petal much larger than the 

 others ; erect and notched at the apex. Stainejis : ten, not distinct ; style, 

 bearded. Pods: long; appearing late in the season. Leaves: of three lanceo- 

 late leaflets on separate stalks with stipules at their bases ; the under surface 

 of a much lighter shade of green. Stem : smooth ; twining. 



It may be that there has been a slight disagreement in the 



household of the butterfly pea. The large banner petal seems 



to believe in gaiety and showing itself to the world, while the 



