38 Papaveracecz Papaver. 



species growing 3 or 4 feet high, with oblong variously lobed 

 amplexicaul leaves and numerous large single or double 



Fig. 28. Papayer bracteatum. (\ nat. size.) 



flowers of many colours, white, rose, lilac, violet, often striped, 

 and usually with a darker spot at the base of the petals, the 

 latter fringed in some varieties. It is believed to have origin- 

 ally come from Persia or India. 



4. P. Rhoeas (fig. 29). This is the common Corn Poppy, 



