40 Papaveracece Argemone. 



2. A. grandiflbra (fig. 30). A similar plant, with white 

 flowers. Only admissible in a large garden, where its glaucous 

 foliage and large flowers are very effective. 



A. hispida is a fine white-flowering recently introduced 

 species, larger even than A. grandiflbra. 



4. MECONCPSIS. 



Perennial or annual herbs. Leaves entire or dissected. 

 Flowers large and showy, on long peduncles, nodding when in 

 bud. Sepals 2. Petals 4. Stamens numerous. Capsule 1- 

 celled, oblong, opening by short valves. There are nine species, 

 of which one is European, two are North American, and the re- 

 mainder Himalayan. The name is from JJUTIKCOV, a Poppy, and 

 ctyrfs-, resemblance. 



1. M. Cdmbrica. The only European species, which is also 

 found in some parts of western England and Wales. It is a 

 perennial with bipinnatifid nearly glabrous leaves and pale 

 yellow flowers on long peduncles. 



There are several tall handsome species from the mountains 

 of Northern India, three of which have been introduced, but they 

 are very rarely seen. They have pinnatifid hispid leaves and 

 large racemes of flowers from 2 to 3 inches in diameter. 

 M. Wallichii has them pale blue; M. Nepalensis rich yellow, 

 and M. aculeata rich lilac purple. 



5. SANGUINARIA. 



There is only one species of this genus, a native of North 

 America. It is distinguished by having 8 or more petals, not 

 crumpled, and an oblong 2-valved capsule. The name is 

 from the Latin sanguis, blood, the colour of the juice. 



1. S. Canadensis. Puccoon. A perennial herb with a 

 creeping rhizome and radical reniform 5- to 7-lobed leaves, 

 glaucous above, hairy beneath. Scape slightly exceeding the 

 leaves, about 6 inches high, naked, 1-flowered. Flowers white, 

 from 1 to 2 inches in diameter, appearing in early Spring. 



6. BOCCONIA. 



Tall shrubby herbs with yellow or vermilion juice. Leaves 

 large, lobed. Flowers small, numerous, in large terminal pani- 

 cles. Sepals 2, petaloid. Petals none. Stamens numerous. 

 Capsule stipitate, oblong, few-seeded. Named in honour of a 



