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, ■Meconopsis.'] iv. papaveeaceje. 17 



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1, P. Argemone L. (long -prichly headed P.) ; capsule clavate 

 esj. hispid with erect bristles, filaments dilated upwards, stem leafy, 

 tej leaves bipinnatifid. E. B> t. 643. 



iuiini Corn-fields, not unfrequent. 0. 5—1.— Flowers small. Petals. 



narrow, scarlet. 



isgo, 2. P. hyhridum L. (round-rough-headed P.) ; capsule subglo- 



bose hispid with spreading bristles, filaments dilated upwards, 



)serT 



mm 



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3 



alio'- 



je: 



if tt stem leafy, leaves bipinnatifid. 



^'^^o: ' Sandy and chalky fields in England, rather rare. Norfolk, Dur- 

 ^"•' ham, Cornwall, Kent, Essex. Ormeshead.^ Ireland. 0. 5 — 7. 



^ ' 3. P. dubium L. (long-smooth-headed P.) ; capsule glabrous 



oblono-, crenatures of stigma distinct, filaments subulate, stem 

 hairy ,° bristles of the flower-stalks appressed, leaves once or 

 twice pinnatifid, sessile. jE. B. t. 644. 



PgU Corn-fields, not unfrequent. 0. 5 — 7. — Stems 1—2 ft. high. 



Flowers large. Petals broad, palish scarlet. 



globose, crenatures of the stigmas overlapping each other at the 



lobei 



ojeel 4. P. Rhoe^as L. (common red P.) 



nent o - - ^ ■ ^ -, - *i -- 



ete margin, filaments subulate, stem bristly, leaves once or twice 



^t^^. pinnatifid sessile. — «. bristles of the peduncles spreading. 



j^il*^^ B. B. t 645.-/3. bristles of the peduncles appressed. 



Arp Corn-fields: rare in the west of Scotland. j3. Channel Islands 



mt and Isle of Wight. 0. Fl. all summer. — The common form is 



readily distinguished from P. duhium by its short capsule and the 

 spreading hairs of the peduncles ; var. j8. is conjectured by Dr. 

 Bromfield to be a hybrid. 



5. P.* sommferum L. (ivhite P.) ; glaucous, capsule, globose 

 W glabrous, filaments dilated upwards, stem and amplexicaul 



leaves usually glabrous. JE. P. t. 2145. 



In Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Isle of Wight, and other places where 

 the plant has been cultivated. 0. 7. — Flowers generally white, 

 with a purple eye, but varying much as to colour. From the 

 unripe capsules opium is prepared. 



2. Meconopsis Viguier. Welsh-Poppy. 



Sep. 2. Pet 4. Style evident. Stigma of few rsiys. Cap- 

 sule opening below the style by 4 — 6 valves. Placentas filiform. 

 Named from fx-qfctov, ^ poppy ^ and oi//fC) resemblance. 



1. M. Cdmlrica Vig. (common W.) ; capsule glabrous, leaves 

 . jgo mostly petiolate, D C. Papaver L. : E. B. i. 66. 



^fl Rare: rocky and shady places. Foot of Lidford cascade, Devon. 



,(lr Cheddar rocks, Somerset. N. Wales and Westmoreland. Rosstre- 



vor hill, Ireland. Scotland, but naturalized. 2/.. 6. — Leaves on 



long stalks, pinnate, the pinnae pinnatifid. Flowers large, yellow. 



