110 PAPAVERACE.E. 



The well-known narcotic properties of the Poppy pervade the order, ex- 

 isting in the milky or colored juice ; which, however, is extremely acrid rath- 

 er than narcotic in some genera, as in the Celandine. The oily seeds of the 

 Poppy are bland and wholesome : but those of the Prickly Poppy are said 

 to be acrid and noxious. 



Most Papaveraceaj have showy flowers, and many are cultivated for orna- 

 ment ; particularly the Poppy itself, and Eschscholtzia. 



The three genera which alone are indigenous within the United States 

 proper, namely, Argemone, Stylophorum, and Sanguinaria, scarcely require 

 a conspectus. 



