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FLOWERS OF GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE 
I. Perennials:— 
Papaver NUDICAULE (naked-stemmed). 9 to 18 inches; flowers large 
and showy, sepals hairy, petals nearly round, white, yellow or orange. 
Leaves finely cut, pinnate, glaucous. Summer-flowering. 
P. alpinum (alpine). 6 inches; really a dwarf form of nudimvle, 
but treated as a separate species by gardeners. Flowers commonly 
citron-yellow, less frequently white or rose-tinted. Summer. There is 
also a var. croceum, the Saffron Poppy, of dwarf habit (8 to 12 inches), 
with saffron or orange-yellow flowers. 
P. orientale (Eastern). The Oriental Poppy. 2 to 3 feet. The 
glowing deep scarlet flowers measure 6 inches across, the petals crumpled, 
and having a very dark purple spot at the base of each. A singular 
point in this species and its varieties is the possession of three sepals, 
whereas the other species have but two. It flowers in early summer. 
A well-marked form of this species, with bracts on the flower-stalks, is 
usually given specific rank in gardens, under the name of P. bracteatum. 
It is taller-growing and' has flowers even larger than the type. There 
are several other varieties, including triumphans, of dwarfer habit and 
producing a greater abundance of flowers. 
IL From the annual species we select the following:— 
P. Hookeri (Hookers). 3 to 4 feet; an Indian species introduced a 
dozen years ago, and closely resembling our common P. Rheeas, or Com 
P°PPy, hut forming a bushy clump. The flowers vary from pale rose to 
rich scarlet, the base of each petal marked with a white or black patch 
Flowers in autumn. 
P . Rheas. 1 to 2 feet; flowers large (3 to 4 inches), brilliant scarlet, 
the four petals in two unequal pairs; stems with spreading bristles; 
leaves pinnatifid, bristly; June to August. Under cultivation number¬ 
less varieties have been produced; the double forms are known as 
Carnation Poppies, Picotee Poppies, and Ranunculus Poppies. The var. 
vmbrosum has a black patch at the base of the petal. 
P. somniferum (causing sleep). 3 to 4 feet; the Opium Poppy, with 
large flowers, 5 or 6 inches across, of various colours and shades, white, 
lilac, rose, blue-purple; petals usually with dark base; leaves large, 
glaucous, clasping the stem (amplexicaul). It is usually quite smooth 
and free from hairs or bristles, but occasionally one develops a few 
scattered hairs. Flowers July and August. Some of the double garden 
orals are very fine; one of these is named poeoniceflorum, from the 
approach to the double Peonies in the form and size of its flowers; 
anot er is var. Murselli, with fringed petals like that shown on Plate 
. aanebrog is a single garden variety of P. somniferum. 
