New Principles of Gardening. 
_ And altho’ by Garden Poppies, the white and black Kinds 
are underftood only ; yet there are many other Kinds culti- 
vated in the Garden, but more for the fake of their beautiful 
Bloffoms, than for any medicinal Ufe; and fuch are, firft, the 
double black Poppy called in Latin Papaver nigrum Polyan- 
thon, Secondly, The double white Poppy, or Papaver album 
multiflorum. Thirdly, The double purple Poppy, or Papaver 
purpureum Polyanthon. Fourthly, The fcarlet double Poppy, of 
-Papaver. multsflorum coccineum. Fifth\y, Papaver album Poly- 
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anthon minus, the {mall double Poppy; and Laftly, the wild. 
double Poppy, called Papaver multiflorum [ylvefire. 
, 3. Their Temperatures. 
. All the feveral Kinds of Poppies are cold, as teftified by 
Galen. ) 
4: Their Medicinal Virtues. 
The Heads of white Poppies being boil’d in Milk, caufe 
Sleep, reprefs Diftillations or Rheums, and come very near in 
force to Opium, but are more gentle. 
ee or the hard Juice of Poppy Heads, is the ftrongeft 
of all. 
Meconium (which is the Juice of the Heads and Leaves ) is 
weaker, but either of them taken , either outwardly or in- 
wardly, caufes much Sleep, and if taken inwardly in too great 
a Quantity caufes DEATH. 
A piece of the white Poppy Shell, aslarge as a half Crown 
iece, being boiled in Milk or Wine, is a very good Quan- 
ed; and if that has not 
ntity, but never 
hofe that take the 
P 
tity to be ufed, where Sleep is requir 
the defired Effet, you may double the Qua 
more, left the Confequence proves fatal tot 
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s. Its Cultivation. —- igs 
The Seed of the Garden Poppies is ripe about the beginning 
uft; and if ’tis then fown ‘twill. come up before the 
a Aue and will come much 
Winter. comes on, whofe Frofts it refilts, an 
earlier to Perfection than when fown 10 February ot March, as 
is ufual. : 
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