POPPY FAMILY 



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* Capiiih's sniflflf/i 

 I.* F. sonin'ifiniin (Opium Poppy). — Smooth with the exception 

 ot a few spreading bristles on the peduncle, glaucous ; leaves 

 amplexicaul ; flower large, white, with a purple stain at the base 

 of each petal; but of many other colours in garden varieties; 

 capsule globular and smooth. Common in^ gardens and as an 

 escape, but not indigenous. Opium is procured by puncturing 

 the unripe capsules and collecting the juice which exudes and 

 hardens. The seeds yield a wholesome oil, which is not narcotic. 

 — Fl. July, August. Annual. 



PApXvEK rh.t-:as {Conniioii Kl\{ Po^f>v). 



2. P. R/uias (Common Poppy, Corn Rose). Hispid with 

 spreading or adpressed hairs ; leaves pinnatifid ; flowers 3 — 4 in. 

 across ; petals deep scarlet, often black at the base ; capsule 

 nearly globular, smooth. Common in corntields. (The name from 

 the Greek rlwia, a pomegranate, which it resembles in its fruit.) 

 — Fl. June, July. Annual. 



3. P. diibiuiii (Pong Smooth-headed Poppy). — Hispid with ad- 

 pressed hairs ; leaves pinnatifid ; flowers large, scarlet ; petals in 

 unequal pairs ; capsule obovoid, smooth. — In cultivated fields. — ■ 

 Fl. May — July. Annual. 



