224 Oedee 12.— FUMARIACE^. 



M. diphylla DC. Lva. glaucous beneath, segments 5 — 7, ovate-oblong, sinuate^ 

 cauline 2, opposite, peliolate ; ped, aggregated, terminal ; caps. 4-valved, eohi- 

 nate-setous. — Woods, Western States. Plant 12 — 18' high. Lvs. large, 8' by 6', 

 on petioles about the same length, terminal segment somewhat confluent. Ped. 

 about .S' long. Petals deep yellow, orbicular, 1' diam. Sty. surpassing the stam. 

 May. (Stylopliorum Nutt.) 



6. PAPAVER, L. Poppy. Fig. 229,-2.30, 231. (Celtic, papa, pap ; 

 a soperific fooil for children, composed of poppy seeds, etc.) Sepals 2, 

 caducous ; petals 4 ; stamens co ; capsule 1-celled, opening by pores 

 under the broad, persistent stigma. — Exotic herbs, with, white juice, 

 abounding in opium. F\. buds nodding, erect in flower and fruit. 



1 P. somniferum L. Opiuit Poppt. Glabrous and glaucous ; Ivs. clasping, 

 out-deniate ; caps, globous. — (I) with large, brilliantly wliite flowers, double in culti- 

 vation. St. U — 3f high. Lvs. i — S-' by 2 — U', with rather obtuse denturea 

 Extensively cultivated in Europe and southern Asia for opium, a drug more 

 generally apiiiicable and more frequently prescribed than any other article of the 

 materia jiiuilica. Jn. ,11. ]■ § 



2 P. diibium L. St. hispid loilh spreading liairs; lvs. pinnately parted, segm. 

 incised; sep. hairy; caps, club-shaped. — 1) Sparingly naturalized in cultivated 

 grounds, Pcnn. aud soutlnvard. St. about 21' liigli, very slender. Els. light 

 red or scarlet, muoli smaller than iu No. 1, on very long hairy pedicels. Jn. Jl.§ 



3 P. Rhadas L. St. many-flawered, liairy; lvs. incisely pinnatifiel: caps, 

 gloiow:. — i' Liistinguished from the last species chiefly by its more finely divided 

 leaves and its globular capsule. About 2f hi/li. Fls. very large and showy, of a 

 deep scarlet. Varieties are produced with various shades of red and parti-oolored 

 flowons, more or less double. Jn. Jl.f 



4 P. orientale L. St. \-flowered, rough ; lvs. scabrous, pinnate, serrate ; cq,^s. 

 smooth. — y Native of Levant. St. 3f high. Els. very large, and of a rich 

 scarlet color, too brilhant to bo looked upon in the sun. Jn.-|- 



7. ESCHSCHOLTZIA, Cham.. (Namod for Esehscholtz, a German 

 botanist well known for hi;; i- ..'searches in California.) Sepals 2, co- 

 hering by their edge, caducous ; petals 4 ; stamens oo, adhering to the 

 claws of the petals; stigmas 4 — 7, sessile, 2 — 3 of them abortive; cap- 

 sule pod-shaped, cylindric, 10-striate, many-seeded. — CL'L^'S. pinnatifid, 

 glaucous. The juice, which is colorless, exhales the odor of hydroch- 

 loric acid. 



1 E. Dougl^sii Hook. St. branching, leafy; torus obconic; cat ovoid, with 

 a very short, abrupt acuminMion ; pet. bright-yellow, with an orange spot at 

 base. — X very showy annual, common in our gardens, nati\ e of California, Ore- 

 gon, etc. The foliage is smooth, aljundant and rich, dividing In a twice or thrice 

 pinnatifid manner into linear segments. FJs. 2' broad.-]- (ChryseLs Oalifornioa of 

 Lindl. and 1st edition.) 



2 E. Californica Hook. St. branching, leafy; torus funnel form, with a 

 much dilated limb; cal. obconic; with a long acumination; lis. orange-yellow. — 

 From California. Lvs. and color of flowers as in the preceding, except the latter 

 are more of a reddish, orange hue.f (Chryseis crocea Lindl. and of 1st edition.) 



Okder XII. FUMARIACEJ*;. Fumeworts. 



Eerbs smooth and delicate, with brittle stems, and a watery juice. Leaves usually 

 alternate, multifld, often furnished with tendrils. Fl^. irregular, purple, white or 

 yellow. Sepals 2, very small. Petals 4, hypogynous, parallel, one or both of the 

 outer saccate; 2 inner cohering at apex. Sta. 6, diadelphous; fit. dilated; anth. 

 adnate, extrorse, 2 outer l-oelled, middle 2-celled. Oiia. .superior, 1 -celled ;• 5(y. 



