40 Papaveracee—A rgemone. 
2. A. grandiflora (fig. 30).—A similar plant, with white 
flowers. Only admissible in a large garden, where its glaucous 
foliage and large flowers are very effective. 
A. hispida is a fine white-flowering recently introduced 
species, larger even than A. grandiflora. 
4. MECONOPSIS. 
Perennial or annual herbs. Leaves entire or dissected. 
Flowers large and showy, on long peduncles, nodding when in 
bud. Sepals 2. Petals 4. Stamens numerous. Capsule 1- 
celled, oblong, opening by short valves. There are nine species, 
of which one is European, two are North American, and the re- 
mainder Himalayan. The name is from picker, a Poppy, and 
drpes, resemblance. 
1. M. Caémbrica.—The only European species, which is also 
found in some parts of western England and Wales. It is a 
perennial with bipinnatifid nearly glabrous leaves and pale 
yellow flowers on long peduncles. 
There are several tall handsome species from the mountains 
of Northern India,three of which have been introduced, but they 
are very rarely seen. They have pinnatifid hispid leaves and 
large racemes of flowers from 2 to 3 inches in diameter. 
M. Wallichit has them pale blue; M. Nepalénsis rich yellow, 
and Af. aculedta rich lilac purple. 
5. SANGUINARIA. 
There is ouly one specics of this genus, a native of North 
America. It is distinguished by having 8 or more petals, not 
crumpled, and an oblong 2-valved capsule. The name is 
from the Latin sanquis, blood, the colour of the jnice. 
1. S. Cunadénsis. Puecoon.—A perennial herb with a 
creeping rhizome and radical reniform 5- to 7-lobed leaves, 
glaucous above, hairy beneath. Scape slightly exceeding the 
leaves, about 6 inches high, naked, 1-flowered. Flowers white, 
from 1 to 2 inches in diamcter, appearing in early Spring. 
6. BOCCONIA. 
Tall shrubby herbs with yellow or vermilion juice. Leaves 
large, lobed. Flowers small, numerous, in large terminal pani- 
cles. Sepals 2, petaloid. Petals none. Stamens numerous. 
Capsule stipitate, oblong, few-seedcd. Name in honour of a 
