16 4. PAPAVBKACE^, 



Order IV. PAPAVEEACEiE. 



Sep. 2, deciduous. Oor. regular, of 4 petals. Stam. generally 

 many, free. Ovary free; placentas parietal, usually projecting; 

 seeds many. Stigmas as many as the placentas, simple orlobed ; 

 the lobes of adj oining stigmas combining, thus appearing (falsely) 

 to be opposite to the placentas. Seeds albuminous. — Stip. 0. 



* Fruit globular, ohlong or elavate, opening by pores ; stigmas 

 radiant. 



1. Papavee. Pet. 4. Stam. many. Style 0. Stigmas 4—20, 

 radiant on ajlattish disk. Caps, opening by pores beneath 

 the stigma. Placentas like dissepiments. 



2. Mbconopsis. Pet. 4. Stam. many. Style short. Stigmas 

 4 — 6, radiant, free. Caps, obovate, opening by pores be- 

 neath the style. Placentas filiform. 



•* Frtdt linear, opening by valves ; stigmas 2 — 4. 



3. RoEMEBiA. Pet. 4. Stam. many. Stigmas 2 — 4, sessile, 

 radiant. Caps. 2—A.-valved, 1-celled; placentas distinct. 

 Seeds not crested. 



4. Glaucium. Pet. 4. Stam. many. Stigmas 2, sessile. 

 Caps. 2-valved ; placentas connectedhj a spongy dessepiment. 

 Seeds not crested. — A maritime plant with yellow flowers. 



5. Chblidgnhjm. Pet. 4. Stam. many. Stigmas 2. Caps. 

 S-valved, 1-celled ; placentas distinct. Seeds crested. 



1. Papa'vek Linn. Poppy. 



tl. P. Argemdne (L.) ; filaments dilated upwards, caps, ela- 

 vate hispid with erect bristles, stem leafy many-flowered, 1. bi- 

 pinnatitid.— -E. S. 643. Ji. iii. f. 4475.— St. usually about 1 ft. 

 nigh. Fl. small. Pet. distinct, fugacious, pale red, black at 

 the base. Bristles sometimes spreading. — In corn-fields. A. 

 VI. vn. E. S. I. 



12. P. hyb'ridum (L.) ; filaments dilated upwards, caps, roundly 

 ovoid hispid with spreading bristles, stem leafy many-flowered, 

 1. bipinnatifld.- X B. 43. R. iii. f. 4476.— Sap milky. Fl. small. 

 Pet. purplish, often with a dark spot at the base. — Sandy fields, 

 rare. A. VI. VII. . E. I. 



t3. P. jRhce 'as (L.) ; filaments subulate, caps, roundly obovate 

 mthout brisUes, stem bristly many-flowered, 1. pinnatifid cut. — 

 E. B. 645. R. iii. f. 4479.— Fl. large. Pet, deep scarlet, often 



