PA PAVER 
165 
Common as a weed of cornfields and waste places throughout the British Islands, but not 
obtrusively abundant in the north or in hilly districts as it is in East Anglia ( Poppyland ). 
Europe. 
Series ii. Hybrida 
Hybrida nobis; Argemono-Rhoeades Fedde op. cit. 290 et 326 (1909). 
For characters, see page 162. 
British species of Hybrida 
1. P. argemone (see below). Petals brick-red. Stigmas 4 — 5 - Capsule longer than broad. 
2. P. hybridum (p. 166). Petals dark crimson. Stigmas 4 — 6. Capsule about as long as broad. 
3. PAPAVER ARGEMONE. Poppy. Plate 174 
Argemone capitulo longiore Gerard Herball 300 ( 1 597 ) > P ■ lacimato folio capitulo hispido longiore Ray Syn. 
ed. 3, 308 (1724). 
Map 64. Distribution of Papaver argemone in the British Islands 
