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and white. The calyx consists of three sepals, which generally fall off as soon as the flower begins to expand, 
but which sometimes wither, and yet remain on. The buds hang drooping, but the flower becomes erect before 
its expansion. The flower stems are very long, and covered with hairs, and a great number spring from one 
root. The plant takes its name from the breadth of its stigma, which divides into three at its extremity. The 
plant was first described in 1835, by Mr. Bentham, in the Horticultural Society’s Transactions , vol. i. 2nd Series, 
from dried specimens, sent home from California by Douglas, but no seeds were then received. 
In 1836 seeds were sent from St. Petersburgh to the Glasgow Botanic Garden, where some plants flowered in 
the open garden in August and September of that year. The plant thus proves to be quite hardy, and it may 
be sown in the flower borders, as directed for the Flos Adonis. We do not think seeds are as yet common in 
the seed-shops, but they may be had at Mr. Cliarlvvood’s, or from any botanic garden. 
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GENUS VI. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA, Cham. THE ESCHSCHOLTZIA, OR CALIFORNIAN POPPY. 
Lin. Syst. Icosandria ? Polyandria ? Trigynia. 
Generic Character. —Petals 4. Stamens indefinite. Stigmas 4, 
2 short and 2 long. Capsules elongated, silique-formed, 2-valvcd, 
1-celled. Calyx calyptrate. Receptacle expanded.—(G. Don.) 
Showy flowers, which though they will occasionally last several years 
as perennials, are generally grown as annuals, and which are great 
favourites in the flower-garden. 
1.—ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNICA, Cham. THE COMMON ESCHSCHOLTZIA, OR 
CALIFORNIAN POPPY. 
Engravings Bot. Reg. t. 1168; Bot. Mag. t. 2887 ; Swt. Brit. I Specific Character. —Stigmas 4, two larger than the others. Seeds 
Flow. Gard. t. 265 ; and our fig. 1, in Plate 6, I globose, almost black.—(G. Don.) 
Synonyme —Chryseis californica. — Lindt. I 
Description, &c.— The common Eschscholtzia is a splendid golden yellow flower, with glaucous-green finely- 
cut foliage, and long horn-like pods. The calyx is entire ; and instead of opening at the side to permit of the 
expansion of the flower, it detaches itself at the base, and gradually rises till at last the swelling flower fairly 
pushes it off, leaving a fleshy disk below. The Eschscholtzia was first discovered by our highly esteemed friend 
Archibald Menzies, Esq., who accompanied the expedition under Vancouver, and who discovered it in Monte Rey 
Bay, in California, in the autumn of 1792. He brought specimens to this country, from some seeds in which 
plants were raised at Kew, but they do not appear to have ripened seed, and the species was soon lost. It was 
afterwards again discovered in Captain Kotzebue’s expedition, by Chamisso, who named it in compliment to his 
fellow traveller Dr. Eschscholtz, and described and figured it in his work, entitled Horce Physicce. It remained, 
however, for Douglas, to whom we owe so many new and valuable plants, to introduce it into general culture, 
and by him seeds were sent to England in 1826, since which time it has been a general favourite in our flower- 
