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BRITISH WILD FLOWERS. 
1.—THE COMMON YELLOW WATER-LILY. (Nuphar lutea, Smith.) 
Synonymes. —Nymphsea lutea, Lin. ; Brandy-bottle. 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 159; 2d ed., t. 766 ; and our fig. 2, 
in PI. 5. 
Specific Character. —Sepals five ; border of the stigma entire; 
footstalks two-edged; lobes of the leaves meeting each other. 
(Smith.) 
Description, &c. —This species is very inferior in beauty to the White Water-Lily. It is a coarse, vulgar¬ 
looking plant, with large, bright yellow flowers, which smell like brandy; and this, with the bottle-like shape 
of the seed-vessel, has given rise to the name of Brandy-bottle, which, in some parts of England, is applied to 
the plant. It is very common in every part of the kingdom, but it does not appear to have been ever 
cultivated. 
2.— THE SMALL YELLOW WATER-LILY. (Nupiiar pumila, Dec.) 
Synonymes.— N. Kalmiana, Ilook.; N. minima, Smith ; Nymphsea Specific Character. —Sepals five; border of the stigma toothed; 
pumila, Hojfim. footstalks two-edged ; lobes cf the leaves rather distant. (Smith.) 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 2292 ; 2d ed., t. 767 ; and our fig. 3, 
in PI. 5. 
Description, &c. —This species is a native of the lakes in the North of Scotland, where it flowers in great 
abundance in the months of July and August. Its flowers are much handsomer than those of the common 
species; being not only smaller, and of a more graceful shape, but of a better colour. They also have not the 
smell of brandy, which is so disagreeable in the other species of the genus. 
CHAPTER IV. 
THE POPPY FAMILY. (Papaveracea:, Juss.) 
Character of the Order —Sepals 2, deciduous. Petals hypogy- 
nous, either 4, or some multiple of that number, inserted in a cruciate 
manner. Stamens hypogynous, either 8, or some multiple of four, 
generally very numerous, inserted in four parcels, one of which 
adheres to the base of each petal ; anthers 2-locular, innate. Ovarium 
solitary ; style short or none ; stigmata alternate with the placentas, 2 
or many ; in the latter case stellate upon the flat apex of the ovarium. 
Fruit 1-celled, either siliquiform with two parietal placentae, or cap¬ 
sular with several placentte. Seeds numerous. Albumen between 
fleshy and oily. Embryo minute, straight, at the base of the albumen, 
with plano-convex cotyledons. Herbaceous plants or shrubs with a 
milky juice. Leaves alternate, more or less divided. Peduncles long, 
one-flowered. Flowers never blue. (Lindley.) 
Description, &c.— The Poppy tribe includes numerous genera, the flowers of which are generally large and 
cup-shaped, 
bearing a considerable resemblance to those of the Crowfoot family, but with only four petals 
instead of five. 
It may be observed, indeed, that, with some few exceptions, which are seldom found in 
the British species, all the plants belonging to the Poppy tribe have the parts of their flowers in even 
numbers, such as two sepals, four petals, and eight, sixteen, or thirty-two stamens. The Crowfoot family, on 
the contrary, has a tendency to uneven numbers, and the parts of its flowers are generally in fives. When the 
stamens of the Poppies are very numerous, they are generally divided into four parcels, one of which is attached 
to the base of each petal. The anthers are what is called innate, that is, one end of each is attached to the end 
of a filament, instead of being adnate like those of the Crowfoots, where the filament grows up the whole length 
of the anther, being firmly attached to the back. The leaves of the Poppy tribe are alternate, and more or less 
cut like those of the Crowfoots, but the petioles do not sheath the stem. The juice of the Poppy tribe is 
also thick and glutinous, while that of the Crowfoots is thin and acrid. 
