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Essential Character. 
PAPAVER. Corolla four-petaled; calyx two-leaved ; cap¬ 
sule one-celled, gaping with pyres under the permanent 
stigma. Poppy. 
% With hispid capsules. 
1 P. EIybri dum. Capsules subglobular, brawny, hispid, 
stem leafy, many-flowered. ' Mule. 
£ P. Argemone. Capsules clubbed, hispid, stem leafy, 
many-flowered. Rough Poppy, 
3 P. Alp .1 n u m . Capsules hispid, scape one-flowered, naked, 
hispid, leaves twice feathered. Alpine. 
4 P. Nudicaule. Capsules hispid, scape one-flowered, na¬ 
ked, hispid, leaves simple, feather-sinuous. Naked Stem . 
%% With smooth capsules. 
5 P. Rhoeas. Capsules smooth, globular, stem hairy, 
many-flowered, leaves feather-cleft, gashed. 
Red Field Poppy. 
Q P. Pubium. Capsules oblong, smooth, stem many-flow¬ 
ered, with bristles appressed, leaves feather-cleft, gashed. 
Dubious. 
7 P. Somniferum. Calyxes and capsules smooth, leaves 
stem-clasping, gashed. Somniferous. 
8 P. Cambricum. Capsules smooth, oblong, stem many- 
flowered, polished, leaves feathered, gashed. Welch. 
9 P. Orient ale. Capsules smooth, stem one-flowered, 
rugged, leafy, leaves feathered, sawed. Oriental. 
N. B. The papaver cambricum, and the papaver orient ale 
are both perennial; the papaver nudicaule is biennial; and 
the others are annual.—Papaver nudicaule hath two varieties, 
distinguished by the colour of the flower ; and the papaver 
somniferum hath three varieties, distinguished by the colour 
of the seed. 
