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4. Roemeria. 
5. Glaucium. 
in a revision of tlie order as a whole. Still even in a partial and more 
or less cursory review like the present, it is impossible to avoid an 
allusion to some of them ; a brief note is therefore added to the syste¬ 
matic account of each genus. 
PAPAVERACEiE. 
Key to the Indian genera (including those newly reported ), 
* Capsulses opening by short Valves or-pores :—- 
t Stigmas radiating on a sessile disc; (sepals 2, petals 4) 1. Papaver. 
f f Stigmas at the top of a distinct style:— 
X Stigmas discrete above, patent; sepals 3,petals 6,... 2. Argemone. 
$ J Stigmas concrete throughout, decurrent; sepals 2, 
petals 4 in 2 pairs, or 5-9 in an imbricate spiral 3. Meconopsis. 
* * Capsules dehiscing throughout their length; (sepals 2, 
petals 4):— 
f Stigmas sessile :— 
$ Stigmas radiating; valves 3-4, rarely 2; fruit 
without dissepiment 
X X Stigmas prolonged as 2 horizontal arms; fruit with 
a pseudo-replum in which the seeds are partially 
embedded ... ... ... ... 
f f Stigmas at the top of a distinct style :— 
X Stigmas concrete throughout, valves 3-6 ... 6. Cathcartia. 
X J Stigmas discrete above, valves 2 ... ... 7. Chelidonium, 
1. (1.) PAP AYER Linn. 
Key to the Indian species (incorporating the new forms). 
* Perennial; scapes simple leafless; flowers orange-yellow; 
(filaments subulate; capsule hispid; whole plant 
hirsute) ... ... ... ... ... 1. P. nudicaiile. 
# # Annuals; stems branching leafy; flowers scarlet, purple 
or pink :— 
f Stem-leaves not amplexicaul; plants usually hispid :— 
J Capsules hispid ; leaves 2-3-pinnatifid; (flowers 
scarlet with dark purple eye):— 
§ Sepals obtuse : filaments dilated upwards 
§ § Sepals with horn-like subapical processes; 
filaments filiform 
X J Capsules glabrous ; leaves 1-2-pinnatifid; (filaments 
filiform) :— 
§ Capsules subglobose stalked; lobes of disc 
overlapping ... 
§ § Capsules oblong sessile; lobes of disc distinct:— 
% Lobes of disc plane and separated by 
shallow sinuses 
f f Lobes of disc strongly ridged and separated 
by deep divisions (disc stellate) 
2. P. hybridum. 
3. P. jpavoninum. 
4. P. Rhoeas. 
5. P. dubium. 
6. P. turbinatum . 
