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ON PLANTS IN RELATION TO ANIMALS. 
of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus malarias; also lie showed the 
resemblances of these to an organism from a farcy bud, as figured 
by him.] He completed his observations on this subject by com¬ 
bating the opinions expressed by Hr. Lewis, in his work on 
( Organisms found in the Blood in Health and in Disease/ 
showing how that gentleman had not correctly interpreted the 
opinions of Bouley and Bollinger, and also how he did not show 
that the organisms found in the blood of healthy rats immediately 
after death, which may be growm in urine, are anthrax Bacilli, 
for he did not attempt to test their effects when inoculated. His 
argument, then, that Bacilli may be present in the blood without 
producing serious effects is not substantiated, as far as it bears 
on Bacillus anthracis. It is well known that there are innocent 
forms of Bacilli. 
ON PLANTS IN RELATION TO ANIMALS. 
By Professor James Buckman, F.G.S., F.L.S., &c. 
[Continued from vol. lii, p. 870.) 
Our notice of poppies will be incomplete without a description 
of our truly wild species, we therefore propose to review our 
native forms, first, however, giving the following synopsis of 
the genus. 
PAP AYER— Poppy. French , Pavot; Germany Mohn . 
Sepals 2, rarely 3, herbaceous, very caducous, falling off when 
the flower opens. Petals 4, crumpled in aestivation, caducous. 
Stamens indefinite. Capsules globose, ovoid, or clavate, 1-celled, 
with placenta projecting more or less into the interiors, and 
forming imperfect partitions. Stigmas 4 to 20, sessile, radiat¬ 
ing upon a flat or convex disk, at the top of the capsule. Cap¬ 
sule opening by small scale-like teeth underneath the edges of 
the expanded disk. Seeds very numerous, punctured, contain¬ 
ing a bland, sweet, nutty oil. 
Herbs, often glaucus, with white or pale yellowish sap. 
Leaves often lobed or dissected. Flowers solitary, erect, droop¬ 
ing in bud, the sepals falling off when the flower opens. The 
generic name is derived from papa , pap, or thick milk, or pap- 
pare, to eat pap. This may have arisen either from the milky 
nature of the juice of the poppy, or because it was at one time 
given to children in their pap, or food, to make them sleep. 
We are also told that the seeds, having a pleasant nut-like taste 
and being innocuous, and without any soporific qualities, have 
