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stalk. Lancifolia’s leaves are lance-shaped, and 
scalloped on the edge. Narcissiflora’s are palmate, 
something like the shape of your little hand. Alpi- 
na’s are winged, and Virginiana’s are very much like 
mine. I have a cousin Caroliniana, who lives in 
warmer countries than this ;—sometimes she has 
twenty petals ! Sylvestris is often called a Snow¬ 
drop, her flowers are so white and drooping. Some¬ 
times there are three, sometimes five, leaflets on one 
of her stalks. 
“ Poppies are relations of mine. You often see 
them growing in your mamma’s garden, I suppose. 
They were named from an ancient word, papa, 
meaning pap, because their juice used to be given 
to children to get them to sleep. It must have been 
very dangerous, for the juice of Poppies makes a 
very strong poison. Poisons were made to cure 
very bad pains, and you must always remember 
