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Other species of the same genus have also been recorded to produce gamopetalous flowers, as for instance, Papaver hybridum, by Hoffmann. Poppies are not the sole example of accidental gamopetaly.
PAPAVER Rhoeas. RED POPPY. Petals. L. E. D. The flowers of this plant yield upon expression a deep red juice, and impart the same colour by infusion to aqueous liquors. A syrup of them is kept in the shops: this is valued chiefly for its colour; though some expect from it a lightly anodyne virtue. PAPAVER somniferum. OPIUM POPPY. Gum.
On the other hand De Candolle in his "Prodromus" mentions the pistilloid wall-flowers as a distinct variety, under the name of Cheiranthus Cheiri gynantherus, and the analogous form of the opium-poppy is not at all an accidental anomaly, but an old true horticultural variety, which can be bought everywhere under the names of Papaver somniferum monstruosum or polycephalum.
Care should be taken that the pots in which they are planted are protected from wet and frost in the winter season. ORNITHOGALUM latifolium and umbellatum are also ornamental, and are often cultivated for their beautiful flower. The season for planting the bulbs is about the month of September. PAPAVER somniferum. GREATER POPPY. PAPAVER Rhoeas.
Those who have been long accustomed to its use, upon leaving it off, are seized with great lowness, languor, and anxiety; which are relieved by having again recourse to opium, and, in some measure, by wine or spirituous liquors. Similar Plants. Papaver hybridum; P. Argemone. PASTINACA Opoponax. OPOPONAX, or CANDY CARROT. Gum Opoponax.
This is more commonly grown in Italy, and on the shores of the Mediterranean sea, from which large quantities are annually exported to the more northern countries. PAPAVER somniferum. MAW-SEED. The large white Opium Poppy is grown for seed for feeding birds, and also for pressing the oil, which is used by painters.
The face swells, and large blisters form on the cheeks and chin. =Opium.= The inspissated juice of the unripe capsules of the Papaver somniferum. Opium is found in almost all so-called 'soothing syrups' for children, and in Godfrey's cordial, Dalby's carminative, and Collis Browne's chlorodyne. The most important active principles of opium are the alkaloids morphine and codeine.
The poor thing hesitated an instant, and her face grew very red; she must have known that her presence in that company was very much undesired, and when she spoke, it was in a low and embarrassed tone. "My name is Papaver, and " But the Marygold laughed aloud.
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