The orange poppy Papaver aculeatum was successfully germinated and bloomed stunningly for the occasion.

Mr. L. speaks about Sir John Herschel's perceiving flowers (the Papaver rheas, etc.

There is the same difference between some of the species of Papaver, Corydalis, and of other genera.

Plants of Papaver vagum were raised from seeds sent me from Antibes through the kindness of Dr. Bornet.

Nevertheless Papaver vagum produced plenty of capsules in my garden when insects were excluded, but only late in the season.

With Papaver vagum, out of fifteen pairs, all but two of the crossed plants were taller than their self-fertilised opponents.

I may here add that Papaver somniferum produces an abundance of spontaneously self-fertilised capsules, as Professor H. Hoffmann likewise found to be the case.

Or the Iceland poppy, Papaver nudicaule, whose crumpled, scented, golden flowers are the result of the seed I scattered generously around the garden last summer.

Some species of Papaver cross freely when growing in the same garden, as I have known to be the case with Papaver bracteatum and orientale.

Papaver vagum.-Producedlate in the summer plenty of seeds, which germinated well.

Papaver vagum-crossedand self-fertilisedplants, left uncovered, produced capsules, in number: 99.

Papaver argemonoides.-Accordingto Hildebrand ('Jahrbuch fur w.

Papaver nudicaule, naked poppy, at 5 and at 7.

Papaver vagum (Papaveraceae).-Inthe early part of the summer produced very few capsules, and these contained very few seeds.

"My name is Papaver, and-