. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 2. ARGEMONE L. Sp. PI. 508. 1753. Glaucous herbs, with yellow sap, spiny-toothed leaves and large showy flowers. Sepals 2 or 3. Petals 4-6. Stamens 00. Placentae 4-6, many-ovuled. Style very short or none. Stigma dilated, 3-6-radiate. Capsule prickly, oblong, dehiscent at the by valves. Seeds numerous, cancellate. [Greek, an eye disease, supposed to be relieved by the
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 2. ARGEMONE L. Sp. PI. 508. 1753. Glaucous herbs, with yellow sap, spiny-toothed leaves and large showy flowers. Sepals 2 or 3. Petals 4-6. Stamens 00. Placentae 4-6, many-ovuled. Style very short or none. Stigma dilated, 3-6-radiate. Capsule prickly, oblong, dehiscent at the by valves. Seeds numerous, cancellate. [Greek, an eye disease, supposed to be relieved by the plant so called.] A genus of about lo species, natives of -America. Type species : Argemone mexicana L. 1. 2. A. alba. Petals yellow, or rarely cream-colored ; flowers nearly or quite sessile Petals white, or pinkish. Flowers distinctly peduncled : spines of the sepal-tips nearly erect. Flowers sessile or nearly so ; spines of the sepal-tips spreading.
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