. Chambers's encyclopedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people. >laces, and troublesome weeds in cornfields inother places apparently quite similar in them is the Corn P. or Common P>ed P. {), with bright red flowers, and deeply pin-natihd leaves. The petals are mucilaginous andslightly bitter ; they havea slight narcotic smell;and a syrup made ofthem is sometimes usedas an anodyne in catarrhsand childrens com-plaints ; but they aremore valued for the richred colour which theyyield. A variety withdouble flowers is culti-vated in flower-gardens,under t
. Chambers's encyclopedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people. >laces, and troublesome weeds in cornfields inother places apparently quite similar in them is the Corn P. or Common P>ed P. {), with bright red flowers, and deeply pin-natihd leaves. The petals are mucilaginous andslightly bitter ; they havea slight narcotic smell;and a syrup made ofthem is sometimes usedas an anodyne in catarrhsand childrens com-plaints ; but they aremore valued for the richred colour which theyyield. A variety withdouble flowers is culti-vated in flower-gardens,under the name of Carna-tlon Poppy. Among theancients, the P. wassacred to Ceres. POPPY-HEAD, acarved ornament, usedas a finial on top ofbench-ends, &c. In earlyexanqiles, it is a simplefleur-<le-lis, but in late Gothic, this and other wood-work become very elaborately carved-. Poppy-head. 687 PORBEAGLE—POEIFERA. PORBEAGLE {Lamna Cormiiyica, or IsurusCornuhicus), a fish of the Shark family (HqnaUdtx),not uncommon on the British coasts. It has twodorsal fins, the first about the middle of the back,the second near the tail. The tail-fin is large andforked. The head is pointed. The gill-ojjeniugsare large. The teeth are flat, triangular, smooth,sharp, and cutting. The P. is also called the Beau-maris Shark. It attains a length of about six companies associate in pursuit of prey, whichconsists of fish of various kinds. No creature ismore voracious; three large hakes have been foundin the stomach of a porbeagle. PORCELAIN. See Pottery and Porcelain. PORCH, a building forming an enclosure or pro-tection for a doorway. Every one knows how muchthis beautiful feature is now used, and how efiicientit is as a protection from the wind and weather. InElizabethan and medieval architecture, the jiorchwas also very common in domestic churches, i
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