. Elementary botany . 523. The poppy family (papaveraceae). —One of the commonest of the members of this family in the eastern United States s the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis). It occurs in open woods in April and May. It derives its name from the abundant red juice (latex) in the perennial root-stock. The low annual shoot bears usually a single white flower, and one leaf, some- Details ot times more. The floral formula is as fol- lows: Ca2,Co8(or 10), A 00 .G2. 524. The fumitory family (fumariaceae).—To this family belong the singu- lar plants, " dutchinan's breeches " and &qu
. Elementary botany . 523. The poppy family (papaveraceae). —One of the commonest of the members of this family in the eastern United States s the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis). It occurs in open woods in April and May. It derives its name from the abundant red juice (latex) in the perennial root-stock. The low annual shoot bears usually a single white flower, and one leaf, some- Details ot times more. The floral formula is as fol- lows: Ca2,Co8(or 10), A 00 .G2. 524. The fumitory family (fumariaceae).—To this family belong the singu- lar plants, " dutchinan's breeches " and " squirrel-corn " (dicentra). They occur in rich woods in April and May. In the squirrel-corn (I), canaden- sis) there is a slender underground stem which bears here and there, as shown Bloodroot (sanguinaria). flower at left.
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