. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. lOapaiUT SOinilltcrum. Natural Order: PapavcracetE âPoppy Family. 1. KOM this plant is obtained that powerful narcotic, the opium of commerce. It has a milky juice that exudes from incisions made on the capsules of the plant. After it has been col- lected, it is worked in the sun until it is firm enough to be Vtormed into cakes for exportation. Ceres is pictured carrying ^^ Poppies in her hand, because, when she lost her daughter, .Jupiter gave her Poppies to eat, that she might get sleep and rest, \\ hich she could not bef
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. lOapaiUT SOinilltcrum. Natural Order: PapavcracetE âPoppy Family. 1. KOM this plant is obtained that powerful narcotic, the opium of commerce. It has a milky juice that exudes from incisions made on the capsules of the plant. After it has been col- lected, it is worked in the sun until it is firm enough to be Vtormed into cakes for exportation. Ceres is pictured carrying ^^ Poppies in her hand, because, when she lost her daughter, .Jupiter gave her Poppies to eat, that she might get sleep and rest, \\ hich she could not before, for the intensity of her grief The flowers are white, large and double. The Oriental Poppy from the Le\ant is a beautiful flower of a rich scarlet. The capsule is round, with a flat cap or covering, underneath which are small openings through which the seeds may be scattered as from a pepperbox. QLEEP, sleep! be thine the sleep tliat throws ^ Elysium o'er the soul's repose, Without a dream, save such as wind. Like midnight angels, through the mind. TTOW beautiful is sleep! Yet if its purest beauties thoi On the babe's slumber creep, And bid thy heart confess its âRobert M. Bird. Yet sleep is awful, too â So like to death's its features it can dress; Meek slumberer! while I view appeal. Thii deeply feel its awfulness. r\ MAGIC sleep! O comfortable bird ^ That broodest o'er the troubled sea of the Till it is hush'd and smooth. O unconfined Restraint! imprison'd liberty! great key To golden palaces â ay, all the world Of rj*ROM a poppy I have taken â *â Mortal's balm and mortal's Juice that, creeping through the h ncha ane; itmcnt! -KeaU. Deadens itv^ry sense of smart; Doomed to heal or doomed to kill. hear Fraught with good, or fraught with ill -Mrs. Robins. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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