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  • Poppy seed (Papaver somniferum)
  • Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)
  • Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)
  • Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)
  • ESCHSCHOLZIA CALIFORNIA (CALIFORNIAN POPPY)
  • Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)
  • Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)
  • Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)
  • Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)
  • Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)
  • Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)
  • Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)
  • Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy) harvested.
  • Argemone mexicana L. Papaveraceae. Mexican poppy
  • Papaveris capsulae grown in Great Britain (poppy)
  • An opium poppy (Papaver somniferum): seed capsule. Watercolour.
  • A poppy capsule (Papaver species), and two flowering stems. Watercolour.
  • Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum): flowering and fruiting plants. Colour process print, c. 1924.
  • Seven plants, including two orchids and a poppy: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
  • A California poppy (Eschscholzia californica): flowering stems and pod. Chromolithograph, c. 1879, after F. Hulme.
  • Flowers and stem, possibly of a double poppy (Papaver species). Ink drawing by M. Hasan.
  • A flower and stem, possibly of a double poppy (Papaver species). Ink drawing, c.1621.
  • Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale): flowering stem and floral segments. Etching, c. 1718, after C. Aubriet.
  • Papaver rhoeas L. Papaveraceae Corn Poppy, Flanders Poppy. Distribution: Temperate Old World. Dioscorides (Gunther, 1959) recommended five or six seed heads in wine to get a good night's sleep the leaves and seeds applied as a poultice to heal inflammation, and the decoction sprinkled on was soporiferous. Culpeper (1650) ' ... Syrup of Red, or Erratick Poppies: by many called Corn-Roses. ... Some are of the opinion that these Poppies are the coldest of all other - believe them that list [wishes to]: I know no danger in this syrup, so it be taken in moderation and bread immoderately taken hurts
  • Papaver rhoeas L. Papaveraceae Corn Poppy, Flanders Poppy. Distribution: Temperate Old World. Dioscorides (Gunther, 1959) recommended five or six seed heads in wine to get a good night's sleep the leave and seeds applied as a poultice to heal inflammation, and the decoction sprinkled on was soporiferous. Culpeper (1650) ' ... Syrup of Red, or Erratick Poppies: by many called Corn-Roses. ... Some are of the opinion that these Poppies are the coldest of all other - believe them that list [who wish to]: I know no danger in this syrup, so it be taken in moderation and bread immoderately taken hurts
  • A wild poppy (Papaver argemone): flowering stems and leaf. Chromolithograph, c. 1877, after F. E. Hulme.
  • Yellow horned poppy (Glaucium flavum): flowering and fruiting stem. Chromolithograph, c. 1877, after F. E. Hulme.
  • Garden poppy (Papaver sp.): flowering and fruiting stem. Aquatint by Warner, c.1807, after P. Henderson.
  • A poppy capsule oozing drops of crude opium and tools for its extraction. Lithograph, ca. 1850.
  • A poppy capsule oozing drops of crude opium and tools for its extraction. Lithograph, ca. 1850.