“ In dry weather the valves open, and the small seeds are ejected through the pores when the capsule is shaken by the wind on its long still slender stalk; The flowers contain no honey and are visited by pollen-seeking insects, which alight on the broad stigmatic surface. ”

“ The plume poppy (Bocconia cordate and B. microcarpa) are ornamental foliage plants of great beauty. The cyclamen poppy (Eomecon chionantha) is a pretty Chinese perennial, having roundish slightly lobed leaves and pure white flowers about 2 in. across. The tree poppy (Dendromecon rigidum) is a Californian shrub about 3 ft. high, having golden-yellow flowers about 2 in. across. The Californian poppy (Platystemon californicus) is a pretty annual about a foot high, having yellow flowers with 3 sepals and 6 petals ”