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Since
the introduction of selective weedkillers the spectacle of a field
of poppies amongst the corn is becoming less common. The red poppy
is an annual, with slender bristly stems containing a milky juice.
The leaves, also very bristly, are divided into narrow segments.
Each flower with four large fragile petals, is on a separate long
stalk. The small brown seeds are contained in a distinctively
shaped capsule.
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