Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1893 — The California State Flower. [ARTICLE]

The California State Flower.

The State flower of California is (he eschscholtzia or orange-colored < alifornia poppy, which has great beauty nd individuality. It is exclusively a California flower and was so na nod a ter Dr. Eschscholtz, who made an e\loration to this country in 1816. Th > .lower is a smooth-stemmed annual,with unely cut, pale-green leaves, four bnli ant orange petals of satiny texture, numerous stamens of the same shade, »nd a colorless, acrid juice. The two re pals are united into a cap, like a nuie extinguisher, which is pushed upvard and dropped off as the blossom ex--an.ls. There are several varieties, the argrst and brightest being found jn the alleys and foothills ana the smaller ..nd lighter-colored in the neighborhood if the sen-coast. One kind is spotless kite. It often attains the he ght of :i arly two feet. •