If you can remember any cases of one introduced species beating out or prevailing over another, I should be most thankful to hear it. I believe the common corn-poppy has been seen indigenous in Sicily. I should like to know whether you suppose that seedlings of this wild plant would stand a contest with our own poppy; I should almost expect that our poppies were in some degree acclimatised and accustomed to our cornfields. If this could be shown to be so in this and other cases, I think we could understand why many not-trained American plants would not succeed in our agrarian habitats.英文原著 · 《More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume I》
POPPY FAMILY (Papaveraceae) Bloodroot. Celandine poppies. California poppy. Dutchman's breeches. Squirrel corn. Bleeding-heart. Climbing fumitory. Pink and Golden corydalis.英文原著 · 《WILD FLOWERS》
Over the spirit of Artois a magical essence seemed scattered. And the youngness that lives forever, however deeply buried, in the man who is an artist, stirred, lifted itself up, stood erect to salute the night. As he came towards Vere he forgot. The poppy draught was at his lips. The extreme consciousness, which was both his strength and his curse, sank down for a moment and profoundly slept. "Vere!" he said. "Vere, do I disturb you?"
The girl turned softly on the bench and looked at him. I often come here.英文原著 · 《A Spirit in Prison》
Ye gardens, cast your leafy crown, That my Love's feet may tread it down, Like lilies on the lilies set: My Love, whose lips are softer far Than drowsy poppy petals are, And sweeter than the violet!英文原著 · 《Ballads in Blue China and Verses and Translations》
None of the children laughed, but Mrs. Wood's face got like a red poppy, and
Miss Laura bit her lip, and Mr. Maxwell buried his head in his arms, his whole
frame shaking.英文原著 · 《Beautiful Joe》
Dear bride of Nature and most bounteous spring, That canst give increase to the sweet-breath'd kine, And to the kid its little horns, and bring The soft and silky blossoms to the vine, Where is that old nepenthe which of yore Man got from poppy root and glossy-berried mandragore!英文原著 · 《Charmides and Other》