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Papaver Somniferum (var. nigrum) (the vertical scars are the incisions whence opium has been extracted)
  
     
  Title: Papaver Somniferum (var. nigrum) (the vertical scars are the incisions whence opium has been extracted)  
  Type: Drawing  
  Creator: Unknown  
  Year of Photograph: 1886  
  Location: N/A  
  Category: Cultivation  
  Ethnic Group: Chinese/European  
  Other Keywords: Opium Plant drawing  
  Title of Book: On the trail of the opium poppy  
  Author: Hosie, Alexander  
  Publication Details: Britain: George, Philip & Son, 1914 ( p.176 )