From page 34 rhoeas, is a common roadside weed that invades pastures and grain fields. The plant grows up to a metre high and comes in a variety of colors, although red is by far the most com- mon. The plant comes into flower in May and june and reseeds itself before most crops are ready for harvest. Aclei an in Shirley, ‘England hybridized the com- mon corn poppy and created the Shirley Poppy that is now sold as a popular garden annual. ; ~ Poppies belong to the Hydro -Connecis to kids on _ Internet energy education pro- , gram, “Kinetic : '_; Connections,” is now available on the Internet to teachers and students. through- “. out B.C.. ; ~+ The new Hydro Internet education site, called the “Virtual Classroom,” allows teachers to log on to the site at .www.bchydro.com/class (once they have received a designated - password) and register their classes for online energy education. .. Teachers can select from various. Virtual Classroom modules including: “What is electricity?” WW “How can energy affect the environment?” and - . @ CWhat about energy in the furure?” | - ao, Teachers‘ can determine - the’ pace at which students progress-through the activi- ties, “check students’ work, . and provide instant online feedback. .- . “In'addition, students’ will be able to visit a special stu- dent site titled, “Build a Cool Web Site” and have their work displayed in a special online gallery, says B.C. Hydro. Hydro, through its public education program, offers energy education materials for students from kinder- garten to grade 12. The program is on the Ministry of Education’s Recommended Learning Resource list. Internet users can visit B.C. Hydro’s web site at: www. behydro.com and Hydro’s Education web site at: www.bchydro.com/edu- cation. Read Home & Garden and you could have no mow problems! Papaveraceae family that has some 26 genera, of which Papaver is the largest and best known. The poppy is largely a northern hemisphere plant and comes in many forms and colors, but rhe flowers are generally large and conspicuous. The flower, which consists of two whorls of two petals each, is protected by nvo large sepals that fall off when the flower opens. The plants all produce a . yellow, milky or watery latex sap when cut or damaged. This latex or sap is what makes Papaver somniferum, or the opium poppy, so important. SAVE-ONFOODS SAVE-ON-FOODS north shore news 4y HOME & GARDEN symbol of everlasting rest As the poppy comes into flower, workers go through the commercial fields and slit the sides of the bulbous and unripe seed pods. The following day they scrape off the coagulated sap on the old cut and make a new slit in the pod. This brown resinous mate- rial is opium and and can be refined to make morphine or processed into heroin. The seeds do not contain any of the opiate chemical and can be use for baking or squeezed to produce a drying oil. . Other poppies of garden interest are alpine poppies (PF. apinum) and Iceland poppies (2. nudicaule). The Iceland poppy is grown as a short season, cool weather annual and has a lovely selection of colors. The oriental poppy (P. orientalis) is an excellent gar- den perennial for the herba- ceaus border. It bleoms in June during that lull when the sprin flowers are fading and the - summer annuals have not come into full bloom. One or two clusters of bright oriental poppies will distract the cye from less attractive areas. California poppies are also weil known but belong to the Eschscholsia genus or E. cali- rone. (Better have a fridge with doulile doors.) _ Gee ee ce et ne re Buy one. Get one Free McCormicks Viva Puffs Fieldberry, Raspberry or Chocolate Pudding, 500g, First 2 ahve, free Coupon vied unt Sat, Noe 22, 1987. Taxes where apcucabie. Qa ma mee sore me mt cree net cae ee ve Buy one. 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