Poppy Seed Oil is used in paint and varnishes to some extent in Europe, but in this country mainly in artists colors. It is expressed from the seed of the poppy plant which grows in the eastern countries about the Mediterranean Sea and in Asia and Africa, and is the plant from which opium is obtained. The seeds contain about 60 per cent. of oil. Its color is light yellow or white. The drying qualities are good, and it does not turn yellow so readily as linseed oil.