Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician . fleshy, and very poisonous. Theleaves are poisonous, and oftenprove injurious to cattle. (Fig. 34-) Henbane (Hyoscyamus) is aplant that grows about two feethigh, with large, pale green leaveswith scalloped edges. The flowersare straw-colored, rimmed with apurple, urn-shaped cup. (Fig. 35.) Indian Poke, Green Hellebore(Veratrum viride, V. album),grows from three to six feet high,with large, coarse, oval, pointedleaves, with straight veins, withmany small, yellowish greenflowe
Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician . fleshy, and very poisonous. Theleaves are poisonous, and oftenprove injurious to cattle. (Fig. 34-) Henbane (Hyoscyamus) is aplant that grows about two feethigh, with large, pale green leaveswith scalloped edges. The flowersare straw-colored, rimmed with apurple, urn-shaped cup. (Fig. 35.) Indian Poke, Green Hellebore(Veratrum viride, V. album),grows from three to six feet high,with large, coarse, oval, pointedleaves, with straight veins, withmany small, yellowish greenflowers, arranged at the top ofthe stem on little branches (pani-cle). Its root is exceedinglypoisonous and dangerous. (Fig. 36-) Indian Tobacco (Lobelia in-flata) grows about two feet high, with a rough, straight stem, pointed, notched, and hairy leaves,with small, pale blue flowers springing from the junction of a leaf-root with its stem. Indian Turnip, or Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arum), grows about afoot high, with a pecuhar flower on a straight stem, with scarletberries. The root is turnip-shaped and has a burning Fig. 36.—Indian poke. 112 ACCroENTS AND ENTERGENCIES Jamestown or Jimson Weed, Thorn-apple (Stramonium),grows about three or four feet high, with tough skin, raggedleaves, and a white or tinted flower like a very tall, slender pecuUar feature of the Jamestown weed is the seed-pod, whichis green when young and gray-brown when mature and dry. It
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