. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 30 AMKKICAX MMiU' AND I1K1J158. JIMSON WEED. J>iilur<t slniiiKiiiiniii L. rharmacopccial name.—Stramonium. Other common 7iamcs.—Jamestown weed (from which the name "jimson weed " isde- lily, thornap]ilo. dovil'snpplc. Tn;i(l-apple,appleof Peru,stinkweed, stinkwort, devil's-trum- jii't, fin-weed, dewtry. lluhihit andraiigc.—This is a very common weed in fickls and waste places almost everywhere in the United States except in the North and West. It is widely scattered in nearly all warm countries. Descr
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 30 AMKKICAX MMiU' AND I1K1J158. JIMSON WEED. J>iilur<t slniiiKiiiiniii L. rharmacopccial name.—Stramonium. Other common 7iamcs.—Jamestown weed (from which the name "jimson weed " isde- lily, thornap]ilo. dovil'snpplc. Tn;i(l-apple,appleof Peru,stinkweed, stinkwort, devil's-trum- jii't, fin-weed, dewtry. lluhihit andraiigc.—This is a very common weed in fickls and waste places almost everywhere in the United States except in the North and West. It is widely scattered in nearly all warm countries. Description.—J i m s o n weed is an ill-scented, poisonous annual belong- ing to the nightshade fam- ily (Solanaceu'). Its stout, \ ellowish-green stems are about 2 to 5 feet high, much forked, and leafy with large, thin, wavy- toothed leaves. The leaves are from 3 to 8 inches long, thin, smooth, pointed at the t(^p and usually narrowed at the l)ase, somewhat lobed or irregularly toothed and waved, veiny, the upper surface dark green, while the lowersurfaceisalight- er green. The flowers are large (about 3 inches in length), white, funnel. Fig. -Jimson \vi ?d {Datura stramnnium), loans, flowiTS, and capsules. shaped, rather showy, and with a pronounced odor. Jimson weed is in flower from about May to September, and the seed pods which follow are dry, oval, prickly cap- sules, about as large as a horse-chestnut, which upon ripening burst open into four valves containing numerous black, wrinkled, kidney-shaped seeds, which are poisonous. (Fig. 22.) Collection, prices, and —The leaves of the jimson weed, >-ielding, when assayed by the United States Pharmacopceia process, not less than per cent of its alkaloids, are oflicial under the name "; They are collected at the time jimson weed is in flower, the entire plant being cut or pulled up and the leaves stripped and carefully dried in the shade. They have an unpleasant, narcotic odor and a bi
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