. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. Fig. 240a. Single flower, s, stamen; a, anther; p, pistil; n, nectar gland. Fig. 240. Common Bar- berry (Berberis vulgaris). The spines often inflict mechanical injuries while the leaves and wood are more or less poisonous. (Ada Hayden). barberry (Berberis vulgaris), blue cohosh or pappoose root {Caulophyllum thalictroides), the twinleaf ( Jeffersonia diphylla), and mandrake {Podophyl- lum peltatum) are used in medicine. The root of
. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. Fig. 240a. Single flower, s, stamen; a, anther; p, pistil; n, nectar gland. Fig. 240. Common Bar- berry (Berberis vulgaris). The spines often inflict mechanical injuries while the leaves and wood are more or less poisonous. (Ada Hayden). barberry (Berberis vulgaris), blue cohosh or pappoose root {Caulophyllum thalictroides), the twinleaf ( Jeffersonia diphylla), and mandrake {Podophyl- lum peltatum) are used in medicine. The root of Berheris aristaia and B. vulgar- is sometimes used as a fish poison. Probably some other members of this order are poisonous. The blue cohosh (Caulophyllum) contains saponin. This plant is said to be extremely bitter to the taste, but is not, however, common. Key for genera Herbs with simple large leaves 1. Podophyllum. Shrubs with unifoliate leaves 2. Berberis 1. Podophyllum L. Mandrake; May-apple Perennial herbs with simple, smooth, erect, stem; creeping rootstocks and thick fibrous roots; stems bearing 2 leaves with large flowers; flower buds with 3 green bractlets, 6 fugacious sepals; petals 6-9; stamens twice as many. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931. Cedar Rapids, Ia. , The Torch Press
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