. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 12 ThcWcckly Florists' Review* January 4, 1912. As to the alkaloids of plants, some of them are poisonous and others are val-> uable medicines. All of them are bases; that is, they unite with acids to form salts and in many cases they are used medicinally. All alkaloids contain car- bon, ^nitrogen and hydrogen, and usu- ally bxygen. Some of the most impor- tant are theine of coflfee and tea, nico- tine of tobacco, morphine from opium and quinine from Peruvian bark, as well as strychnine, atropine, cocaine and others. POINSETTIAS IN KENTUCKY. Poi
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 12 ThcWcckly Florists' Review* January 4, 1912. As to the alkaloids of plants, some of them are poisonous and others are val-> uable medicines. All of them are bases; that is, they unite with acids to form salts and in many cases they are used medicinally. All alkaloids contain car- bon, ^nitrogen and hydrogen, and usu- ally bxygen. Some of the most impor- tant are theine of coflfee and tea, nico- tine of tobacco, morphine from opium and quinine from Peruvian bark, as well as strychnine, atropine, cocaine and others. POINSETTIAS IN KENTUCKY. Poinsettias appear to have done extia well everywhere this season, but no one has had better success with them than came to reward the efforts of Miss Fannie D. White, whose house, at Lexington, Ky., is shown ift the accom- panying illustration. The photograph was made a week before Christmas. Within seven days the entire 1,500 plants were sold without satisfying the demand. >^?l.^^^'?^<?^<*^^tfe?>*fe?>*fa;g? ^^C^LXBLX^ SEASONABLE. 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 Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
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