. Rhus ve7ienata,THE POISONOUS RHUS. Synonymes. Rhus venenata. Rims vernix,Sumac veneneux,Giftiger Sumach,Albero del veleno, Poison Sumach, Swamp Sumach, Poison ) ^^^^^^^ ^^^ , Poison-wood, ) C De Candolle, Prodromus. I Hooker, Flora Boreali Americana. I Don, Millers , Arboretum Y and Gray, Flora of North , Medical Derivation. The specific name, veiienata, is derived from the Latin ventnum, poison, on accounl of the poisonous natureof t
. Rhus ve7ienata,THE POISONOUS RHUS. Synonymes. Rhus venenata. Rims vernix,Sumac veneneux,Giftiger Sumach,Albero del veleno, Poison Sumach, Swamp Sumach, Poison ) ^^^^^^^ ^^^ , Poison-wood, ) C De Candolle, Prodromus. I Hooker, Flora Boreali Americana. I Don, Millers , Arboretum Y and Gray, Flora of North , Medical Derivation. The specific name, veiienata, is derived from the Latin ventnum, poison, on accounl of the poisonous natureof this shrub to most persona. Engravings. Bi?elo\v, Medical Botany, i., pi. 19; Loudon, Arboretum Britannicum, ii., figure 226; and the figures Specific Characters. Leaf rather glabrous than pubescent, of 5—6 pairs of leaflets, and the odd one, whichare ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, entire, and beneath reticulately veined.—De Candolle, Description. HE Rhus venenata, in its^ natural habitat, is a de-ciduous shrub, or low ^^ tree, growing to a height of ten to twenty feet; but when cultivated onmore elevated grounds, it does not attain so greatan elevation. The leaves are divided like thoseof the Rhus typhina, but differ in being smoothand shining; the leaflets are very entire, nar-row, and pointed, with purplish-red veins; andin autumn they change to an intense red, or pur-ple. The flowers, which appear in May, June,and July, are mostly dioecious, small, and of agreenish colour. The drupes are whitish, andabout the size of peas; and the nuts are ratherbroader than long, compressed and furrowed. Geography and History. The Rhus venenatais indigenous to North America, and may befound in swamps, and moist, shady situations,from Canada to Louisiana. It was introduced into Britain in 1713, and is culti-vated in several of the European collections. Properties., Uses, 6^0. Every part of this shrub, even when reduced to charc
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