. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 406 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS. Fig. 186. Rubber-Tree (Castilloa elastica). Staminate flowering branch, mercial rubber tree of Central America. (After Faguet.) A com- yan trees (F. Benghalensis, F. religiosa and F. altissima) of the East Indies furnish shellac. The mulberry (Morus nigra) is largely cultivated both for its fruit and for its wood, the latter being very durable for posts. The white mulberry (M. alba) is extensively plan
. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 406 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS. Fig. 186. Rubber-Tree (Castilloa elastica). Staminate flowering branch, mercial rubber tree of Central America. (After Faguet.) A com- yan trees (F. Benghalensis, F. religiosa and F. altissima) of the East Indies furnish shellac. The mulberry (Morus nigra) is largely cultivated both for its fruit and for its wood, the latter being very durable for posts. The white mulberry (M. alba) is extensively planted, the leaves being used as food for the silk worm. The Osage orange (Madura pomifera) of Arkansas, Indian Territory and Texas produces a very durable wood used for posts and pulley hlocks. The fruit is said to be poisonous. The wood of fustic (Af. tinctoria) of the West Indies is used for many purposes. The bark of the paper mul- berry (Broussonetia papyrifera) is made into paper, and in Japan is also made into cloth. The paper mulberry is cultivated in the South. The Upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria) contains antiarin C^jH^gOj^+HjO. This tree furnishes an arrow poison which the natives prepare from the plant. It is a semi-liquid greenish black substance. The poison acts on the brain and respiratory nerves, causing vomiting and loss of sensation. Ramie grass cloth or China grass {Boehmeria nivea) produces a fine fibre but it is difficult to separate it from the bark and wood. The hop {Humulus Lupulus) is cultivated and is the source of the oil of hops which imparts an aro- matic, bitter flavor to beer. It contains lupulin which is a tonic and slightly^ nar- cotic. The elms are commonly cultivated as shade trees. The best is the American. 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 He
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