. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 2lJ-i MEDKJINAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS perha])s to get the fruit, throw tlie leafy twigs into the pas- tures within reach of the rattle. As the leaves begin to wilt a verj' powerful poison (prussic acid) is developed by fermen- tation, and many deaths to stock have occurred from their. Fig. 1!)3. Fi(i. 192.—Foxglove (Digitalis piirptirra, Figwort Fanut\', Srr(>ph!ilnrlnrc{r). A, plant, in flower, reduced. B, flower, rj. -, or white, more or less spotted within; fruit dr>'. Native home, Europe. Fio. 193.—Lily-of-t
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 2lJ-i MEDKJINAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS perha])s to get the fruit, throw tlie leafy twigs into the pas- tures within reach of the rattle. As the leaves begin to wilt a verj' powerful poison (prussic acid) is developed by fermen- tation, and many deaths to stock have occurred from their. Fig. 1!)3. Fi(i. 192.—Foxglove (Digitalis piirptirra, Figwort Fanut\', Srr(>ph!ilnrlnrc{r). A, plant, in flower, reduced. B, flower, rj. -, or white, more or less spotted within; fruit dr>'. Native home, Europe. Fio. 193.—Lily-of-tlii'-valley {r,,nnill,in,i iiinjiilis, Lily Family, Liliacece). Root. Lea\'es. Mo\^Ti-(liis(eis. ('orolla, antl stamens. Fruit-cluster. (Britton and Brown.) — Perennial herb; lea\"es smooth; flowers white, fragrant; fruit i")ulp>', red. .\ati\"e home, Temp^'rate and Fasteru United 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 Sargent, Frederick Leroy, 1863-. New York, H. Holt and Company
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