. Flowers of the field. Botany. DELFHIXIL'M AJACI5 {La^k.^pUr),. .N.^PtLLUS i^Mcnk'^-hccd), hooded sepal ; fotlieles 3—5. (^Xame classical, but of uncertain origin.) I. A. Napllliis (Monk's-hood, Wolfs bane V—i -2 feet high; rhizome fusiform, black ; leaf-lohes pmnatifid : raceme unbranched : flaii'ers i — il in. across, purplish-blue. A common garden plant, remarkable for the curious structure of, its flower, especially the hammer-like honev-containing petals enclosed under the hood. The name JS'af-el'us is, a diminutive of napi/s, the Latin for a turnip, from the shape of the rhizome
. Flowers of the field. Botany. DELFHIXIL'M AJACI5 {La^k.^pUr),. .N.^PtLLUS i^Mcnk'^-hccd), hooded sepal ; fotlieles 3—5. (^Xame classical, but of uncertain origin.) I. A. Napllliis (Monk's-hood, Wolfs bane V—i -2 feet high; rhizome fusiform, black ; leaf-lohes pmnatifid : raceme unbranched : flaii'ers i — il in. across, purplish-blue. A common garden plant, remarkable for the curious structure of, its flower, especially the hammer-like honev-containing petals enclosed under the hood. The name JS'af-el'us is, a diminutive of napi/s, the Latin for a turnip, from the shape of the rhizome : but the whole plant, and especially this rhizome, is very poisonous. Vi derives its name of ^\'olfs-bane from being used to poison the* bait in wolf-traps. —Damp shady places.—Fl. June—September". Perennial. 14. (Baneberry'i.—Erect perennial herbs: leaves ter- nately compound: nozcers small, in crowded racemes: sepals 3—5, C 2. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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