. Flowers of the field. Botany. 35^ SOLANACE^'E not common. The most daiiyerous poisonous plant in Britain, its berries being fatally attractive to chilclren. A strong emetic, a dose of magnesia, and to keep the patient from dozing are the best precautions in cases of poisoning by its berries, pending the arrival of medical aid. (Name from Atropos, one of the Fates, who was suppos-fed to cut the thread of human destiny.)—Fl. June—- August. Perennial, y i .--y. 4. F)atura, represented b\' D. Straihguiitm (Tliorn Apple), a coarse, strong smelling plant, i~ 1 ftet liigh, with widely diverging 2—3
. Flowers of the field. Botany. 35^ SOLANACE^'E not common. The most daiiyerous poisonous plant in Britain, its berries being fatally attractive to chilclren. A strong emetic, a dose of magnesia, and to keep the patient from dozing are the best precautions in cases of poisoning by its berries, pending the arrival of medical aid. (Name from Atropos, one of the Fates, who was suppos-fed to cut the thread of human destiny.)—Fl. June—- August. Perennial, y i .--y. 4. F)atura, represented b\' D. Straihguiitm (Tliorn Apple), a coarse, strong smelling plant, i~ 1 ftet liigh, with widely diverging 2—3-furcate branches ; large, ovate, glabrous, sinuate-dentate leaves; large, erect, white flowers on short stalks in the forks of the branches ; and a densely spinous, ovate, 4-valved capsule.—'Waste places; rare. (Name of Arabic origin. )^F1. June, July. Annual. 5. HvoscvAMUS (Henbane).—Strong-smelling, often sticky herbs ; calyx l)ell-shaped, persistent : lor'olla with a short tube ami. 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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