Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician . Fig. 34.—Water Hemlock—Cicuta maculata. handsome, beU-shaped crimson or purple flowers, with beautifulspots within, and arranged in a spike. (Fig. 33.) Hemlock.—Ground Hemlock, Dwarf Yew (Taxus canaden-sis), looks like a dwarf spruce tree. It is an evergreen, withsmall red and Juicy berries (drupes) concave on the leaves and black seeds are poisonous. no ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES Hemlock.—Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) grows fromthree to six feet high, with man
Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician . Fig. 34.—Water Hemlock—Cicuta maculata. handsome, beU-shaped crimson or purple flowers, with beautifulspots within, and arranged in a spike. (Fig. 33.) Hemlock.—Ground Hemlock, Dwarf Yew (Taxus canaden-sis), looks like a dwarf spruce tree. It is an evergreen, withsmall red and Juicy berries (drupes) concave on the leaves and black seeds are poisonous. no ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES Hemlock.—Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) grows fromthree to six feet high, with many branches, the stems of whichare smooth, round, and spotted with purple. The leaves are com-. FlG. 35.—Henbane—Hyoscyamus. pound, and bright green. It has small, white flowers, arrangedin umbrella shape. The plant has a disagreeable odor. Hemlock.—Water Hemlock, or Spotted Cowbane (Cicutamaculata), is a plant growing from three to six feet high, in damp DESCRIPTION OP POISONOUS PLANTS ground, with slender, compound, notched leaves, on a hollow stem,and small, white flowers, arranged in shape like that of an um-brella. The root is thick and fleshy, and very poisonous. Theleaves are poisonous, and oftenprove injurious to cattle. (Fig. 34-) Henbane (Hyoscyamus) is aplant that grows about two feethigh, with large, pale green leaveswith scalloped edges. The flowersare straw-colored, rimmed with apurple, urn-shaped cup. (Fig. 35.) Indian Poke, Green Hellebore(Veratrum viride, V. album),grows from three to six feet high,with large, coarse, oval, pointedleaves, with straight veins, withmany small, yellowish greenflowers, arranged at the top ofthe stem on little branches (pani-cl
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