. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 390 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS as its well-known emetic-cathartic properties, even wlien toned by drying and keeping, are powerful, and in a fresh state would be decidedly violent. Dr. Johnson says: Iris, in full doses, is an active emeto-cathartic, operating with violence, and producing considerable prostration. Its effects upon the liver appear to be analogous to those of podophyllum. In sick headache dependent upon indigestion, sm
. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 390 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS as its well-known emetic-cathartic properties, even wlien toned by drying and keeping, are powerful, and in a fresh state would be decidedly violent. Dr. Johnson says: Iris, in full doses, is an active emeto-cathartic, operating with violence, and producing considerable prostration. Its effects upon the liver appear to be analogous to those of podophyllum. In sick headache dependent upon indigestion, small doses, frequently re- peated, often act most happily. It has been largely used by eclectic practitioners, and is highly esteemed by them as a hydragogue cathartic, an alterative, sialagogue, vermifuge, •and diuretic One case of poisoning has been recorded in this state. Other species of Iris of which we have quite a number in the U. S. must be looked upon with suspicion. Mention may be made here of the Iris missouriensis and /. Caro- lina. The root stocks of our cultivated species like /. pumali and /. sibirica "must be looked upon with suspicion. The South African Homeria collina natur- alized in Australia, according to Maiden, is poisonous to cattle browsing on the plant. SCITAMINEAE, Large herbs with endogenous stems and monocotyledonous seeds; flow- >ers very irregular; ovary inferior, composed of several united carpels; seeds. Fig. 170. Ginger (Zingiber officinaW). a. Entire plant, b. flower. (Charlotte M. King, after Strasburger, Schenck, Noll and Schimper.). 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 Hermann), 1862-1931. Cedar Rapids, Ia. , The Torch Press
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