COMMON ERYTHRONIUM 453 
the three innermost having an obscure tooth on 
each side near the base. In a clear sun the petals 
are expanded and reyolute, but at night and om 
cloudy days, they. are nearly closed. Filaments 
flat, anthers oblong-linear. Germ obovate, style 
longer than the stamens, club-shaped, three 
lobed at top and terminating in three distinct, 
but not detached, stigmas. Capsule oblong- 
obovate, somewhat pedicelled. | | 
The bulb of this plant, judging from its 
texture and taste, is almost wholly farinaceous. 
When dry, it is mealy and free from any un- 
pleasant flavour. Having lost my specimens of 
the root at the time of preparing this article, I 
was unable to submit this part to chemical exam- 
ination. A tincture was prepared from some 
dried leaves and flowers, which gave evidence of 
resin. being present, when tested. with alcohol. 
Water distilled from the same parts had a rather 
disagreeable odour. c edi ow anc 
This vegetable possesses the power of acting 
on. the stomach as an emetic. About twenty 
five grains of the green root and forty of the 
recently dried root have produced nausea and 
yomiting. When the root is fully and thoroughly 
dried, or when it has been exposed to heat, it 
appears to lose this property in a great measure. 
