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narcotic poison in excessive amount. Collected by W. N. Clute in New 



Jersey bogs, in 1899. 

 6399. Dogbane. Bitter-root. — The flowering and fruiting branches of Apocynum 



androsaemifolium L. (Apocynaceae — Dogbane Family). Native of eastern 



and central North America. All parts of the plant, but especially the 



rootstock and root, are an active heart-poison. 

 64.00. Canadian, or black Indian, hemp. Indian physic. — The flowering and 



fruiting branches of A. cannabinum L. (See No. 2816). Possesses the 



same properties as the preceding, and the rootstock is an important heart 



medicine. 



6401. The rootstock and roots of the same plant. Collected by Clute & Wilson 



in the New York Botanical Garden, August 4, 1899. 



6402. The fruits of the same. Same collection as the preceding. 



6403. White dogbane. — The flowering and fruiting branches of A. album Greene. 



Native of the eastern United States. Collected by J. K. Small at Wrights- 

 ville, Pennsylvania, July 7, 1890. 



6404. Oleander. — The flowering branches of Nerium Oleander L. (Same family). 



Native of the Mediterranean region and universally cultivated for its 

 beauty and fragrance. The leaves are a deadly heart-poison. 



6405. Running myrtle. Periwinkle. Hundred eyes. — The flowering stems of 



Vinca minor L. (Same family). Native of Europe and a favorite orna- 

 mental evergreen trailer in the United States, where it has become wild 

 in some places. The leaves are less poisonous than those of the preceding. 

 Grown by H. H. Rusby at Newark, New Jersey. 



6406. Bittersweet. Dulcamara. — The tempting red berries are somewhat poison- 



ous. Collected by J. K. Small at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, July 20, 1892. 



6407. Belladonna. Deadly nightshade. — The flowering and fruiting tops of 



Atropa Belladonna L. (See No. 2850). Native of Europe and cultivated 

 as a drug. Occasionally found wild in the United States. The whole 

 plant is a deadly narcotic poison. 



6408. Stramonium. Stink-weed. Jimson-weed. Thorn-apple (See No. 2861). 



All parts of the plant are medicinal and deadly poisonous, and the cause 

 of very many fatal accidents. Collected by R. Ringe in New York City, 

 September 10, 1899. 



6409. Fruits of the same. 



6410. The roots of the same plants. Collected by Clute & Wilson in Bedford 



Park, New York, July 29, 1899. 



641 1. Purple stramonium or thornapple. — The flowering and fruiting branches 



of Datura Tatula L. Native of South America and a common weed in 

 the United States. Same properties and collector as the preceding. 



6412. The roots of the same. 



6412.1. Henbane (See No. 2864). All parts of the plant are strongly poisonous. 



6413. Tobacco (See No. 2066). Its poisonous properites are universally known. 



6414. Leptandra. Culver's root or physic (See No. 2873). The roots are 



irritant-purgative. 



6415. The rootstock and roots of the preceding species. Collected by Clute and 



Wilson at Kingsbridge, New York, August 4, 1899. 



6416. Digitalis. Foxglove (See No. 2875). All parts of the plant are a deadly 



heart-poison. 



