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Campanula hybrida. Lesser Venus's Looking-glass, or 

 Corn Bell-flower. 



Field near Lake. 

 Jasione montana. Hairy Sheep's Scabious. 



Apse Heath, and under the cliff at Shanklin. 

 Verbascum Thapsus. Great Mullein. 



Between Cowes and Newport. Common in most 

 parts of the island. 

 nigrum. Black Mullein. 



Near Arreton and Merston. W. D. Snooke. 

 Datura Stramonium. Thorn-apple, or Prickly Pear. 



" Ryde." S. Woods. 



AtGodshill. W.B. Snooke. 14 

 Hyoscyamus niger. Common Henbane. 



Near the Hotel at Ventnor ; and at St. Lawrence, 

 in plenty. W. D. Snooke. 15 



14 At night, the leaves, particularly the upper ones, rise up and 

 inclose the flowers. The seeds or leaves taken internally bring 

 on tremors, delirium, &c. Acetous or citric acid is an antidote to 

 the poison. This plant has lately acquired attention by its alleged 

 efficacy in alleviating fits of spasmodic asthma. The roots and 

 lower parts of the stems only should be used ; these should be cut 

 small and put into a tobacco pipe, and the smoke must be swal- 

 lowed together with the saliva produced ; after which the person 

 will, in a few minutes, be relieved, and will probably drop into a 

 comfortable sleep, from which he will awake generally recovered. 

 He must avoid drinking with the pipe, but afterwards a cup of 

 coffee will be found highly refreshing. Under a vain idea of 

 curing consumption, &c. this plant has been incautiously used as 

 tea, and in some instances has proved speedily fatal. 



15 The seeds, the leaves, and the roots of this plant, taken in- 



