SOLANACE®. 695 
SCOPOLIA LURIDA, Dunul. 
tic. —Iink & Otto Ic. Sel., t. 835; Miers Ill. 8. Amer. Pl: 
JI, t. 78; Sweet Brit. Fl. Gard., ¢ 125. 
Hab.—Central Himalaya, Nepal, Sikkim. 
History, Uses, &c.—The properties of this plant do 
it appear to be known to the natives of India. It was intro- 
uced into Europeas a garden plant by the late Mr, Whitley of 
ulham in 1823, and is of the most easy culture, and will grow 
no the leaves, in the proportion of one ounce to eight ounces 
‘alcohol, administered to different patients, was found to 
oduce extreme dilatation of the pupil; and in two instances it 
uced blindness, which only disappeared when the medicine 
discontinued. The largest dose given was 20 drops of the 
incture during the twenty-four hours. (Op. eit. p. 181.) 
experiments were reported in the Gaz. Med. Nov. 4th 1843) 
peared in Bratthwaite’s Retrospect of Med. 1X., p. 119. 
e years other species of Scopolia, especially 8. japonica, 
attracted attention in Europe as substitutes for belladonna. | 
Description.—S. Jurida is a strong, robust, downy, 
scent plant, with something the habit of Belladonna, and 
drooping, lurid yellow or greenish-purple flowers. 
resemble those of Datura. The fruit is globose, 
1 in diameter, circumsciss above the middle, lid 
i remainder two-celled; seeds numerous, reniform, 
inch. 
; composition, —S. lurida has been examined by 
ity of hyoscyamine,” but no atropine or 
u plants collected when the seed had 
quantity of atropine could be isolated — 
