32 MEDICINAL HERBS AND POISONOUS PLANTS 



damp sand. The root is in the best condition for col- 

 lecting in April. 



With regard to the Aniaryllidacese, tliis order may be 

 dismissed in a few words. The bulbs of tlie Daffodil 

 are powerfully emetic, and the flowers also must be 



Fig. U.— Black ^Bryony {Tamiiti comwunw) 



a, Eraut^h with corUate leaves (net-veined). 6. Staniinate flower. c, Pistillate 

 flower, t?, "Raceme of pistillate tlowers. e, Cluster of ripe berries" (poisonous). 



regarded with suspicion. The odour of the Poet's Nar- 

 cissus {Nareisstis poeticiis) has been known to cause 

 headache and vomiting, and the bulbs of this plant are 

 even more deleterious than those of the DafFodil. 



Iridacese.— The possession of three stamens and an 

 inferior ovary are the distinguishincr marks of this 



