THE POLYPETALvE 



57 



order is undoubtedly' pre- 

 sent in the Mavsli Mari- 

 gold, but it is not de- 

 veloped in the young 

 plants. Cattle refuse to 

 eat this plant when brows- 

 ing in the open, but serious 

 results have followed its 

 careless introduction into 



I 



their fodder. 



The Hellebores. — All 



three Hellebores are poi- 

 sonous. They used to be 

 much in favour with ir- 

 I'egular practitioners, on 

 account of the violent 



Marsli Marigold {Caltha palaatnn) 



action of the juice of 



their 



members as 



purgatives. Unfortu- 

 natelJ^ other effects 



may also folluw: in 



several cases 



the 



drinking of an in- 

 fusion of Fetid Helle- 

 bore has been known 

 to cause severe in- 

 ternal inflammation, 

 with fatal results. It 



IS 



easv 



%. 28. -Black Htllebore (Ilelleborwt nnjer) 



to give an 

 overdose, as in tliis 

 family tlie poisonous 



