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leaf. It bears a single small yellow flower at 

 each node. People have suffered from violent 

 headaches and vomiting after having eaten the 

 seeds. 



Three foreign species of Vetchling, L. sativus^ L. 

 Cicera, and L. Clymenum, have caused an epidemic 

 malady in Spain, Italy, 

 and Africa, where the 

 seeds have been eaten ; 

 but in this country it has 

 been with horses only that 

 mischievous effects have 

 resulted from the intro- 

 duction of so-called 

 " Indian peas," which 

 proved fatal to several. 

 This was experienced by 

 the Bristol Tramways 

 Company in 1894. 



Locust Tree, or 

 False Acacia {Robifiia 

 Pseud-acacia). — This tree 

 is a very familiar one in gardens, having pinnate 

 leaves and racemes of white flowers resembling 

 in form those of the laburnum. It contains a 

 poisonous principle in the leaves and bark. A 

 Chinese woman is reported to have been very ill 

 after eating the leaves ; but she recovered. 



The Rose Family {Rosacece). — Though we 



Fig. 19. LathjTus Aphaca ; Yellow 

 Vetchling. 



