DICOTYLEDONS 



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size and form of a hen's egg, generally white. They 

 are used in the South of Europe raw or cooked ; 



Fig. 30. Atropa Belladonna ; Deadly Nightshade. 



but if eaten in excess are described as producing 

 injurious effects. 



Deadly Nightshade {Atropa Belladonna, Fig. 

 30). — This is a perennial herb, between three and 



