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POISONOUS PLANTS 



of an acrid, narcotic property, resembling that of 

 the Deadly Nightshade. 



Bluebell (Hare-bell of Scotland), or Wild 

 Hyacinth {Scilla nutans). — Common throughout 

 the kingdom, it needs no description. The bulbs 



Fig. 44. Paris quadrifolia ; Paris. 



are very acrid, the deleterious principle residing in 

 a viscous juice which pervades the whole plant. 

 Other species of Scilla are much cultivated, and 

 probably contain a like property. The Squill of 

 druggists is a Mediterranean species, of which the 



