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INDEX 



Ricinns communis (Castor-oil), 



154 



Robinia Pseiid-acaaa, 77 



Rosacea, 77 



Rtimex, sp. (Dock), 142 



Salt of Lemon, 142 



Sorrel, 64 



♦* Samara," in 

 Sambuctis, sp. (Elder), 102 

 Santonin, 105 



Effects on sight, 105 



Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort), 



61 

 Saponine, 61 

 " Save " of Chaucer, 61 

 Savin, 160 

 Scarlet Runner, 74 

 Scilla, 172 



Scorpion Senna-tree, 74 

 Scrophiila?-ia, sp. (Figwort), 136 

 Scrophularine, 134 

 Secale comntufn (Ergot), 182 

 Sheep's Sorrel, 142 

 Sium, sp. (Water Parsnip), 98 

 Snake's-head Fritillary, 170 

 Snowdrop, 162 

 Snowflake, 162 

 Soapwort, 61 

 SOLANACE^, 115 

 Solannm^ sp., I15 ff. 

 Dulcamara (Bittersweet or 



Woody Nightshade), 116 

 Sorrel, injurious to children, 142 

 Southernwood, 104 

 Sowbread, 114 

 Sparteine, 72 

 Spartium juncetim (Spanish 



Broom), 75 

 Spear-wort, 38 

 "Species," 25 



"Spikelets" of Grasses, 178 

 Spinach, Wild, 152 

 Spindle-tree, 66 

 Spircea, sp., 83 



Spurge, 148 ff. 



Caper, 149 



Family, 147 



Fatal to boys, 151 



Laurel, berries dangerous, 



146 

 Milky juice, dangerous use 



of, 148 

 Starch-wort, 168 

 Stellaria gra?ni7iea, injurious to 



horses, 61 

 " Superior," 27 

 Swallow-wort, 57 

 Sweet Potato, 115 

 Syrup of Poppies, dangerous, 53 



Taffius communis (Black Bryony), 



162 

 'Paragon, 105 

 Tnxus baccata (Yew), 157 

 Thorn-apple, 123 



Seeds poisonous, 124 



Thymelace^, 146 



Toadflax, 138 



Toadstool, all to be avoided, 182 



Tobacco, 127 



Effects on athletes, 131 



Probably referred to by 



Gerarde (1597), 130 

 Great opposition to, in the 



1 6th century, 129 



Indian, 108 



Introduction of, 129 



Juice, dangerous uses of, 



128 



Mentioned by Shakespeare, 



130 

 Traveller's Joy, 31 

 Tulip, 170 



Umbellifer.^, 85 



" Venation," 28 



Vei-atrum, sp. (White and Black 

 Hellebore), 176 



