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The peculiar colour and appearance of the flower, and the 
fetid smell make it easily known. 
PENTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
CoROLLIFLOR2. SOLANACES. 
ATROPA. (Dwatz.) 
Generic Character. Calyx divided into five. Corolla bell- 
shaped, twice as long as the calyx, five-lobed. Berry of two 
cells, enclosed by the calyx. 
Atropa Bettaponna. (Plate XVI. Fig. 64.) Common 
Dwale, or Deadly Nightshade. One of our most poisonous 
plants. It is a tall, handsome herb, more than three feet 
high, with large undivided leaves, and bell-shaped flowers 
growing amongst them, of a dull purple colour, drooping, 
and on short foot-stalks. Berries shining, black, and very 
poisonous, and occasionally gathered by children and eaten, 
when fatal consequences follow if immediate aid is not pro- 
cured. Drinking plentifully of vinegar is said to counteract 
the effects. Unfortunately the plant often grows near towns 
and villages, thereby falling into the way of country children; 
and as the fruit resembles a small black cherry, they are 
