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MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS 



down while the third was much enlarged, and calculi were present. In one of the animals 

 which was slaughtered the following conditions existed: bladder enlarged; ulcerated between 

 ureters; kidney surface mottled; kidneys enlarged; cortex discolored; calyces full of 

 calculi; gall bladder much enlarged; other organs normal. 



According to Greshoflf the leaf of Kochia scoparia contains saponin, as do 

 the seeds of this species and of K. arenaria. A species of Atriplex native to 

 China causes a skin disease known as "atriplicimus." 



Genera of Chenopodiaceae 



\ spiny shrub 2. Sarcobatus. 



Fleshy herbs. 



Embryo coiled into a spiral ; calyx horizontally winged 3. Salsola. 



Fig. 203. Common Pigweed (Chcnopodiiim album). Young shoots some- 

 tiDicii used in place of spinach. (Charlotte M. King.) 



