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FIELD AND WOODLAND PLANTS 



rather small, are very pretty, the conspicuous cone of yellow anthers 

 forming a bright centre to the spreading purple corolla. They 

 bloom from June to September ; and towards the end of the season 

 the bright red fruits may be seen in abundance while the flowers 

 are still appearing. 



The true Deadly Nightshade or Dwale {Atropa belladonna), of 



The AVoody Nightshade or Bittersweet. 



the same order, is a very local plant, occurring principally in waste 

 places in the South of England. It is an erect, branching herb, 

 either smooth or shghtly downy, reaching a height of two or three 

 feet, and flowering from June to September. The leaves are large 

 stalked, ovate, and entire ; and each one has, usually, a smaller 

 leaf, growing from the same point on the stem and looking like a 

 stipule. The flowers are very different in general appearance 

 from those of the other nightshades. They are large — about an 

 inch long, and solitary, on short stalks, in the axils of the leaves or 



