NON-POISONOUS DRUGS 171 
Fic. 164, I.—Witch-hazel. (Hamamelis virginica, Witch-hazel Family, 
Hamamelidacee). Flowering branch. (Baillon.)—Shrub or tree grow- 
ing about 8 m. tall; leaves downy on veins beneath; flowers yellow, 
appearing late in the fall; fruit pale brownish; seeds black, shot forcibly 
from the pods when ripe. Native home, Eastern North America. 
Fic. 164, I1.—Witch-hazel. A, flowers and fruit. B, flower cut vertically 
and with petals removed. C, fruit, unripe, cut vertically to show the 
seeds. D, ripe fruit. (Baillon.) 
