200 MEDICINAL AND. POISONOUS PLANTS 
Fic. 187, I.—Jimson-weed (Datura Stramonium, Nightshade Family, 
Solanacee). Flowering and fruiting branch. (Baillon.)—A coarse 
annual about 1-2 m. tall; stem green; flowers white, heavy-scented, 
5-10 em. long; fruit dry. Native home, Asia (?). 
Fig. 187, II. — Jimson- 
weed. A, flower, cut 
vertically. B, base 
of flower cut verti- 
cally, enlarged. C, 
fruit opening to dis- 
charge the seeds. D, 
seed, entire, and cut 
vertically. (Baillon.) 
