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MEDICINAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS 
Fig. 211. 
211.—Poison-sumac (Rhus Verniz, Sumac Family, Anacardiacee). 
Fruiting branch. (Chesnut.)—Shrub or tree 2-15 m. tall; leaves 
smooth, shining green above, pale beneath; flowers green; fruit grayish. 
Native home, Eastern North America, in moist ground. 
212.—Showy Ladies’ Slipper (Cypripedium hirsutum, Orchid Family, 
Orchidacee). Leaf. Flower. Fruit, 3. (Britton and Brown.)— 
Perennial herb 30-60 cm. tall; leaves hairy; flowers white and crim- 
son; fruit dry. Native home, Eastern North America. Poisonous 
to touch. 
213.—Yellow Ladies’ Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum, Orchid Family, 
Orchidacee). Base of plant. Flowering top, 3}. Stigma and stamens, 
enlarged. (Britton and Brown.)—Similar to the showy ladies’ slipper - 
but flowers greenish yellow, more or less suffused or streaked with 
madder-purple. Native home, North America. 
