VEGETABLE POISONS. '^^ 



THORN-APPLE. 



Datura pericarpiis fpinofis, eredtis ovatis, 

 Lin, Sp. PL p. 179. 



Solan UM foetidum, porno fpinofo oblongo, 

 flore albo infundibuli formi. C. Bauh. 

 Pin. p. 1 68. 



SoLANUM maniacum. Dlafcor* Colum.' 



Solan UM porno fpinofo oblongo, flore cala- 

 thoide, ftramoni#n vulgo didtum. Rays 

 Syn. 266. ^ . - 



Stramonium fpinofum. Gerard, 349. 



A. HE root is long, large, and fibrous. 



The- ftalk is of a pale green, ftrong, and 

 near three feet high. 



The leaves are large, of a lively green, 

 placed on ftrong peduncles ^ they are broad, 

 pointed at the extremity, beautifully indent- 

 ed, and are placed v^ithout any regular ar- 

 rangement. 



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