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rathei" small, are very pretty, the conspicuous cone of yellow anthers 

 forming a bright centre to the spreading purjile corolla. They 

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

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

 are still appearing. 



The true Deadly Nightshade or Dwale {Atrojxi helladunna), of 



THK WOODY KKiUT.SHADE OK I!ITT)-:it.S\VEET. 



the same order, is a Yny local plant, occurring iirincijjally in waste 

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

 either smooth or slightly 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 

 sti2iule. The flowers are very different in general ajipearance 

 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 



