POISONOUS PLANTS 303 



those of the potato, appear from June to August. The 

 rootstock is extensively creeping, and the plant is a 

 perennial. The berries are oval, and red or scarlet in 



FIG. 85. Woody Nightshade (Solanum Dulcamara L.), x. 



colour (Fig. 85). To the taste the stem of the plant 

 is at first bitter and then sweetish, hence one of the 

 common names. 



