220 MEDICINAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS 



Fig. 211. 



Fig. 213. 



Fig. 211. — Poison-sumac (Rhus Ve)-nix, Sumac Family, Anacardiaceoe). 

 Fruiting branch. (Chcsnut.) — 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. 



Fig. 212. — Showy Ladies' Slipper {Cypripcdium hirsutum. Orchid Family, 

 Orchidacece) . Leaf. Flower. Fruit, i. (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. 



Fig. 213. — Yellow Ladies' Slipper {Cijpripedium parviflorum. Orchid Family, 

 Orchidaceoc) . Base of plant. Flowering top, J. Stigma and stamens, 

 enlarged. (Britton and Brown.) — Similar to the showj' ladies' slipper 

 but flowers greenish yellow, more or less suffused or streaked with 

 madder-purple. Native home. North America. 



