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DELPHINIUM CONSOLIDATA {British). 44. 



wild larkspur — branching larkspur — dolphin flower 

 — king's consound — knight's spur. 



Eanunculacece. — Stem erect, with straggling branches. — 

 Leaves sessile, with many linear segments. — Fields. — 2 ft. — 

 annual. — July. — blue or pink. 



Toxic Principles. — DELPHININE, DELPHISINE, 

 DELPHINOIDINE, also contained in D. trolliiolium, D. bella- 

 donna, D. elatum, D. cheilanthum, D. bicolor. 



Larks-heels trim. — Beaumont and Fletcher: " Bridal Song."" 



NEREUM OLEANDER {Cultivated in Britain). 45. 



OLEANDER — COMMON OLEANDER — ROSE BAY — DOG BANE — 

 SOUTH SEA ROSE. 



Apocynacece. — A shrub; 6 ft. — Leaves opposite, or in threes. 

 — Flowers crimson or yellow; sometimes double; stamens 

 upon the corolla. — Fruit sometimes a double berry; ovaries 

 2-styled. — July-September. {Fatalities. ) 



Toxic Principles.— OLE A'NDRmE, ROSAGININ, also con- 

 tained in Aspidosperma quebracho. 



And oleanders Uooined to deeper red 



Where his bright youth flowed crimson on the ground. 



Wilde: " Eavenna.'^ 



STROPHANTHUS HISPIDUS {Western Africa). 46. 



WHITE-WOOLLY KOMBE BEAN — GABOON ARROW POISON — 

 KOMBE. 



Apocynacece. — A woody climber; 6 ft. — Petals united; 

 ovary 2-style. — Corolla-lobes 4 ins. long, peduncles terminal, 

 2-4 flowered, pink. — June. — Stamens 5 or more upon the 

 corolla. — Seeds oval; arrow-like, with comose appendices; 

 100-200 contained in long follicles. — Leaves approximate. 



